1sane(7)                  SANE Scanner Access Now Easy                  sane(7)
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NAME

6       sane - Scanner Access Now Easy: API for accessing scanners
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DESCRIPTION

10       SANE  is an application programming interface (API) that provides stan‐
11       dardized access to any raster image scanner hardware. The  standardized
12       interface  makes  it possible to write just one driver for each scanner
13       device instead of one driver for each scanner and application.
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15       While SANE is primarily targeted at a UNIX  environment,  the  standard
16       has been carefully designed to make it possible to implement the API on
17       virtually any hardware or operating system.
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19       This manual page provides a summary of the information available  about
20       SANE.
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22       If  you  have  trouble getting your scanner detected, read the PROBLEMS
23       section.
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TERMINOLOGY

27       An application that uses the SANE interface is called a SANE  frontend.
28       A  driver  that implements the SANE interface is called a SANE backend.
29       A meta backend provides some means to manage one or  more  other  back‐
30       ends.
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SOFTWARE PACKAGES

35       The  package  `sane-backends' contains a lot of backends, documentation
36       (including the SANE standard), networking support, and the command line
37       frontend   `scanimage'.    The   frontends  `xscanimage',  `xcam',  and
38       `scanadf' are included in the package `sane-frontends'.  Both  packages
39       can       be      downloaded      from      the      SANE      homepage
40       (http://www.sane-project.org/).  Information about other frontends  and
41       backends can also be found on the SANE homepage.
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GENERAL INFORMATION

45       The  following  sections  provide  short descriptions and links to more
46       information about several aspects of SANE.  A name  with  a  number  in
47       parenthesis (e.g.  `sane-dll(5)') points to a manual page. In this case
48       `man   5   sane-dll'   will   display   the    page.    Entries    like
49       `/usr/share/doc/sane-backends-1.0.22/sane.tex'  are  references to text
50       files  that  were  copied   to   the   SANE   documentation   directory
51       (/usr/share/doc/sane-backends-1.0.22/)  during installation. Everything
52       else is a URL to a resource on the web.
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55       SANE homepage
56         Information on all aspects of SANE including a tutorial and a link to
57         the    SANE    FAQ    can    be   found   on   the   SANE   homepage:
58         http://www.sane-project.org/.
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60       SANE device lists
61         The SANE device lists contain information about the  status  of  SANE
62         support  for  a  specific device. If your scanner is not listed there
63         (either supported or unsupported), please contact us. See section HOW
64         CAN  YOU HELP SANE for details. There are lists for specific releases
65         of SANE, for the current development version  and  a  search  engine:
66         http://www.sane-project.org/sane-supported-devices.html.   The  lists
67         are  also  installed  on  your  system  at  /usr/share/doc/sane-back‐
68         ends-1.0.22/.
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70       SANE mailing list
71         There  is a mailing list for the purpose of discussing the SANE stan‐
72         dard and its implementations: sane-devel.  Despite its name, the list
73         is  not  only  intended for developers, but also for users. There are
74         also  some  more  lists  for  special  topics,  however,  for  users,
75         sane-devel  is  the  right  list.  How  to subscribe and unsubscribe:
76         http://www.sane-project.org/mailing-lists.html.
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78       SANE IRC channel
79         The IRC (Internet Relay Chat) channel  #sane  can  be  found  on  the
80         Freenode  network  (irc.freenode.net). It's for discussing SANE prob‐
81         lems, talking about development and general  SANE  related  chatting.
82         Before asking for help, please read the other documentation mentioned
83         in this manual page. The channel's topic is also used  for  announce‐
84         ments  of  problems  with  SANE  infrastructure  (mailing  lists, web
85         server, etc.).
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87       Compiling and installing SANE
88         Look at /usr/share/doc/sane-backends-1.0.22/README and the  os-depen‐
89         dent  README  files  for  information  about compiling and installing
90         SANE.
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92       SCSI configuration
93         For information  about  various  systems  and  SCSI  controllers  see
94         sane-scsi(5).
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96       USB configuration
97         For information about USB configuration see sane-usb(5).
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FRONTENDS AND MISCELLANEOUS PROGRAMS

