https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=223875 Summary: scanning only working for root (yast/sane/kooka/SuSEconfig) Product: openSUSE 10.2 Version: RC 2 Platform: x86-64 OS/Version: Other Status: NEW Severity: Blocker Priority: P5 - None Component: YaST2 AssignedTo: bnc-team-screening@forge.provo.novell.com ReportedBy: sinderbox+novell@gmail.com QAContact: jsrain@novell.com This bug exists for several weeks at least. Reinstalled my scanner with latest yast Normaluser> 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. # No SCSI scanners found. If you expected something different, make sure that # you have loaded a kernel SCSI driver for your SCSI adapter. [chopped] root> 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 processor "EPSON SCANNER GT-7000 1.14" at /dev/sg2 # Your SCSI scanner was detected. It may or may not be supported by SANE. Try # scanimage -L and read the backend's manpage. [chopped] ls -l /dev/sg2 crw-r----- 1 root disk 21, 2 Nov 27 15:14 /dev/sg2 ======================================= Of course, if I do the following the problem is solved: chmod 660 /dev/sg2 chgrp dialout /dev/sg2 crw-rw---- 1 root dialout 21, 2 Nov 27 15:14 /dev/sg2 Normaluser> 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 processor "EPSON SCANNER GT-7000 1.14" at /dev/sg2 # Your SCSI scanner was detected. It may or may not be supported by SANE. Try # scanimage -L and read the backend's manpage. [chopped] --------------------- I guess SUSE 10.2 cannot be released without a working scanning system. Set the severity to blocker. I wonder, no one has encountered this problem before? Every time I upgrade to the latest beta, my scanner permissions are overwritten with non working ones (by SuSEconfig I presumed). -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug, or are watching someone who is.