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Re: xsane scanner

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On Tue 15 Aug 2017 at 08:43:24 +0000, Stephen Brown wrote:

> -----Original Message----- 
> From: JP 
> Sent: Wednesday, August 9, 2017 1:50 AM 
> To: debian-user@lists.debian.org 
> Subject: Re: xsane scanner 
> 
> On Tuesday, 8 August 2017 12:49:18 BST Stephen Grant Brown wrote:
> > How do I configure a scanner for xsane?
> > I am printing to the Canon MG6150, but it is not being recognized as a
> > scanner.
> 
> Should probably be supported by this:
> 
> https://manpages.debian.org/stretch/libsane-common/sane-pixma.5.en.html#FILES
> 
> You'll need to put the IP in /etc/sane.d/pixma.conf as described in that 
> section, eg. bjnp://<ipaddr>
> 
> For my MG3250 it sometimes gives an error trying to connect the first time, but 
> it wakes the scanner parts and it works the second time.
> 
> Regards
> 
> Hi All,
> How do I get root privileges to  modify /etc/sane.d/pixma.conf?
> Yours Sincerely 
> Stephen Grant Brown

Use su or sudo.

https://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch001639.htm

BTW, altering pixma.conf will do nothing for a machine connected by USB.

-- 
Brian.

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xsane scanner "Stephen Grant Brown" <steve.brown_nbn@iinet.net.au> - 2017-08-08 14:20 +0200
  Re: xsane scanner JP <jw@plews.org.uk> - 2017-08-08 18:00 +0200
    Re: xsane scanner Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2017-08-16 10:40 +0200
    Re: xsane scanner Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2017-08-16 16:50 +0200
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