101       scanimage
102         Command-line frontend. See scanimage(1).
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104       saned
105         SANE network daemon that allows remote clients to access image acqui‐
106         sition devices available on the local host. See saned(8).
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108       sane-find-scanner
109         Command-line tool to find SCSI and USB scanners and  determine  their
110         Unix device files. See sane-find-scanner(1).
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112       Also,  have a look at the sane-frontends package (including xscanimage,
113       xcam,   and   scanadf)   and   the   frontend   information   page   at
114       http://www.sane-project.org/sane-frontends.html.
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BACKENDS FOR SCANNERS

118       abaton
119         The SANE backend for Abaton flatbed scanners supports the Scan 300/GS
120         (8bit, 256 levels of gray) and  the  Scan  300/S  (black  and  white,
121         untested). See sane-abaton(5) for details.
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123       agfafocus
124         This  backend  supports  AGFA  Focus  scanners  and the Siemens S9036
125         (untested).  See sane-agfafocus(5) for details.
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127       apple
128         The SANE backend for Apple flatbed scanners  supports  the  following
129         scanners:   AppleScanner,   OneScanner   and   ColorOneScanner.   See
130         sane-apple(5) for details.
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132       artec
133         The SANE Artec backend supports  several  Artec/Ultima  SCSI  flatbed
134         scanners  as  well as the BlackWidow BW4800SP and the Plustek 19200S.
135         See sane-artec(5) for details.
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137       artec_eplus48u
138         The SANE artec_eplus48u backend supports the scanner Artec E+ 48U and
139         re-badged  models like Tevion MD 9693, Medion MD 9693, Medion MD 9705
140         and Trust Easy Webscan 19200. See sane-artec_eplus48u(5) for details.
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142       as6e
143         This is a SANE backend for using the Artec AS6E parallel port  inter‐
144         face scanner. See sane-as6e(5) for details.
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146       avision
147         This  backend  supports several Avision based scanners. This includes
148         the original Avision scanners (like AV 630, AV 620, ...) as  well  as
149         the  HP  ScanJet 53xx and 74xx series, Fujitsu ScanPartner, some Mit‐
150         subishi and Minolta film-scanners.  See sane-avision(5) for details.
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152       bh
153         The bh backend provides access to Bell+Howell Copiscan II series doc‐
154         ument scanners. See sane-bh(5) for details.
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156       canon
157         The  canon  backend  supports  the  CanoScan  300,  CanoScan 600, and
158         CanoScan 2700F SCSI flatbed scanners. See sane-canon(5) for details.
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160       canon630u
161         The canon630u backend supports the CanoScan 630u and 636u  USB  scan‐
162         ners.  See sane-canon630u(5) for details.
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164       canon_dr
165         The  canon_dr  backend  supports the Canon DR-Series ADF SCSI and USB
166         scanners. See sane-canon_dr(5) for details.
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168       canon_pp
169         The canon_pp backend supports the CanoScan FB330P, FB630P, N340P  and
170         N640P parallel port scanners.  See sane-canon_pp(5) for details.
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172       cardscan
173         This  backend  provides  support for Corex Cardscan USB scanners. See
174         sane-cardscan(5) for details.
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176       coolscan
177         This  is  a  SANE  backend  for  Nikon  Coolscan  film-scanners.  See
178         sane-coolscan(5) for details.
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180       coolscan2
181         This  is  a  SANE  backend  for  Nikon  Coolscan  film-scanners.  See
182         sane-coolscan2(5) or http://coolscan2.sourceforge.net for details.
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184       epjitsu
185         The epjitsu backend provides  support  for  Epson-based  Fujitsu  USB
186         scanners. See sane-epjitsu(5) for details.
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188       epson
189         The SANE epson backend provides support for Epson SCSI, parallel port
190         and USB flatbed scanners. See sane-epson(5) for details.
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192       fujitsu
193         The fujitsu backend provides support for most Fujitsu SCSI  and  USB,
194         flatbed and adf scanners. See sane-fujitsu(5) for details.
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196       genesys
197         The  genesys  backend  provides  support  for  scanners  based on the
198         Genesys Logic GL646 and GL841 chips like the Medion 6471 and Hewlett-
199         Packard  2300c.   Support  for GL841 based scanners is far from being
