[Gimp-user] USB scanner, Xsane and Gimp
Hi all, I know this isn't exactly Gimp stuff - but I am trying to access my new USB scanner through the Gimp: File - Acquire - Xsane: Device dialog and I figured that lots of you guys must have already set up a USB scanner :-) Anyway, I've done a lot of google-ing but so far have been unable to find out how to set it up. When I re-booted the system (I installed a new sound card - SBLive [which I'm still trying to get working]) the usb modules loaded ok and I have an entry /dev/usb/scanner0 (-rw-rw-rw-). However, when I try to access it from within the Gimp (or thru Xsane), I get an error message that no devices are available. I did do a 'sane-find-scanner -v' and got the following: sane-find-scanner: checking /dev/usb/scanner0... open ok, vendor and product ids were identified sane-find-scanner: found USB scanner (vendor = 0x04a5, product = 0x20b0) at device /dev/usb/scanner0 Do I have to mount the scanner first- if so what do I put in /etc/fstab? Or is it that I have to make the system think that it is a scsi device? Any pointers welcome :-) Blessings, Nigel I AM Bible Studies and Resources http://www.i-amfaithweb.net Messianic E-Cards.com http://www.messianicecards.com OliveRoot Ministries http://www.oliveroot.net ___ Gimp-user mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.xcf.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user
Re: [Gimp-user] USB scanner, Xsane and Gimp
On Monday 17 February 2003 11:37, Nigel Ridley wrote: Hi all, I know this isn't exactly Gimp stuff - but I am trying to access my new USB scanner through the Gimp: File - Acquire - Xsane: Device dialog and I figured that lots of you guys must have already set up a USB scanner :-) Anyway, I've done a lot of google-ing but so far have been unable to find out how to set it up. When I re-booted the system (I installed a new sound card - SBLive [which I'm still trying to get working]) the usb modules loaded ok and I have an entry /dev/usb/scanner0 (-rw-rw-rw-). However, when I try to access it from within the Gimp (or thru Xsane), I get an error message that no devices are available. I did do a 'sane-find-scanner -v' and got the following: sane-find-scanner: checking /dev/usb/scanner0... open ok, vendor and product ids were identified sane-find-scanner: found USB scanner (vendor = 0x04a5, product = 0x20b0) at device /dev/usb/scanner0 Do I have to mount the scanner first- if so what do I put in /etc/fstab? Or is it that I have to make the system think that it is a scsi device? Any pointers welcome :-) Blessings, Nigel what brand of scanner, what version of linux, what version of GIMP, etc ? ___ Gimp-user mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.xcf.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user
Re: [Gimp-user] USB scanner, Xsane and Gimp
Nigel Ridley wrote: Hi all, I know this isn't exactly Gimp stuff - but I am trying to access my new USB scanner through the Gimp: File - Acquire - Xsane: Device dialog and I figured that lots of you guys must have already set up a USB scanner :-) Anyway, I've done a lot of google-ing but so far have been unable to find out how to set it up. When I re-booted the system (I installed a new sound card - SBLive [which I'm still trying to get working]) the usb modules loaded ok and I have an entry /dev/usb/scanner0 (-rw-rw-rw-). However, when I try to access it from within the Gimp (or thru Xsane), I get an error message that no devices are available. I did do a 'sane-find-scanner -v' and got the following: sane-find-scanner: checking /dev/usb/scanner0... open ok, vendor and product ids were identified sane-find-scanner: found USB scanner (vendor = 0x04a5, product = 0x20b0) at device /dev/usb/scanner0 Do I have to mount the scanner first- if so what do I put in /etc/fstab? Or is it that I have to make the system think that it is a scsi device? Any pointers welcome :-) Blessings, Nigel First, you have to get your scanner working under XSane. This problem is not a GIMP problem and I'm willing to work with you on this offline. I have a HP ScanJet 5200C (USB) that I use with GIMP and XSane without problems. I also encountered the same problem you did and WAS able to get it resolved through XSane configuration changes. E-mail me your scanner make/model and we can go from there :) Peace... Tom ___ Gimp-user mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.xcf.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user
