[sane-devel] Canoscan FB1200S

Chris esky64 at tpg.com.au
Thu May 12 12:37:55 UTC 2011


Can you tell me what I do next
Chris
On 10/05/11 20:22, m. allan noah wrote:
> The scanner works as root, but not as a regular user. So we need to
> adjust the permissions of the device.
>
> The mechanism to do this differs somewhat between linux distros.
> Generally, we will be editing udev (/etc/udev/rules.d) or hal
> (/usr/share/hal/fdi/) rules. Or, perhaps some other mechanism. :(
>
> allan
>
> On Tue, May 10, 2011 at 3:36 AM, Chris<esky64 at tpg.com.au>  wrote:
>> sudo scanimage -L
>> device `canon:/dev/sg0' is a CANON IX-12015E        flatbed scanner
>>
>> On 10/05/11 01:16, m. allan noah wrote:
>>>
>>> run the following, as root:
>>>
>>> scanimage -L
>>>
>>> if your scanner is not listed, run the following as root:
>>>
>>> SANE_DEBUG_CANON=255 scanimage -L 2>canon.log
>>>
>>> This will produce a 'canon.log' file in the current directory. Please
>>> send that file to the list, compressed if it is larger than 100 KB.
>>>
>>> allan
>>>
>>> On Mon, May 9, 2011 at 8:53 AM, Chris<esky64 at tpg.com.au>    wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Have changed the continence of the file and still can't get the printer
>>>> working any more help please
>>>>
>>>> On 04/05/11 23:00, m. allan noah wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> All system files are owned by root. use sudo, or switch to root account.
>>>>>
>>>>> allan
>>>>>
>>>>> On Wed, May 4, 2011 at 8:53 AM, Chris<esky64 at tpg.com.au>      wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanks Allan
>>>>>> Can I ask how I edit the file I get access denied
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On 04/05/11 22:28, m. allan noah wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Erase all that stuff, and put this instead:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> scsi CANON IX
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> allan
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Wed, May 4, 2011 at 8:00 AM, Chris<esky64 at tpg.com.au>        wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> hi Allan
>>>>>>>> the contents of canon.conf
>>>>>>>> #canon.conf
>>>>>>>> /dev/scanner
>>>>>>>> #/dev/sg0
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On 04/05/11 20:50, m. allan noah wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> what are the contents of /etc/sane.d/canon.conf?
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> allan
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> On Mon, May 2, 2011 at 2:53 AM, Chris<esky64 at tpg.com.au>
>>>>>>>>>   wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Hi Trying to get my scanner working but not sure where to go next
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> chris at chris-desktop:~$ sudo scanimage -L
>>>>>>>>>> [sudo] password for chris:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> 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).
>>>>>>>>>> chris at chris-desktop:~$ ^C
>>>>>>>>>> chris at chris-desktop:~$ sane-find-scanner
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> # sane-find-scanner will now attempt to detect your scanner. If the
>>>>>>>>>> # result is different from what you expected, first make sure your
>>>>>>>>>> # scanner is powered up and properly connected to your computer.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> found SCSI scanner "CANON IX-12015E 1.07" at /dev/sg0
>>>>>>>>>> # Your SCSI scanner was detected. It may or may not be supported by
>>>>>>>>>> SANE.
>>>>>>>>>> Try
>>>>>>>>>> # scanimage -L and read the backend's manpage.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> # No USB scanners found. If you expected something different, make
>>>>>>>>>> sure
>>>>>>>>>> that
>>>>>>>>>> # you have loaded a kernel driver for your USB host controller and
>>>>>>>>>> have
>>>>>>>>>> setup
>>>>>>>>>> # the USB system correctly. See man sane-usb for details.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> # Not checking for parallel port scanners.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> # Most Scanners connected to the parallel port or other proprietary
>>>>>>>>>> ports
>>>>>>>>>> # can't be detected by this program.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> # You may want to run this program as root to find all devices.
>>>>>>>>>> Once
>>>>>>>>>> you
>>>>>>>>>> # found the scanner devices, be sure to adjust access permissions
>>>>>>>>>> as
>>>>>>>>>> # necessary.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>
>>
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