On Fri, Feb 24, 2012 at 05:33:44AM -0500, Bob Goodwin wrote: > On 24/02/12 02:25, Michael Schwendt wrote: > > yum -y install sane-backends-drivers-scanners > > Did that, still no device found! > > However for the first time ever I ignored the warning not to run > as root and xsane found the Canon LIDE-110 scanner and copied as > expected! A permissions problem? > > That was on this computer, box6. > > Box9 showed "sane-backends-drivers-scanners already installed?" > > Box9, as root, found the HP-5370 scanner and copied a page as > expected. > > As a matter of interest, my installs are from the XFCE spin on a > flash drive. I then add the applications I want via yum mostly. > Don't know why this computer was different from the other but I > may have inadvertently removed something? > > Next to find the permissions problem but this is good progress > for this early hour when I should be sleeping. > > Thanks much for your expert help. > > Bob > > > -- > users mailing list > users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe or change subscription options: > https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users > Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines > Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org There is a simple way to overcome this limitation. Find out what bus the printer/scanner is on with lsusb. Then go into /dev/bus/usb and change the permissions of the bus/device that you need access to. Terry -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
