alternate scans are slow.... Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. boot system 2. switch on scanner 3. time scanimage -L 4. time scanimage -L Actual Results: real 0m0.024s user 0m0.003s sys 0m0.001s device `epson:libusb:001:003' is a Epson GT-9700 flatbed scanner real 0m30.022s user 0m0.001s sys 0m0.002s device `epson:libusb:001:003' is a Epson GT-9700 flatbed scanner Expected Results: edric@localhost backend $ emerge -s libusb Searching... [ Results for search key : libusb ] [ Applications found : 1 ] * dev-libs/libusb Latest version available: 0.1.10a Latest version installed: 0.1.10a Size of downloaded files: 366 kB Homepage: http://libusb.sourceforge.net/ Description: Userspace access to USB devices License: LGPL-2 cedric@localhost backend $ emerge -s sane-backends Searching... [ Results for search key : sane-backends ] [ Applications found : 1 ] * media-gfx/sane-backends Latest version available: 1.0.15 Latest version installed: 1.0.15 Size of downloaded files: 3,165 kB Homepage: http://www.sane-project.org/ Description: Scanner Access Now Easy - Backends License: GPL-2 public-domain cedric@localhost backend $ uname -a Linux localhost 2.6.12-gentoo-r6 #2 Thu Jul 21 10:33:47 IST 2005 i686 Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 2.40GHz GenuineIntel GNU/Linux
Created attachment 64116 [details] sdiff normal and slow SANE_DEBUG_EPSON=255 scanimage -L debug output shows that timeout occurs during initial reset of scanner
I don't see anything gentoo-specific with this problem. Perhaps you should ask with the sane mailing-lists for help. Please add a hint to this bug if you know a solution.