PLDWWW: Docs/scanners

[Mateusz Korniak]

Author: Mateusz Korniak   Date: Thu Apr 15 11:12:14 2010 GMT
Module: PLDWWW   URL: http://www.pld-linux.org/Docs/scanners
---- Log message:
My notes over scanners config

---- Page affected: Docs/scanners

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The comment on the change is:
My notes over scanners config

New page:
= 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.