From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org ([69.77.167.62] helo=lists.gentoo.org) by finch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1KOV45-0000iy-NU for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Thu, 31 Jul 2008 10:07:21 +0000 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 0219CE0206; Thu, 31 Jul 2008 10:07:20 +0000 (UTC) Received: from ug-out-1314.google.com (ug-out-1314.google.com [66.249.92.173]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A0604E0206 for ; Thu, 31 Jul 2008 10:07:19 +0000 (UTC) Received: by ug-out-1314.google.com with SMTP id z27so378932ugc.49 for ; Thu, 31 Jul 2008 03:07:19 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:received:x-virus-scanned :received:received:date:from:to:subject:message-id:references :mime-version:content-type:content-disposition:in-reply-to :user-agent; bh=9RwB3eYah0+fRBGLNDX2VqpGF6eLnqBcCKYH+AYtqvs=; b=jeU0gWvWNAle14HlCiMzVMRH7ZnpbAXwhvTD9Tv8bdffdo3Lt97TZ22ec+SUfO90+f MCOGbrjDU2iSjzSIYbJOxHFxNpOS7LGSYYHucFLUszyERKRUhfT9kLPvz8Ay2HXz2S5t 3m3rXSn1LkhZBAcnfB8P39HWweYw05WSz+JJo= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=x-virus-scanned:date:from:to:subject:message-id:references :mime-version:content-type:content-disposition:in-reply-to :user-agent; b=a4H4qj6iQYm8d8vNvUh6ilGS3G6mtGIdCm/rHr7PzX8skMlvtS9gWDeH6RSVszX8lH xJn1CsoqJVDuiW2jNN/sqpfURCBYv6KfSxqQ0ciLLlaq+/jLF61+vTAOL8wSCtADFgBu 8OfsHmVReZ1rWzu0J8aT8qnah7fGerS0fRbtY= Received: by 10.67.123.19 with SMTP id a19mr2333846ugn.36.1217498838913; Thu, 31 Jul 2008 03:07:18 -0700 (PDT) Received: from nikko.homeunix.net ( [87.10.180.208]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id q40sm10674195ugc.23.2008.07.31.03.07.17 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=RC4-MD5); Thu, 31 Jul 2008 03:07:18 -0700 (PDT) Received: from localhost (nikko.homeunix.net [127.0.0.1]) by nikko.homeunix.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0A55834054 for ; Thu, 31 Jul 2008 12:07:16 +0200 (CEST) X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new using ClamAV at homeunix.net Received: from nikko.homeunix.net ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (nikko.homeunix.net [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id xs5TXDlQcnEv for ; Thu, 31 Jul 2008 12:07:14 +0200 (CEST) Received: by nikko.homeunix.net (Postfix, from userid 1000) id 47141340B0; Thu, 31 Jul 2008 12:07:14 +0200 (CEST) Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2008 12:07:14 +0200 From: Enzo Rapagnetta To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] xsane only works as root Message-ID: <20080731100714.GA4446@nikko.homeunix.net> References: <49bf44f10807301509s30ec790fjf4425e73756930bd@mail.gmail.com> <20080730222138.GC31879@archimedes.jfindlay.us> <49bf44f10807301549g71e76a55o976adb9d0d63714f@mail.gmail.com> <20080731003248.GD31879@archimedes.jfindlay.us> Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="opJtzjQTFsWo+cga" Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20080731003248.GD31879@archimedes.jfindlay.us> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.16 (2007-06-09) X-Archives-Salt: 5ad7dc36-376a-45e5-bcf6-6e29c5e09e19 X-Archives-Hash: f0c6c9b599165a6b40e975b33f467c97 --opJtzjQTFsWo+cga Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable 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. >=20 > 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 t= he > appropriate /dev entries upon successful modprobe. >=20 > 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. :-) >=20 >=20 > Justin Hello,user is in the plugdev and lp groups too? Regards --=20 Unix Veritates --opJtzjQTFsWo+cga Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.9 (GNU/Linux) iEYEARECAAYFAkiRjtIACgkQeWeVITlHR0k6KQCfebmwzF48q+a8c+faRMAGbgrT zXMAniVxf+m4E9JN2ib7IqR+jgDaKhiU =bAQC -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --opJtzjQTFsWo+cga--