[NTLUG:Discuss] SCSI scanner question

[bobby@wrennest.com]

> typing "modprobe -av aic7xxx".  If the module is not already loaded, you
> will see something like this:
> 
> yoursystemname:~# modprobe -av aic7xxx
> /sbin/insmod -L /lib/modules/2.2.17/scsi/aic7xxx.o
> yoursystemname:~#
Here is my result /sbin/insmod -L /lib/modules/2.2.12-20/scsi/aic7xxx.o
> 
> Scanners are accessed with the SCSI Generic (sg) driver.  It can either
> be compiled into the kernel, or compiled as a module.  Try doing
> "modprobe -av sg" and see if it loads, then do a "cat /proc/scsi/scsi"
> and see if it lists your scanner.
Again my result /sbin/insmod -L /lib/modules/2.2.12-20/scsi/sg.o 
and
Attached devices:
Host: scsi0 Channel: 00 Id: 00 Lun: 00
  Vendor: UMAX     Model: Astra 2200       Rev: V2.3
  Type:   Scanner                          ANSI SCSI revision: 02
Host: scsi0 Channel: 00 Id: 01 Lun: 00
  Vendor: UMAX     Model: Astra 2200       Rev: V2.3
  Type:   Scanner                          ANSI SCSI revision: 02
Host: scsi0 Channel: 00 Id: 02 Lun: 00
  Vendor: UMAX     Model: Astra 2200       Rev: V2.3
  Type:   Scanner                          ANSI SCSI revision: 02
Host: scsi0 Channel: 00 Id: 03 Lun: 00
  Vendor: UMAX     Model: Astra 2200       Rev: V2.3
  Type:   Scanner                          ANSI SCSI revision: 02
Host: scsi0 Channel: 00 Id: 04 Lun: 00
  Vendor: UMAX     Model: Astra 2200       Rev: V2.3
  Type:   Scanner                          ANSI SCSI revision: 02
Host: scsi0 Channel: 00 Id: 05 Lun: 00
  Vendor: UMAX     Model: Astra 2200       Rev: V2.3
  Type:   Scanner                          ANSI SCSI revision: 02
Host: scsi0 Channel: 00 Id: 06 Lun: 00
  Vendor: UMAX     Model: Astra 2200       Rev: V2.3
  Type:   Scanner                          ANSI SCSI revision: 02 

This seems a little odd!
> 
> >
> > I installed "sane-0.71-1.i386.rpm" with no errors.
> >
> > "scanimage --list-devices" returns "scanimage: error in loading shared
> > libraries: libsane.so.0: cannot open shared object file: No such file or
> > directory"

Finally this produces
scanimage: error in loading shared libraries: libsane.so.0: cannot open
shared object file: No such file or directory 


> >
> 
> On this, you might try running ldconfig, at least that's what I'd have
> to do on my system (Slackware 7.0).  I'm not sure about Red Hat.

Running ldconfig effects no change.
> 
Progress is happening.

Thanks again for the help. Any more ideas?

Bobby
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