200         complete. See sane-genesys(5) for details.
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202       gt68xx
203         The gt68xx  backend  provides  support  for  scanners  based  on  the
204         Grandtech  GT-6801  and  GT-6816 chips like the Artec Ultima 2000 and
205         several Mustek BearPaw  CU  and  TA  models.  Some  Genius,  Lexmark,
206         Medion, Packard Bell, Plustek, and Trust scanners are also supported.
207         See sane-gt68xx(5) for details.
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209       hp
210         The SANE hp backend provides access to Hewlett-Packard ScanJet  scan‐
211         ners  which  support  SCL  (Scanner  Control  Language  by  HP).  See
212         sane-hp(5) for details.
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214       hpsj5s
215         The SANE backend for the  Hewlett-Packard  ScanJet  5S  scanner.  See
216         sane-hpsj5s(5) for details.
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218       hp3500
219         The  SANE  backend  for  the Hewlett-Packard ScanJet 3500 series. See
220         sane-hp3500(5) for details.
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222       hp3900
223         The SANE backend for the Hewlett-Packard  ScanJet  3900  series.  See
224         sane-hp3900(5) for details.
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226       hp4200
227         The  SANE  backend  for  the Hewlett-Packard ScanJet 4200 series. See
228         sane-hp4200(5) for details.
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230       hp5400
231         The SANE backend for the Hewlett-Packard ScanJet  54XXC  series.  See
232         sane-hp5400(5) for details.
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234       hpljm1005
235         The  SANE backend for the Hewlett-Packard LaserJet M1005 scanner. See
236         sane-hpljm1005(5) for details.
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238       hs2p
239         The SANE backend for the Ricoh IS450 family  of  SCSI  scanners.  See
240         sane-hs2p(5) for details.
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242       ibm
243         The   SANE  backend  for  some  IBM  and  Ricoh  SCSI  scanners.  See
244         sane-ibm(5) for details.
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246       kodak
247         The SANE backend for some large Kodak scanners. See sane-kodak(5) for
248         details.
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250       kvs1025
251         The    SANE   backend   for   Panasonic   KV-S102xC   scanners.   See
252         sane-kvs1025(5) for details.
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254       leo
255         This backend supports the Leo S3 and the Across FS-1130, which  is  a
256         re-badged LEO FS-1130 scanner. See sane-leo(5) for details.
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258       lexmark
259         This  backend  supports the Lexmark X1100 series of USB scanners. See
260         sane-lexmark(5) for details.
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262       ma1509
263         The ma1509 backend supports the  Mustek  BearPaw  1200F  USB  flatbed
264         scanner. See sane-ma1509(5) for details.
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266       magicolor
267         The  magicolor  backend  supports the KONICA MINOLTA magicolor 1690MF
268         multi-function   printer/scanner/fax.   See   sane-magicolor(5)   for
269         details.
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271       matsushita
272         This  backend  supports  some Panasonic KVSS high speed scanners. See
273         sane-matsushita(5) for details.
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275       microtek
276         The microtek backend  provides  access  to  the  "second  generation"
277         Microtek  scanners  with SCSI-1 command set. See sane-microtek(5) for
278         details.
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280       microtek2
281         The microtek2 backend provides access to some Microtek scanners  with
282         a SCSI-2 command set. See sane-microtek2(5) for details.
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284       mustek
285         The  SANE  mustek  backend supports most Mustek SCSI flatbed scanners
286         including the Paragon and ScanExpress series and the 600 II N and 600
287         II  EP  (non-SCSI).  Some  Trust  scanners  are  also  supported. See
288         sane-mustek(5) for details.
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290       mustek_pp
291         The mustek_pp backend provides access to Mustek parallel port flatbed
292         scanners. See sane-mustek_pp(5) for details.
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294       mustek_usb
295         The mustek_usb backend provides access to some Mustek ScanExpress USB
296         flatbed scanners. See sane-mustek_usb(5) for details.
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298       mustek_usb2
299         The mustek_usb2 backend provides access to scanners using  the  SQ113
300         chipset  like the Mustek BearPaw 2448 TA Pro USB flatbed scanner. See
301         sane-mustek_usb2(5) for details.
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303       nec
304         The SANE nec backend supports the NEC PC-IN500/4C SCSI  scanner.  See
305         sane-nec(5) for details.
