[sane-devel] Problem with HP ScanJet 4p and SCSI

2009-06-13 Thread David Brant
Hi Dieter, Yes, there is a group called users in /etc/group and i placed myself an the other users as you specified. users:x:100:david,celeste,rochelle It now works successfully after booting for each individual! Excellent, well done my friend. You have solved the problem, XSane now works perfe

[sane-devel] Problem with HP ScanJet 4p and SCSI

2009-06-10 Thread David Brant
Hi Dieter No need to apologise, your English is perfectly clear to me. The problem is me and my limited understanding of linux! Here is my log. david at david-desktop:/etc/udev/rules.d$ dir 55-scanner.rules 70-persistent-cd.rules 70-persistent-net.rules README david at david-desktop:/etc/udev/

[sane-devel] Problem with HP ScanJet 4p and SCSI

2009-06-08 Thread David Brant
Hello Dieter I placed the file in the location you suggested, but i wasn't sure how to "set the attributes accordingly: root.root / 0755 (whatever the other rules files do have, to stay in tune with the ubuntu-rules)" I rebooted, but Xsane did not recognise the scanner. If it is of any significa

[sane-devel] Problem with HP ScanJet 4p and SCSI

2009-06-06 Thread David Brant
Hello Dieter I have heard of undev rules to somehow alter things at boot, so it begins to make some sense to me! My understanding of the user account situation is as follows: I have enabled all user priveliges for me, username 'david', which included administering the system (perhaps initially s

[sane-devel] Problem with HP ScanJet 4p and SCSI

2009-06-05 Thread David Brant
e a permanent fix. > Take care > > > > Dieter > > Am Freitag 29 Mai 2009 15:52:47 schrieb David Brant: > > Hi Dieter > > > > I typed (and got) the following > ** >

[sane-devel] Problem with HP ScanJet 4p and SCSI

2009-05-29 Thread David Brant
et the permissions are not set > accordingly. Please test and report back. Even a "ls -l /dev/sg2" could be of > help. > Take care > Dieter Jurzitza > Am Sonntag 10 Mai 2009 17:16:50 schrieb David Brant: > > Hello > > > > I have a problem connecting

[sane-devel] Problem with HP ScanJet 4p and SCSI

2009-05-11 Thread David Brant
Hi Allan Before i tried your suggestion xsane was as dead as a dodo. scanimage > image.pnm simply placed a lineart image into my /home/'username' directory which i simply checked with the GIMP image editor Thinking using a text based application like scanimage was not really my idea of a final s

[sane-devel] Problem with HP ScanJet 4p and SCSI

2009-05-10 Thread David Brant
Hello I have a problem connecting a Hewlet Packard ScanJet 4p by scsi. Scanner is connected to the computer with the scsi cable and switched on. All i get is "No devices available' using Xsane 0.995 Computer is Dell Optiplex running Ubuntu 8.10 Intrepid Ibex, Linux kernel version 2.6.27-11-generi