scannner install

[tsitras]

hi i installed sane and xsane. but when i run the xsane it cannot get the scanner. anyone that could help me? also when i installed the sane and xsane i did it through the console, using the apt-get. under the k menu i cannot see any entry for xsane. how do i do that?

[xyon]

What scanner and bus type are you using? SANE has a scanner search engine http://www.sane-project.org/cgi-bin/driver.pl
if you haven't already checked to see if your scanner is supported. Some scanners need a specific backend to be recognized. What does

scanimage -L

output for you?
Sometimes the permissions don't allow the normal user access to the scanner so try the scanimage code or

sane-find-scanner

as root to see if the scanner is recognized.
As to getting xsane in your kmenu there is a menu editor for that-sorry but I've used gnome too long now to remember exactly where you find that-try control center.

[tsitras]

as root
arispc:/home/aris# scanimage -L
device `gt68xx:libusb:002:002' is a Mustek BearPaw 1200 CU flatbed scanner
arispc:/home/aris#

as user:
aris@arispc:~$ scanimage -L

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).
aris@arispc:~$


as root:
arispc:/home/aris# sane-find-scanner

found USB scanner (vendor=0x05d8, product=0x4002, chip=GT-6801) at libusb:002:002
arispc:/home/aris#

[tsitras]

and i get this error when i try to run xsane as root:

arispc:~# xsane
[gt68xx] Couldn't open firmware file (neither `/usr/share/sane/gt68xx/PS1fw.usb' nor `/usr/share/sane/gt68xx/ps1fw.usb'): No such file or directory
arispc:~#

[xyon]

and i get this error when i try to run xsane as root:

arispc:~# xsane
[gt68xx] Couldn't open firmware file (neither `/usr/share/sane/gt68xx/PS1fw.usb' nor `/usr/share/sane/gt68xx/ps1fw.usb'): No such file or directory
arispc:~#

I think you need to set permissions go here: http://www.sane-project.org/man/sane-gt68xx.5.html

and scroll to the

libusb issues

section where there is a link to permission setting + and then you'll want to read the configuration section to get the scanner setup.
Hope that helps.