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307       niash
308         The niash backend supports the Agfa Snapscan Touch and the HP ScanJet
309         3300c, 3400c, and 4300c USB flatbed scanners. See  sane-niash(5)  for
310         details.
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312       p5
313         The SANE backend for Primax PagePartner. See sane-p5(5) for details.
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315       pie
316         The  pie  backend  provides access to Pacific Image Electronics (PIE)
317         and Devcom SCSI flatbed scanners. See sane-pie(5) for details.
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319       pixma
320         The pixma backend supports  Canon  PIXMA  MP  series  (multi-function
321         devices).  See  sane-pixma(5) or http://home.arcor.de/wittawat/pixma/
322         for details.
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324       plustek
325         The SANE plustek backend supports USB flatbed scanners that  use  the
326         National  Semiconductor  LM983[1/2/3]-chipset  aka  Merlin.  Scanners
327         using this LM983x chips include some models from Plustek, KYE/Genius,
328         Hewlett-Packard,  Mustek, Umax, Epson, and Canon. See sane-plustek(5)
329         for details.
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331       plustek_pp
332         The SANE plustek_pp backend supports Plustek  parallel  port  flatbed
333         scanners.  Scanners using the Plustek ASIC P96001, P96003, P98001 and
334         P98003 include some models  from  Plustek,  KYE/Genius,  Primax.  See
335         sane-plustek_pp(5) for details.
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337       ricoh
338         The  ricoh  backend  provides  access  to the following Ricoh flatbed
339         scanners: IS50 and IS60. See sane-ricoh(5) for details.
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341       s9036
342         The s9036 backend provides access to Siemens 9036  flatbed  scanners.
343         See sane-s9036(5) for details.
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345       sceptre
346         The  sceptre  backend  provides  access  to the Sceptre S1200 flatbed
347         scanner. See sane-sceptre(5) for details.
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349       sharp
350         The  SANE  sharp  backend   supports   Sharp   SCSI   scanners.   See
351         sane-sharp(5) for details.
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353       sm3600
354         The  SANE  sm3600  backend  supports  the Microtek ScanMaker 3600 USB
355         scanner. See sane-sm3600(5) for details.
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357       sm3840
358         The SANE sm3840 backend supports  the  Microtek  ScanMaker  3840  USB
359         scanner.  See sane-sm3840(5) for details.
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361       snapscan
362         The  snapscan  backend  supports  AGFA SnapScan flatbed scanners. See
363         sane-snapscan(5) for details.
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365       sp15c
366         This backend supports the Fujitsu FCPA ScanPartner 15C flatbed  scan‐
367         ner. See sane-sp15c(5) for details.
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369       st400
370         The  sane-st400  backend  provides access to Siemens ST400 and ST800.
371         See sane-st400(5) for details.
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373       tamarack
374         The SANE tamarack backend supports Tamarack  Artiscan  flatbed  scan‐
375         ners. See sane-tamarack(5) for details.
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377       teco1 teco2 teco3
378         The  SANE teco1, teco2 and teco3 backends support some TECO scanners,
379         usually sold under the Relisys, Trust, Primax, Piotech, Dextra names.
380         See sane-teco1(5), sane-teco2(5) and sane-teco3(5) for details.
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382       u12
383         The sane-u12 backend provides USB flatbed scanners based on Plustek's
384         ASIC 98003 (parallel-port ASIC) and  a  GeneSys  Logics'  USB-parport
385         bridge  chip  like  the  Plustek OpticPro U(T)12. See sane-u12(5) for
386         details.
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388       umax
389         The sane-umax backend provides access to  several  UMAX-SCSI-scanners
390         and some Linotype Hell SCSI-scanners. See sane-umax(5) for details.
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392       umax_pp
393         The  sane-umax_pp  backend  provides  access  to  Umax  parallel port
394         flatbed scanners and the HP 3200C. See sane-umax_pp(5) for details.
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396       umax1200u
397         The sane-umax1220u  backend  supports  the  UMAX  Astra  1220U  (USB)
398         flatbed  scanner  (and  also  the  UMAX  Astra  2000U,  sort of). See
399         sane-umax1220u(5) for details.
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401       Also,   have   a   look   at   the   backend   information   page    at
402       http://www.sane-project.org/sane-supported-devices.html and the list of
403       projects in /usr/share/doc/sane-backends-1.0.22/PROJECTS.
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BACKENDS FOR DIGITAL CAMERAS

