Ubuntu
sane-backends package

  1. Bug #109530
  2. Comment #5

Comment 5 for bug 109530

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LinuxKrn (bugs-linuxlogin) wrote : Re: xsane hangs

I can confirm this problem as well.

USB scanner
device `sm3840:libusb:001:004' is a Microtek ScanMaker 4800 flatbed scanner

I was using an HP Laserjet 1200 printer via parallel port. sane-find-scanner worked but everything else would hang.

Turning off the printer or changing it to use USB is only a work-around. That isn't a good solution to the problem since not all printers have USB.

My guess would be we need a way to disable sane from looking for scanners on LPT port(s).

ii libsane 1.0.19-1ubuntu API library for scanners
ii sane 1.0.14-5 scanner graphical frontends
ii xsane 0.995-1ubuntu1 featureful graphical frontend for SANE (Scan
ii libsane-extras 1.0.18.12ubuntu1 API library for scanners -- extra backends