From owner-freebsd-questions Tue Sep 25 23:39:47 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from hotmail.com (f220.pav1.hotmail.com [64.4.31.220]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4544F37B420 for ; Tue, 25 Sep 2001 23:39:44 -0700 (PDT) Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Tue, 25 Sep 2001 23:39:43 -0700 Received: from 216.126.138.40 by pv1fd.pav1.hotmail.msn.com with HTTP; Wed, 26 Sep 2001 06:39:42 GMT X-Originating-IP: [216.126.138.40] From: "Eric Buchanan" To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org Subject: Umax USB Scanner woes Date: Wed, 26 Sep 2001 06:39:42 +0000 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed Message-ID: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 26 Sep 2001 06:39:43.0340 (UTC) FILETIME=[068202C0:01C14656] Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG Hello All, I bought a UMAX Astra 2100U USB scanner. I have done some research and it appears to be supported under FreeBSD 4.x. I installed Sane and XSane. I changed the permissions on /dev/ugen0 to 666. I also changed the permissions of USB devices in /dev to 666. When I invoke XSane, it says "xsane: no devices available" when it is invoked as root, or another super user. I double checked to make sure the scanner, hub, cables, etc, are installed correctly by test scanning it under Windows. It is recognized as /dev/ugen0 by FreeBSD. So I know it is physically connected right and working in that regard. How do I get Xsane to recognize it and use it? What threw me for a loop was looking on the backend page of Xsane.org and finding that no USB scanner manufactured by Umax appears to be supported by Xsane, but while searching mailing list archives, I found this scanner is somehow supported by FreeBSD. I am running FreeBSD 4.4 #1 on Intel x86. Thank you in advance! Eric _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message