Giuseppe Sacco wrote: > On Mon, 24 Mar 2008 08:29:09 -0700 Rusty Carruth <rustyc at descomp.com> > wrote: > > [...] > >> If I chmod the scanner device in /proc/bus/usb to 666 I still get the >> same results from scanimage as user. >> >> Also, no matter what I try in /etc/udev, I get permissions 644 for the >> device associated with the SM3600. Here's udev: >> > > I believe that udev is setting permissions on /dev/bus/usb/* and not in > /proc/bus/usb/* > I also think libusb is using the /dev/bus/usb/* paths in order to access > devices. Please check access rights there. > [...] >
Ah, yes, exactly! (duh!) Thank you! That fixed it! As a normal user: rusty at rcdesk:~$ /orig/usr/bin/scanimage -L device `v4l:/dev/video0' is a Noname BT878 video (ATI TV-Wonder VE) virtual device device `sm3600:libusb:001:005' is a Microtek ScanMaker 3600 flatbed scanner rusty at rcdesk:~$ xsane I'd suggest fixing the doc to mention /dev/bus, but instead I'll put doing it myself into the list of things I need to do One Of These Days Real Soon Now. rc
