From owner-freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Sep 8 21:49:08 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: doc@FreeBSD.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5B480106566B for ; Mon, 8 Sep 2008 21:49:08 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from geoffrey@reptiles.org) Received: from mailbox.reptiles.org (mail.reptiles.org [198.96.210.227]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 073288FC0A for ; Mon, 8 Sep 2008 21:49:02 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from geoffrey@reptiles.org) Received: from (invalid client hostname: the DNS A record for the hostname 'www.reptiles.ca' does not match the address [198.96.210.227])www.reptiles.ca ([198.96.210.227] port=55213) by mailbox.reptiles.org([198.96.210.227] port=25) via TCP with esmtp (1280 bytes) (sender: ) (ident using UNIX) id for ; Mon, 8 Sep 2008 17:36:19 -0400 (EDT) (Smail-3.2.0.121 2005-Nov-17 #4 built 2006-Nov-28) Date: Mon, 8 Sep 2008 17:36:18 -0400 (EDT) From: Geoffrey To: doc@FreeBSD.org Message-ID: <20080908172940.K64474@gecko.reptiles.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Cc: Subject: sane configuration in Freebsd 7 X-BeenThere: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Documentation project List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 08 Sep 2008 21:49:08 -0000 Hi Regarding http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/scanners.html, sane-find-scanner won't find a scanner if uscanner is in the kernel (as it is by default) in Freebsd 7 (uname -a FreeBSD burp.bogstomp.org 7.1-PRERELEASE FreeBSD 7.1-PRERELEASE #4: Mon Sep 8 16:11:35 EDT 2008 root@burp.bogstomp.org:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/BURP i386) I've also noted the "sane-find-scanner" man page erroneously states this device is necessary. I suspect there are other sane manpages that may do likewise. Cheers. -- first step to autoholic recovery: realising the 3000 lb gorilla on your back does not become you. http://www.autoholics.org/programme.php