Date: Tue, 02 May 2000 20:21:52 -0400 From: David Heller <dheller1@rochester.rr.com> To: Danny <dannyh@idx.com.au> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: USB Scanner Message-ID: <390F7120.4B632585@rochester.rr.com> References: <4.3.1.2.20000502225404.00bba1c0@mail.online.no> <00050408190600.00340@freebsd.freebsd.org>
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Danny wrote: > > Hello, > > How did you make your scanner a device sin sane? > I couldn't figure it out? Edit /usr/local/etc/sane.d/your_scanner_device.conf and put /dev/scanner on the last line. Make a link to /dev/scanner to the actual device name you need. I know the docs are not real clear on this. I think I spent about 4 or 5 hours myself trying to figure this out. Also If your running X I would install the gimp port and then install xsane. As I find the interface way cool. > > On Wed, 03 May 2000, Haavard Vaagstoel wrote: > > At 13:49 02.05.2000 -0400, David Heller wrote: > > > > >Try su'ing to root first. I have found that the only way I can use sane > > >to access my scanner (an Umax Astra 610s scsi). > > > > I'd be glad if it worked with the root account, but it doesn't seem like I > > manage to make the scanner a device which sane can find/read. > > -- > > haavard vaagstoel <havardjv@online.no> > > > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > -- > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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