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Scanners

Configuration of scanners in PLD

Installing packages

Main packages:

poldek:/all-avail> install sane-backends xsane

Configuration of scanners on USB bus

Finding scanner device

Display devices currently on USB bus (use sudo or make sure user in is usb group):

 /usr/sbin/lsusb

Plug in scanner, check /var/log/kernel for sth similar to:

Apr 15 10:34:27 laptop-hp kernel: [ 8122.892835] usb 2-1: new full speed USB device using ohci_hcd and address 4
Apr 15 10:34:27 laptop-hp kernel: [ 8123.078105] usb 2-1: New USB device found, idVendor=055f, idProduct=021b
Apr 15 10:34:27 laptop-hp kernel: [ 8123.078115] usb 2-1: New USB device strings: Mfr=0, Product=1, SerialNumber=0
Apr 15 10:34:27 laptop-hp kernel: [ 8123.078122] usb 2-1: Product: USB Scanner
Apr 15 10:34:27 laptop-hp kernel: [ 8123.078422] usb 2-1: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice

or run lsusb again and notice new device.

docs/scanners.1271329933.txt.gz · Last modified: 2010-04-15 13:12 by Mateusz Korniak