407       dc210
408         Backend for Kodak DC210 Digital Camera. See sane-dc210(5).
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410       dc240
411         Backend for Kodak DC240 Digital Camera. See sane-dc240(5).
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413       dc25
414         Backend for Kodak DC20/DC25 Digital Cameras. See sane-dc25(5).
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416       dmc
417         Backend for the Polaroid Digital Microscope Camera. See sane-dmc(5).
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419       gphoto2
420         Backend for digital cameras supported by the gphoto2 library package.
421         (See  http://www.gphoto.org  for  more information and a list of sup‐
422         ported cameras.)  Gphoto2 supports over 140 different camera  models.
423         However,  please  note  that  more  development and testing is needed
424         before all of these cameras will be supported by SANE  backend.   See
425         sane-gphoto2(5).
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427       qcam
428         Backend for Connectix QuickCam cameras. See sane-qcam(5).
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430       stv680
431         The sane-st680 backend provides access to webcams with a stv680 chip.
432         See sane-st680(5) for details.
433
434       Also,   have   a   look   at   the   backend   information   page    at
435       http://www.sane-project.org/sane-supported-devices.html and the list of
436       projects in /usr/share/doc/sane-backends-1.0.22/PROJECTS.
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MISCELLANEOUS BACKENDS

440       dll
441         The sane-dll library implements a SANE backend that  provides  access
442         to an arbitrary number of other SANE backends by dynamic loading. See
443         sane-dll(5).
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445       net
446         The SANE network daemon saned provides access to scanners located  on
447         different   computers   in  connection  with  the  net  backend.  See
448         sane-net(5) and saned(8).
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450       pnm
451         PNM image reader pseudo-backend. The purpose of this backend is  pri‐
452         marily to aid in debugging of SANE frontends. See sane-pnm(5).
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454       pint
455         Backend  for  scanners  that  use the PINT (Pint Is Not Twain) device
456         driver.  The PINT driver is being actively developed on  the  OpenBSD
457         platform, and has been ported to a few other *nix-like operating sys‐
458         tems. See sane-pint(5).
459
460       test
461         The SANE test backend is for testing frontends and the SANE installa‐
462         tion.   It  provides  test  pictures  and  various  test options. See
463         sane-test(5).
464
465       v4l
466         The sane-v4l library implements a SANE backend that provides  generic
467         access  to  video  cameras and similar equipment using the V4L (Video
468         for Linux) API. See sane-v4l(5).
469
470       Also,   have   a   look   at   the   backend   information   page    at
471       http://www.sane-project.org/sane-supported-devices.html and the list of
472       projects in /usr/share/doc/sane-backends-1.0.22/PROJECTS.
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474

CHANGING THE TOP-LEVEL BACKEND

476       By default, all SANE backends (drivers) are loaded dynamically  by  the
477       sane-dll  meta  backend.  If  you  have any questions about the dynamic
478       loading, read sane-dll(5).  SANE frontend can also be linked  to  other
479       backends  directly  by  copying  or  linking a backend to libsane.so in
480       /usr/lib64/sane.
481

DEVELOPER'S DOCUMENTATION

483       It's not hard to write a SANE backend. It can take some time,  however.
484       You  should  have  basic  knowledge  of  C  and enough patience to work
485       through the documentation and find out how your scanner works. Appended
486       is a list of some documents that help to write backends and frontends.
487
488       The  SANE  standard defines the application programming interface (API)
489       that is used to communicate between frontends and backends. It  can  be
490       found   at  /usr/share/doc/sane-backends-1.0.22/sane.ps  (if  latex  is
491       installed   on   your   system)    and    on    the    SANE    website:
492       http://www.sane-project.org/html/               (HTML),              or
493       http://www.sane-project.org/sane.ps (Postscript).
494
495       There is some more information for programmers in  /usr/share/doc/sane-
496       backends-1.0.22/backend-writing.txt.   Most  of  the internal SANE rou‐
497       tines      (sanei)      are       documented       using       doxygen:
498       http://www.sane-project.org/sanei/.   Before  a new backend or frontend
499       project  is  started,  have   a   look   at   /usr/share/doc/sane-back‐
500       ends-1.0.22/PROJECTS  for projects that are planned or not yet included
501       into  the  SANE  distribution   and   at   our   bug-tracking   system:
502       http://www.http://www.sane-project.org/bugs.html.
503
504       There  are  some links on how to find out about the protocol of a scan‐
505       ner: http://www.meier-geinitz.de/sane/misc/develop.html.
506
507
508       If you start writing a backend or frontend or any other part  of  SANE,
509       please contact the sane-devel mailing list for coordination so the same
510       work isn't done twice.
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FILES

