Sane question

[Linda]

On 05/10/2014 10:37 AM, Conny Enström wrote:
> 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.
>
>
scanimage -L
device `brother3:bus2;dev2' is a Brother MFC-6490CW USB scanner

Would it work after the initial error message if it was 
missing the firmware file?

                   Linda