plustek@linuxhacker.org

Hi Karsten,

a few points on that:
If you use SuSE (of course you do), then I suggest to install the rpm,
regardless of the version. So you make sure not to break any dependencies
(more or less a cosmetical thing). To update these rather old packages, get
the latest SANE-tar balls AND do the configure step for BOTH (backend and
frontend):
./configure --prefix=/usr --sysconfdir=/etc
make all
make install

After the configure step check for any problems in the output, it might be,
that you need to install some libraries, which are needed for i.e. the GUIs...

This used to work, at least on my box at home (also a SuSE 8.0), this even
works here on my laptop (SuSE 8.2)...

XSane is not part of any SANE-package! But it's included in SuSE 8.0 as
separate package, use the search option in YAST...

These are the basic steps, in your case you also need to compile
pt drv - for this one you'll need at least the linux-kernel headers and the
other two ones, which I mentioned yesterday...

Gerhard



On Montag, 26. Mai 2003 23:15, Karsten Giesow wrote:
> Am Montag, 26. Mai 2003 09:25 schrieb Gerhard Jaeger:
> > Hi Karsten,
> >
> > sorry for the late response! I was out on the weekend and did not
> > check my mailbox frequently... Please only answer to the list, so I get
> > a chance to reply even when I'm on work...
> >
> > The good ole' SuSE problem came up!!! You should at least install your
> > linux-headers. Then copy the alos installed headers
> > /boot/vmlimnuz.autoconf.h
> > /boot/vmlimnuz.version.h
> > to
> > /usr/src/linux/include/linux/version.h
> > /usr/src/linux/include/linux/autoconf.h
> >
> > Then compilation should work...
>
> Sorry it's not working.
>
> 1. If I have installed the SANE-Package from the SuSE-CD there is no
> backend. I removed it with YAST and installed
> sane-backend-1.0.7 from a sane-backend-1.0.7.tar.gz file
> also I tried to install the frontend from a sane-frontend-1.0.7.tar.gz file
> then I installed the plustek driver.
> It's working but only from the command line.
> There is no frontend like Xscanimage or Xsane.
> But during the compilation and installation from the sane frontend there
> was no warning.
> How can I bring in the driver including a graphical frontend.
> I'm not so good on the command line.
> Can you help me again?
>
> I have already removed sane.
>
> I will try it again tomorrow.
>
> regards
>
> Karsten Giesow