514       /etc/sane.d/*.conf
515              The backend configuration files.
516
517       /usr/lib64/sane/libsane-*.a
518              The static libraries implementing the backends.
519
520       /usr/lib64/sane/libsane-*.so
521              The shared libraries implementing the backends (present on  sys‐
522              tems that support dynamic loading).
523
524       /usr/share/doc/sane-backends-1.0.22/*
525              SANE  documentation: The standard, READMEs, text files for back‐
526              ends etc.
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528

PROBLEMS

530       If your device isn't found but you know that it is supported, make sure
531       that  it  is  detected by your operating system. For SCSI and USB scan‐
532       ners, use the  sane-find-scanner  tool  (see  sane-find-scanner(1)  for
533       details).  It prints one line for each scanner it has detected and some
534       comments (#). If sane-find-scanner finds your scanner only as root  but
535       not  as  normal  user,  the  permissions  for  the device files are not
536       adjusted correctly. If the scanner isn't found at  all,  the  operating
537       system hasn't detected it and may need some help. Depending on the type
538       of your scanner, read sane-usb(5) or sane-scsi(5).  If your scanner (or
539       other device) is not connected over the SCSI bus or USB, read the back‐
540       end's manual page for details on how to set it up.
541
542       Now your scanner is detected by the operating system but not  by  SANE?
543       Try  scanimage  -L.   If the scanner is not found, check that the back‐
544       end's name is mentioned in  /etc/sane.d/dll.conf.   Some  backends  are
545       commented  out  by default. Remove the comment sign for your backend in
546       this case. Also some backends aren't compiled at all if  one  of  their
547       prerequisites  are  missing.  Examples  include dc210, dc240, canon_pp,
548       hpsj5s, gphoto2, pint, qcam, v4l, net, sm3600, snapscan,  pnm.  If  you
549       need  one  of  these backends and they aren't available, read the build
550       instructions in the README file and the individual manual pages of  the
551       backends.
552
553       Another  reason for not being detected by scanimage -L may be a missing
554       or wrong configuration in the backend's configuration file. While  SANE
555       tries  to  automatically  find  most scanners, some can't be setup cor‐
556       rectly without the intervention of  the  administrator.  Also  on  some
557       operating systems auto-detection may not work. Check the backend's man‐
558       ual page for details.
559
560       If your scanner is still not found, try setting the various environment
561       variables  that  are available to assist in debugging.  The environment
562       variables are documented in the relevant manual pages.  For example, to
563       get  the maximum amount of debug information when testing a Mustek SCSI
564       scanner, set environment variables  SANE_DEBUG_DLL,  SANE_DEBUG_MUSTEK,
565       and  SANE_DEBUG_SANEI_SCSI  to  128 and then invoke scanimage -L .  The
566       debug messages for the dll backend tell if the mustek backend was found
567       and  loaded at all. The mustek messages explain what the mustek backend
568       is doing while the SCSI debugging shows the low level handling. If  you
569       can't find out what's going on by checking the messages carefully, con‐
570       tact the sane-devel mailing list for help (see REPORTING BUGS below).
571
572       Now that your scanner is found by scanimage -L, try to do a scan: scan‐
573       image  >image.pnm.   This command starts a scan for the default scanner
574       with default settings. All the available options are listed by  running
575       scanimage  --help.   If  scanning aborts with an error message, turn on
576       debugging as mentioned above. Maybe the configuration file  needs  some
577       tuning,  e.g.  to  setup  the path to a firmware that is needed by some
578       scanners. See the backend's manual page for details. If you can't  find
579       out what's wrong, contact sane-devel.
580
581       To  check  that  the SANE libraries are installed correctly you can use
582       the test backend, even if you  don't  have  a  scanner  or  other  SANE
583       device:
584
585              scanimage -d test -T
586
587       You  should  get  a list of PASSed tests. You can do the same with your
588       backend by changing "test" to your backend's name.
589
590       So now scanning with scanimage works and you want to  use  one  of  the
591       graphical  frontends  like  xsane, xscanimage, or quiteinsane but those
592       frontends don't detect  your  scanner?  One  reason  may  be  that  you
593       installed two versions of SANE.  E.g. the version that was installed by
594       your distribution  in  /usr  and  one  you  installed  from  source  in
595       /usr/local/.   Make  sure  that  only one version is installed. Another
596       possible reason is, that your system's dynamic loader  can't  find  the
597       SANE  libraries.  For  Linux,  make  sure that /etc/ld.so.conf contains
598       /usr/local/lib and does not contain /usr/local/lib/sane.  See also  the
599       documentation of the frontends.
600

