Re: [gentoo-user] Network scanner

[Neil Bothwick <neil@digimed.co.uk>]

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On Fri, 24 Feb 2017 16:19:58 -0600, Dale wrote:

> > I think I'm missing entry in make.conf:
> > I have
> > SANE_BACKENDS="epson2"
> >
> > but I'm not sure what to enter for brother scanner.

> Unless you are using portage to install the Brother drivers, I don't
> think that setting will matter.  Emerge takes note of settings there
> when it is about to build packages.  If you install a package by hand,
> outside portage, it won't likely matter. 

That's right, the setting tells portage which of the drivers from
sane-backends you want installed. The Brother drivers aren't in
sane-backends.

> I've seen on this list where some seem to have got Brother to work. 
> Maybe a search of past threads would shed some light.  They might have
> some tiny snippet that helps get you on the road to success. 

I had a Brother AIO devices and did have it working. Search bugzilla for 
an ebuild for the Brother proprietary drivers.


-- 
Neil Bothwick

I've got a Mickey Mouse PC with a Goofy operating system.

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