I think you need to make a symbolic link to /dev/usb/usbscanner0 , called /dev/usbscanner
ln -s /dev/usb/usbscanner0 /dev/usbscanner (could also be ln -s /dev/usb/usbscanner0 /dev/usbscanner, I mix those last two arguments up sometimes) Bertrik ----- Origineel Bericht ----- Van: "Ingo P. Korndoerfer" <[email protected]> Datum: Woensdag 5 December 2001 11:03 Onderwerp: [sane-devel] sane installation, usb > > hi everybody, > > can anybody give me a hint ? > > i have searched through the archives and so on, but > it seems like none of the tricks give there could help me. > > i am trying to install sane for my snapscan e20, > but get > > scanimage: open of device snapscan:/dev/usbscanner failed: Invalid > argument > > i have already downloaded and installed all these : > > sane-backends-1.0.5.tar > snapscan-20011129.tar > agfafirm > snape20.bin > sanei_usb-2001-08-05.tar > > the scanner module seems loaded > > #lsmod | grep scanner > scanner 4840 0 (unused) > usbcore 27236 0 [scanner usb-uhci usbkbd usb- > storage] > and the usbscanner device seems there, too ... > > # file /dev/usb/usbscanner0 > /dev/usb/usbscanner0: character special (180/48) > > what would be my problem ? > > thanks > > ingo > > _______________________________________________ > Sane-devel mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.mostang.com/mailman/listinfo/sane-devel >
