plustek@linuxhacker.org

Hi Terry,

first of all, there's no need to send the mail twice ;-)
Second, if I get this mail right, you try to compile and inst all the driver
module! You don't need this, it's, as mentioned on the download site
only needed for parallel-port scanner.
In the end you need only a precompiled SANE version 1.0.10 or higher,
don't use any version below, because of some severe problems with your models'
motor control. 
So again, it's enough to compile and installe SANE 1.0.1x and configure the
plustek backend - no additional kernel modules are needed - see also
the paragraph at
http://www.gjaeger.de/scanner/plustek.html#downloads

Have fun
  Gerhard


On Montag, 12. Mai 2003 16:47, terry wrote:
> I'm trying to utilize Epson's 1260 flatbed USB scanner and have tried in
> vain to install the plustek-module to my new Microtel 1.67GHz PC with
> MDK9.0 pre-installed. .  Not sure what the problem is but sane version
> 1.0.8 was pre-installed with the original installation.  (I tired at one
> point to uninstall sane version 1.0.8 but was unable  due to
> dependencies cited by MDK9.0.) (kernel version is 2.4.19-16mdk)
>
> I bought this particular model because I wanted something easy to
> configure.  I saw in sane's database that it  was listed as "stable" and
> that it was directly supported by the manufacturer and even went so far
> as to list a site: http://www.epkowa.co.jp/english/linux e/linux.html
> for more info but I've yet to reach the above site.  I was however
> successfull in reaching: http://www.gjaeger.de/scanner/plustek.html and
> have since downloaded and tried to install several versions of
> plustek-module and sane.
>
> I first tried to install plustek-module version 0.49 but it said that my
> kernel was too old.  I then went to Mandrake.com's updates site and
> downloaded rpms for the kernel and sources and upgraded from 2.4.19-16
> to 2.4.19-32.  At that point, I found that I was able to compile the
> drivers but yet still unable to load them into the kernel.
>
> Since upgrading to the new kernel, I found that other stuff no longer
> worked right, (the printer for one thing), so I just started over and
> re-installed MDK9.0 from the install disk, (MDK9.0), provided by the PC
> manufacturer and then used their updates CD to get back to where I was
> from the start and then downloaded sane version 1.0.11 and then went
> back and tried  version 0.42-9 of the plustek-module.
>
> I've since tried a number of times to install the 0.45-5 version
> plustek-module but have been unsucessfull in getting it to compile
> without errors.
>
> I now assume that this endevor may be a bit above and beyond my
> capability and may be too complicated of an issue for anyone to help me
> with but would appreaciate any attempts or advise anyone would like to
> offer.
>
> Many thanks in advance,
> terry