thx for the reply .. I did what you suggested Oliver
> This entry will cause problems. You must give the path to the firmware > filename, not the device name. E.g. if you copied your firmware file > to /etc/acer/u96v121.bin the entry should read > > firmware /etc/acer/u96v121.bin I corrected the path .. > > # For USB scanners also specify bus=usb, e.g. > > /dev/usb/scanner0 bus=usb and I commented out the above line .. but I still am no better off .. nothing is detected when I run xsane .. sycofly