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From: Enzo Rapagnetta <kikko96@gmail.com>
To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] xsane only works as root
Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2008 12:07:14 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20080731100714.GA4446@nikko.homeunix.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20080731003248.GD31879@archimedes.jfindlay.us>

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On 18:32 Wed 30 Jul     , Justin Findlay wrote:
> On AD 2008 July 30 Wednesday 03:49:23 PM -0700, Grant wrote:
> > I can't figure out where the device file is.  With the scanner
> > connected and powered on I did an 'updatedb && locate scanner' and it
> > didn't come up with anything in /dev, I don't have a /dev/usb/
> > directory, and the output of 'ls /dev/usb*' is the same with the
> > scanner on or off.  Any idea where that file might be?   Those two
> > commands also don't mention it.
> 
> Another way to get info is to power on the scanner and plug it in, then
> `modprobe -r` the appropriate kernel module(s) and then modprobe them
> while doing `tail -F /var/log/messages`.  The kernel (udev) will create the
> appropriate /dev entries upon successful modprobe.
> 
> In order for your user to be registered as a member of a group you have
> to log completely out (including your X session) and back in.  You can
> verify your group memberships with the groups command.  Judging from
> what you've said I bet it was merely an issue of adding your user to the
> scanner or usb group.  My experience with usb scanners is they generally
> just work whereas when I start up my SCSI scanner I always have to
> remodprobe the kernel drivers and then `chown :scanner /dev/sg?  &&
> chmod 0770 /dev/sg?`, but there's probably a better (right) way to do
> that. :-)
> 
> 
> Justin
Hello,user is in the plugdev and lp groups too?
Regards
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Unix Veritates

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  reply	other threads:[~2008-07-31 10:07 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2008-07-30 22:09 [gentoo-user] xsane only works as root Grant
2008-07-30 22:21 ` Justin Findlay
2008-07-30 22:49   ` Grant
2008-07-31  0:32     ` Justin Findlay
2008-07-31 10:07       ` Enzo Rapagnetta [this message]
2008-07-30 23:04   ` Grant

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