Pascal Terjan wrote:
>
> Douglas Gilbert wrote:
> >
> > Douglas Gilbert wrote:
> > >
> > > Bob Jerrard wrote:
> > > >
> > > > In trying to get an HP ScanJet 4c operational on a new Mandrake 8.0
> > > > Linux machine I have installed
> > > >
> > > > sane-1.0.4-2mdk
> > > > sane-backends-1.0.4-2mdk
> > > > libsane1-1.0.4-2mdk
> > > > [snip, device lock up which didn't happen before ..]
> > >
> > > Bob,
> > > Looks like Mandrake 8.0 may not have picked up the patch for
> > > SCSI command timeouts that has been in SANE CVS since January.
> > > I'll download their source rpms and check.
> >
> > Responding to my own post ...
> >
> > After downloading Mandrake 8's SANE [1.0.4] source rpm I
> > can confirm that it is the release tarball without
> > patches. This means some SCSI scanners will timeout
> > prematurely causing the above mentioned problems.
> > [Some USB scanners that use the sg interface (e.g.
> > Microtek) may also have this problem.]
> >
> > I reported this error to Linux-Mandrake but have
> > received no acknowledgement. Mandrake users with
> > support may like to report this error as well. Mandrake
> > needs to issue a SANE (backend) rpm to fix this problem.
> > As a work around Mandrake users might try to remove the
> > Mandrake SANE rpms and install those from Redhat 7.1 .
> > Another approach may be to wait for SANE 1.0.5 to be
> > released.
> >
>
> You use sane-1.0.4-2mdk, there is a sane-1.0.4-3mdk did you look at the
> changes ?
Pascal,
I have original CDs from Linux Mandrake 8 and the first one
contains sane-1.0.4-2mdk.rpm . I have just checked the LM
site and the updates on one of their mirrors. So far I
have been unable to find a "3mdk" version.
Doug Gilbert
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