JB> See if you can find which backend is reponsible JB> for the hang, by setting SANE_DEBUG_DLL to something like 128.
$ SANE_DEBUG_DLL=128 gimp ... [dll] sane_exit: calling backend `agfafocus's exit function [dll] sane_exit: calling backend `abaton's exit function [dll] sane_exit: calling backend `net's exit function At which point it hangs and I have to C-c C-c gimp: terminated: Interrupt (xsane:8568): LibGimp-WARNING **: xsane: gimp_flush(): error: Broken pipe I hope that helps you find out what the problem is and if I will ever be able to use gimp again. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected]

