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From: Grant <emailgrant@gmail.com>
To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] xsane only works as root
Date: Wed, 30 Jul 2008 15:49:23 -0700	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <49bf44f10807301549g71e76a55o976adb9d0d63714f@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20080730222138.GC31879@archimedes.jfindlay.us>

>> xsane fully works with my old USB scanner (Epson Perfection 636U) as
>> long as I'm root.  Does anyone know how to make it work as a normal
>> user?
>
> Check the permissions on the appropriate usb device.  You may end up
> adding your user to the scanner or usb group.  sane-find-scanner and
> scanimage -L might also be helpful.
>
>
> Justin

Thanks Justin.

I added the user to usb and scanner groups with the same results.

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.

- Grant



  reply	other threads:[~2008-07-30 22:49 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 [this message]
2008-07-31  0:32     ` Justin Findlay
2008-07-31 10:07       ` Enzo Rapagnetta
2008-07-30 23:04   ` Grant

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