From 4138a74fec860768df791543863c3ce4de305005 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Henning Geinitz Date: Mon, 22 Apr 2002 16:56:26 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Added paragraph about testing with the test backend. Henning Meier-Geinitz --- doc/sane.man | 7 +++++++ 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+) diff --git a/doc/sane.man b/doc/sane.man index a2157ea0b..76b40e4f2 100644 --- a/doc/sane.man +++ b/doc/sane.man @@ -364,6 +364,13 @@ If this works, you could try to acquire an image with: .IP scanimage -d mustek:/dev/scanner >t.pnm .PP +To check that the SANE libraries are installed correctly you can use the test +backend, even if you don't have a scanner or other SANE device: +.IP +scanimage -d test -T +.TP +You should get a list of PASSed tests. +.PP If you are not sure what generic SCSI or USB device your scanner is connected to, try the command sane-find-scanner. Usually, It's sufficient to invoke the program without any arguments. Invoking this command should produce output