On Fri, Feb 24, 2012 at 06:07:02PM -0500, Bob Goodwin wrote: > On 24/02/12 17:44, ny6p01@xxxxxxxxx wrote: > > 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 > > > > That's what I thought too. > > [bobg@box6 ~]$ lsusb > Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub > Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub > Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub > Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub > Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub > Bus 001 Device 012: ID 04a9:1909 Canon, Inc. CanoScan LiDE 110 > Bus 002 Device 002: ID 046d:c408 Logitech, Inc. Marble Mouse > (4-button) > > So I tried changing permissions and then owner. > > [root@box6 usb]# ll > total 0 > drwxrwxr-x. 2 bobg root 80 Feb 24 11:34 001 > drwxr-xr-x. 2 root root 80 Feb 24 10:58 002 > drwxr-xr-x. 2 root root 60 Feb 24 04:09 003 > drwxr-xr-x. 2 root root 60 Feb 24 04:09 004 > drwxr-xr-x. 2 root root 60 Feb 24 04:09 005 > > There's still "no device available" for user bobg. > > Root works, not user. > > And even if that did work the device changes whenever I plug in > the scanner, not sure what effect that will have? Bob, you didn't descend deep enough, the change in mode needs to be made for the device, 12, under 001. HTH. 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
