i have troubles configuring plustek 4830p scanner xsane doesn't detect it. Anyone can help me. it works fine in windows but i would like to use it under Ubuntu 12.04

Can you give the output of:

lsb_release -a; uname -a; lsusb

Thanks

Here is the output but my plustek 4830p is a parallel port scanner

tubuntu@sevenpc0000:~$ lsb_release -a; uname -a; lsusb
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
Release: 12.04
Codename: precise
Linux sevenpc0000 3.3.3-030303-generic #201204221956 SMP Mon Apr 23 00:04:06 UTC 2012 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 01f3:52c0
Bus 002 Device 003: ID 046d:c001 Logitech, Inc. N48/M-BB48 [FirstMouse Plus]

Thanks
Nicola Zema

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> Data: Martedì 24 Aprile 2012, 18:15
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> lsb_release -a; uname -a; lsusb
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Parallel, hmmm. Let me search.

http://linux.about.com/library/cmd/blcmdl5_sane-plustek.htm

Seems you need the same-plustek package apparently. You could report a bug

http://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/precise/man5/sane-plustek.5.html

I have downloaded the plustek sane from:
The device-driver is currently not part of the SANE distribution. It has to be downloaded from:
http://www.gjaeger.de/scanner/plustek.html
I have extracted it but i don't understand where i have to place every single directory.
Before my question searching about my troubles i found from sane that the sequent files must be in this locations:

FILES
_____________________________
/etc/sane.d/plustek_pp.conf
The backend configuration file
/usr/lib/sane/libsane-plustek_pp.a
The static library implementing this backend.
/usr/lib/sane/libsane-plustek_pp.so
The shared library implementing this backend (present on systems
that support dynamic loading).
/lib/modules/<Kernel-Version>/kernel/drivers/parport/pt_drv.o
The Linux kernelmodule for kernels < 2.6.x.
/lib/modules/<Kernel-Version>/kernel/drivers/parport/pt_drv.ko
The Linux kernelmodule for kernels >= 2.6.x.

But this informations are not correponding to the extracted directories from the url http://www.gjaeger.de/scanner/plustek.html.

If you can help me more, and explain me where I fail or where is the misunderstanding.
Thank you so much

--- Mar 24/4/12, actionparsnip <email address hidden> ha scritto:

> Da: actionparsnip <email address hidden>
> Oggetto: Re: [Question #194600]: i have troubles configuring plustek 4830p scanner xsane doesn't detect it. Anyone can help me. it works fine in windows but i would like to use it under Ubuntu 12.04
> A: <email address hidden>
> Data: Martedì 24 Aprile 2012, 19:15
> Your question #194600 on xsane in
> Ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xsane/+question/194600
>
> actionparsnip proposed the following answer:
> http://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/precise/man5/sane-plustek.5.html
>
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Try:

sudo apt-get install libsane-extras

I have installed all the packages listed in the attached file that i suppose are all is needed by sane.
So i think that all packages are installed as you can see below:
-----------------------------------------------------------------
tubuntu@sevenpc0000:~$ sudo apt-get install libsane-extras
[sudo] password for tubuntu:
Lettura elenco dei pacchetti... Fatto
Generazione albero delle dipendenze
Lettura informazioni sullo stato... Fatto
libsane-extras è già alla versione più recente.
È stato impostato libsane-extras per l'installazione manuale.
0 aggiornati, 0 installati, 0 da rimuovere e 0 non aggiornati.
__________________________________________________________________

thank you so much

tubuntu@sevenpc0000:~$ sudo apt-get install libsane-extras
[sudo] password for tubuntu:
Lettura elenco dei pacchetti... Fatto
Generazione albero delle dipendenze
Lettura informazioni sullo stato... Fatto
libsane-extras è già alla versione più recente.
È stato impostato libsane-extras per l'installazione manuale.
0 aggiornati, 0 installati, 0 da rimuovere e 0 non aggiornati.

--- Mar 24/4/12, actionparsnip <email address hidden> ha scritto:

> Da: actionparsnip <email address hidden>
> Oggetto: Re: [Question #194600]: i have troubles configuring plustek 4830p scanner xsane doesn't detect it. Anyone can help me. it works fine in windows but i would like to use it under Ubuntu 12.04
> A: <email address hidden>
> Data: Martedì 24 Aprile 2012, 22:00
> Your question #194600 on xsane in
> Ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xsane/+question/194600
>
>     Status: Open => Answered
>
> actionparsnip proposed the following answer:
> Try:
>
> sudo apt-get install libsane-extras
>
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