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Peter Lloyd-Jones wrote: > > I am trying to get my Epson Perfection 1640 working with Debian Sarg. > > If I su to root, and enter xsane, great, it works. However if I try and run > xsane as a normal user it runs, and then reports that there are "no devices > available". I assume its a matter of altering a permission somewhere, but > where. Hmm -- I just used the scan tool in OpenOffice with my printer, and it "just worked" first time, so I never installed "xsane". But that is "sid" not "sarge". Let us try; # apt-get install xsane $ xsane Clicks "Scan". Damn it "just works" - problem not reproduced in "sid". Typically on Debian I'd expect you need to add yourself to the group "scanner", but I think this is unnecessary with later kernels (2.6.mumble) when "hotplug" is installed (i.e. I'm not in group scanner and it works fine). Try; # usermod -a -G scanner <your-username> - The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG Mail majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "unsubscribe list" in the message body to unsubscribe. FAQ: www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html