Sane question

[Conny Enström]

2014-05-10 15:52, Linda skrev:
> I can scan with Xsane but the first attempt to scan when I open it I get
> an error message
>
> Failed to start scanner :invalid argument
>
> If I close the box and try to scan the program works fine until I close
> Xsane and reopen it.
>
> I tried running  scanimage -v --test and this is what I got for output
>
> scanimage: rounded value of br-x from 297 to 296.973
> scanimage: rounded value of br-y from 420 to 419.962
> scanimage: sane_start: Invalid argument
>
>
> I tried to find information on where the scanner configuration files are
> but did not have any luck. Anyone have any ideas on how to fix it or
> even where sane is getting the arguments it uses when it starts?
>
>                 Linda
>
What is the name of the scanner? You probably need a firmware file for 
your scanner model.