HOW CAN YOU HELP SANE

602       We  appreciate  any help we can get. Please have a look at our web page
603       about contributing to SANE: http://www.sane-project.org/contrib.html
604

CONTACT

606       For reporting bugs or requesting new  features,  please  use  our  bug-
607       tracking  system:  http://www.sane-project.org/bugs.html.  You can also
608       contact the author of your backend directly. Usually the email  address
609       can be found in the /usr/share/doc/sane-backends-1.0.22/AUTHORS file or
610       the backend's manpage. For general discussion about  SANE,  please  use
611       the SANE mailing list sane-devel (see http://www.sane-project.org/mail
612       ing-lists.html for details).
613

SEE ALSO

615       saned(8),    sane-find-scanner(1),    scanimage(1),     sane-abaton(5),
616       sane-agfafocus(5),             sane-apple(5),            sane-artec(5),
617       sane-artec_eplus48u(5),  sane-as6e(5),   sane-avision(5),   sane-bh(5),
618       sane-canon(5),  sane-canon630u(5),  sane-canon_dr(5), sane-canon_pp(5),
619       sane-cardscan(5), sane-coolscan2(5),  sane-coolscan(5),  sane-dc210(5),
620       sane-dc240(5),  sane-dc25(5),  sane-dll(5), sane-dmc(5), sane-epson(5),
621       sane-fujitsu(5),  sane-genesys(5),   sane-gphoto2(5),   sane-gt68xx(5),
622       sane-hp(5),     sane-hpsj5s(5),     sane-hp3500(5),     sane-hp3900(5),
623       sane-hp4200(5),   sane-hp5400(5),    sane-hpljm1005(5),    sane-ibm(5),
624       sane-kodak(5),  sane-leo(5), sane-lexmark(5), sane-ma1509(5), sane-mat‐
625       sushita(5),   sane-microtek2(5),   sane-microtek(5),    sane-mustek(5),
626       sane-mustek_pp(5),       sane-mustek_usb(5),       sane-mustek_usb2(5),
627       sane-nec(5),  sane-net(5),  sane-niash(5),  sane-pie(5),  sane-pint(5),
628       sane-plustek(5),    sane-plustek_pp(5),    sane-pnm(5),   sane-qcam(5),
629       sane-ricoh(5),    sane-s9036(5),     sane-sceptre(5),     sane-scsi(5),
630       sane-sharp(5),    sane-sm3600(5),   sane-sm3840(5),   sane-snapscan(5),
631       sane-sp15c(5),   sane-st400(5),    sane-stv680(5),    sane-tamarack(5),
632       sane-teco1(5), sane-teco2(5), sane-teco3(5), sane-test(5), sane-u12(5),
633       sane-umax1220u(5),    sane-umax(5),    sane-umax_pp(5),    sane-usb(5),
634       sane-v4l(5)
635
636

AUTHOR

638       David  Mosberger-Tang and many many more (see /usr/share/doc/sane-back‐
639       ends-1.0.22/AUTHORS for details).  This man page was written by Henning
640       Meier-Geinitz.  Quite  a  lot of text was taken from the SANE standard,
641       several man pages, and README files.
642
643
644
645                                  14 Jul 2008                          sane(7)
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