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On Fri, 24 Feb 2017 16:19:58 -0600, Dale wrote: |
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> > I think I'm missing entry in make.conf: |
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> > I have |
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> > SANE_BACKENDS="epson2" |
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> > but I'm not sure what to enter for brother scanner. |
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> Unless you are using portage to install the Brother drivers, I don't |
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> think that setting will matter. Emerge takes note of settings there |
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> when it is about to build packages. If you install a package by hand, |
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> outside portage, it won't likely matter. |
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That's right, the setting tells portage which of the drivers from |
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sane-backends you want installed. The Brother drivers aren't in |
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sane-backends. |
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> I've seen on this list where some seem to have got Brother to work. |
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> Maybe a search of past threads would shed some light. They might have |
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> some tiny snippet that helps get you on the road to success. |
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I had a Brother AIO devices and did have it working. Search bugzilla for |
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an ebuild for the Brother proprietary drivers. |
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Neil Bothwick |
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I've got a Mickey Mouse PC with a Goofy operating system. |
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