Please do the following test: - Plug in and turn on your HP device on USB. - Do "lshal > hal.txt" and search for the model name of your HP device in hal.txt. Look for the "linux.device_file" entry in the section where you have found the model name. - Do not unplug or turn off your HP device. - Now do "sudo chgrp <your user name> <path from "linux.device_file" entry> - Now try to scan or try to read out the ink/toner levels. Does it work?
I have tried this after removing my user name from the "scanner" group in /etc/group and then logging out and logging in again. It works. SWo HAL must set the group ownership of the /dev/bus/usb/XXX/YYY file of the device to the user's group. Permissions must be 660. -- Users not automatically added to "scanner" group: No scanning functions of HP multi-function in Hardy https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/195782 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
