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Re: scanner setup problem



On Thu, Apr 29, 2004 at 04:50:31AM -0600, tsitras@spymac.com wrote:
> I am running debian's woody with kernel 2.6.5  
> i got a usb scanner "MUSTEK 1200 UB PLUS".  
> according to www.mostang.com/sane, i have to   
> download the file sbfw.usb and place it in   
> /usr/share/sane/gt68xx. then i changed the  
> /etc/sane.d/dll.config to have only the line:  
> gt68xx  
> also i edited /etc/sane.d/gt68xx.conf   
> so that MUSTEK 1200 UB Plus related block of lines read  
> # Mustek ScanExpress 1200 UB Plus, Medion/Lifetec/Tevion LT 9452, Trust  
> # Compact Scan USB 19200 use that one:  
> override "mustek-scanexpress-1200-ub-plus"  
> firmware "/usr/share/sane/gt68xx/sbfw.usb"  
>   
> Now i  tried to do:  
> debian:~# sane-find-scanner  
>   
>   # No SCSI scanners found. If you expected something different, make sure that  
>   # you have loaded a SCSI driver for your SCSI adapter.  
>   # Also you need support for SCSI Generic (sg) in your operating system.  
>   # If using Linux, try "modprobe sg".  
>   
>   # No USB scanners found. If you expected something different, make sure that  
>   # you have loaded a driver for your USB host controller and have installed a  
>   # kernel scanner module.  
>   
>   # Scanners connected to the parallel port or other proprietary ports can't be  
>   # detected by this program.  
> debian:~#  
>   
> debian:~# scanimage --list-devices  
>   
> No scanners were identified. If you were expecting something different,  
> check that the scanner is plugged in, turned on and detected by the  
> sane-find-scanner tool (if appropriate). Please read the documentation  
> which came with this software (README, FAQ, manpages).  
> debian:~#  
>   
> I would appreciate some help. please.  
>   

Try as root. If it works, which is probably the case, then it is a
permission problem.



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