On Monday 30 July 2001 19:08, Dave wrote:
I have a Visioneer 4400 USB; any easy suggestions as to how it should be set up. The boot process does not identify it in any manner I can detect.
That model is not listed on the usb scanner page http://www.buzzard.org.uk/jonathan/scanners-usb.html However, he gives the following advice: If you are in the market for a new USB scanner to use under Linux then I strongly recommend that you select an Epson scanner. All the Epson scanners conform to the Epson scanner language and the SANE backend is actively maintained. As a result all the Epson scanners work under Linux and SANE. While they might not be the cheapest option they are by far the safest option. I took this advice, and I am now happily scanning away with my Epson 1200U. *************************************************** Powered by SuSE Linux 7.2 Professional KDE 2.1.2 KMail 1.2 Bryan S. Tyson bryantyson@earthlink.net ***************************************************
If you are in the market for a new USB scanner to use under Linux then I strongly recommend that you select an Epson scanner. All the Epson scanners conform to the Epson scanner language and the SANE backend is actively maintained. As a result all the Epson scanners work under Linux and SANE. While they might not be the cheapest option they are by far the safest option.
I took this advice, and I am now happily scanning away with my Epson 1200U.
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Bryan S. Tyson bryantyson@earthlink.net *************************************************** To ALL who gave advice: Thank you all and one. I took the majority advice and acquired a bright and shiney new Epson 640u scanner. Install was fairly simply I followed the
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Monday 30 July 2001 20:28, you wrote: (snip) directions in the SuSe configuration manual and I now have a scanner that works correctly in root, but the scanner is not detected in user. Can anyone help quide me as to what to change to get it working in user. Thanks a million. Ralph - -- It said uses Windows 98 or better so I installed SuSE 7.2 Proud user of SuSE 7.2 Professional Register Linux User 168814 ICQ #49993234 GPG Public Key available at http://www.keyserver.net Key fingerprint = 6426 1CFF 0987 9D51 76D6 06BC F22A CFF4 559A 03E7 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iD8DBQE7Z15L8irP9FWaA+cRAsYcAJ9uSxF5z5R2d8FsEZrsPVeen2QNXwCfT7q4 QoXoATh+t5RHkkf0O1khfeY= =yCki -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
On Tuesday 31 July 2001 21:41, Ralph wrote:
I now have a scanner that works correctly in root, but the scanner is not detected in user. Can anyone help quide me as to what to change to get it working in user.
chmod 666 /dev/usb/scanner0 or chmod 666 /dev/usbscanner whichever is appropriate for how you set up your scanner device. *************************************************** Powered by SuSE Linux 7.2 Professional KDE 2.1.2 KMail 1.2 Bryan S. Tyson bryantyson@earthlink.net ***************************************************
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Tuesday 31 July 2001 20:14, you wrote:
On Tuesday 31 July 2001 21:41, Ralph wrote:
I now have a scanner that works correctly in root, but the scanner is not detected in user. Can anyone help quide me as to what to change to get it working in user.
chmod 666 /dev/usb/scanner0
or
chmod 666 /dev/usbscanner
whichever is appropriate for how you set up your scanner device.
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Bryan S. Tyson bryantyson@earthlink.net *************************************************** Bryan: Thanks a million, and thanks to all you helped in the processe to get me scanning in user with my band new shinny Epson 640U. Thanks, Thanks, and Thanks.
Ralph, Having Fun Scanning. - -- It said uses Windows 98 or better so I installed SuSE 7.2 Proud user of SuSE 7.2 Professional Register Linux User 168814 ICQ #49993234 GPG Public Key available at http://www.keyserver.net Key fingerprint = 6426 1CFF 0987 9D51 76D6 06BC F22A CFF4 559A 03E7 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iD8DBQE7Z3oR8irP9FWaA+cRAoNJAJ4wvAy8xFqb76ejC9Hc2qUnQV9BhACdGPwS 9uiXOs1+CIDG4+8rNv5GJ+0= =EqmF -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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