Re: [Gimp-user] USB scanner, Xsane and Gimp
On Monday 17 February 2003 20:00, Tom Williams wrote: Nigel Ridley wrote: Hi all, I know this isn't exactly Gimp stuff - but I am trying to access my new USB scanner through the Gimp: File - Acquire - Xsane: Device dialog and I figured that lots of you guys must have already set up a USB scanner :-) Anyway, I've done a lot of google-ing but so far have been unable to find out how to set it up. When I re-booted the system (I installed a new sound card - SBLive [which I'm still trying to get working]) the usb modules loaded ok and I have an entry /dev/usb/scanner0 (-rw-rw-rw-). However, when I try to access it from within the Gimp (or thru Xsane), I get an error message that no devices are available. Here is my setup. The xsane program is linked into /usr/local/lib/gmp/1.2/plugins directory. There is a necessary file called /usr/local/etc/sane.d/epson.conf An important line in this file says: usb /dev/usbscanner The actual device file is: crw-rw-rw-2 root root 180, 48 Mar 25 2001 /dev/usbscanner When I boot I get these messages (try dmesg | less to examine yours) usb.c: registered new driver usbscanner scanner.c: USB Scanner support registered. As the others said, let us have all the gory details. I have an Epson Perfection 1240U. HTH -- John Culleton Subscribe to the Self_Publisher's Newsletter! Just send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Gimp-user mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.xcf.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user
Fwd: Re: [Gimp-user] USB scanner, Xsane and Gimp
-- Forwarded Message -- Subject: Re: [Gimp-user] USB scanner, Xsane and Gimp Date: Mon, 17 Feb 2003 22:01:25 -0500 From: Fred Bazolo [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Nigel Ridley [EMAIL PROTECTED] I am running Libranet 2.7 kernel 2.4.19 (a Debian variant) and trying to get a Benq (was Acer) 4300U USB scanner to work. The Gimp is 1.2.3 Blessings, Nigel Ridley hello again Nigel, I'm guessing on this. I use an Epson. You probably still have to configure the SANE backend. I don't know what that would be called for your scanner, but for an Epson it's a file called epson.conf. It should be located either in /etc/sane.d or in /usr/local/etc/sane.d - wherever your linux distro installs SANE. Edit the file and make sure that the following line is the only information in the file: usb /dev/usbscanner0 You may have to replace /dev/usbscanner0 with the actual device name, but from your information that sounds like what it is. You don't use an epson, so you will have to look for something like acer.conf or benq.conf, or even ( more probably I think ) snapscan.conf. This is because, after checking the SANE homepage, your scanner uses the snapscan backend. You may also have to reboot. I don't know, and I'm nobodies linux guru! Good luck. let me know if this works. By the way, I got most of my information from the SANE homepage, www.freecolormanagement.com/SANE and .../Documentation/usb/scanner.txt. You would probably also want to visit http://www.mostang.com/sane/man/sane-snapscan.5.html. --- ___ Gimp-user mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.xcf.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user
Re: [Gimp-user] layer manipulation question, scripting, etc.
a couple of thoughts: 1) if you want to save a layer separately, the easiest way i know of to do that is to click on the layer in the layers, channels, and paths dialoge, drag it to the toolbar, and it will create a new image with just that layer. then save it to whatever you need 2) to move the different colored text to a different layer and keep it in the same spot, i would do the following: 1. use the select contiguous regions tool, select the red letters 2. hit ctrl-c to copy, then ctrl-k to clear whats in the selection 3. create a new layer 4. right click on the image and choose EditPaste Into if you know how to customize keyboard shortcuts you could make this process really ez cheers, david _ STOP MORE SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail ___ Gimp-user mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.xcf.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user
