All system files are owned by root. use sudo, or switch to root account. allan
On Wed, May 4, 2011 at 8:53 AM, Chris <esky64 at tpg.com.au> wrote: > Thanks Allan > Can I ask how I edit the file I get access denied > > On 04/05/11 22:28, m. allan noah wrote: >> >> Erase all that stuff, and put this instead: >> >> scsi CANON IX >> >> allan >> >> On Wed, May 4, 2011 at 8:00 AM, Chris<esky64 at tpg.com.au> ?wrote: >>> >>> hi Allan >>> the contents of canon.conf >>> #canon.conf >>> /dev/scanner >>> #/dev/sg0 >>> >>> On 04/05/11 20:50, m. allan noah wrote: >>>> >>>> what are the contents of /etc/sane.d/canon.conf? >>>> >>>> allan >>>> >>>> On Mon, May 2, 2011 at 2:53 AM, Chris<esky64 at tpg.com.au> ? ?wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Hi Trying to get my scanner working but not sure where to go next >>>>> >>>>> chris at chris-desktop:~$ sudo scanimage -L >>>>> [sudo] password for chris: >>>>> >>>>> No scanners were identified. If you were expecting something different, >>>>> check that the scanner is plugged in, turned on and detected by the >>>>> sane-find-scanner tool (if appropriate). Please read the documentation >>>>> which came with this software (README, FAQ, manpages). >>>>> chris at chris-desktop:~$ ^C >>>>> chris at chris-desktop:~$ 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 scanner "CANON IX-12015E 1.07" at /dev/sg0 >>>>> # Your SCSI scanner was detected. It may or may not be supported by >>>>> SANE. >>>>> Try >>>>> # scanimage -L and read the backend's manpage. >>>>> >>>>> # No USB scanners found. If you expected something different, make sure >>>>> that >>>>> # you have loaded a kernel driver for your USB host controller and have >>>>> setup >>>>> # the USB system correctly. See man sane-usb for details. >>>>> >>>>> # Not checking for parallel port scanners. >>>>> >>>>> # Most Scanners connected to the parallel port or other proprietary >>>>> ports >>>>> # can't be detected by this program. >>>>> >>>>> # You may want to run this program as root to find all devices. Once >>>>> you >>>>> # found the scanner devices, be sure to adjust access permissions as >>>>> # necessary. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> sane-devel mailing list: sane-devel at lists.alioth.debian.org >>>>> http://lists.alioth.debian.org/mailman/listinfo/sane-devel >>>>> Unsubscribe: Send mail with subject "unsubscribe your_password" >>>>> ? ? ? ? ? ?to sane-devel-request at lists.alioth.debian.org >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> sane-devel mailing list: sane-devel at lists.alioth.debian.org >>> http://lists.alioth.debian.org/mailman/listinfo/sane-devel >>> Unsubscribe: Send mail with subject "unsubscribe your_password" >>> ? ? ? ? ? ?to sane-devel-request at lists.alioth.debian.org >>> >> >> >> > > > > -- > sane-devel mailing list: sane-devel at lists.alioth.debian.org > http://lists.alioth.debian.org/mailman/listinfo/sane-devel > Unsubscribe: Send mail with subject "unsubscribe your_password" > ? ? ? ? ? ?to sane-devel-request at lists.alioth.debian.org > -- "The truth is an offense, but not a sin"
