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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 16:04:35 -0700	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <49bf44f10807301604v63ff86c5s613a16f963455bbe@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


Rebooted and it's working.  Thanks again.

- Grant



      parent reply	other threads:[~2008-07-30 23:04 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
2008-07-30 23:04   ` Grant [this message]

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