Strange USB Scaner Problem

[norman]

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> Thanks. The backend version will be listed in Synaptic as libsane - most
> likely you are using 1.0.18-3ubuntu1.
> 
> You could always try the actual sane backend for your scanner:
> 
> http://www.gjaeger.de/scanner/plustek/
> http://www.gjaeger.de/scanner/downloads/plustek-usb-0.51-14.tar.gz
> 
> Be sure to read & follow the instructions in:
> http://sane-project.meier-geinitz.de/man/sane-plustek.5.html
> easier to read:
> http://www.die.net/doc/linux/man/man5/sane-plustek.5.html
> 
> Vendor CANON - ID: 0x04A9
> ----------------------------------------------------------
> USB Model:         ASIC:  Properties:              Prod-ID
> ----------------------------------------------------------
> CanoScan LIDE20    LM9833  600x1200dpi 48bit 512Kb 0x220D
> 
> Make sure to put your scanner ID info in /etc/sane.d/plustek.conf:
> 
>        [1]     [2]
> [usb] 0x04A9 0x220D
> device /dev/usbscanner
> 
> [1]=vendor ID
> [2]=product ID
> 
> **Note** you might try the above in the plustek.conf before installing
> plustek-usb-0.51-14.tar.gz just to see if that works. If it does then
> fine, if not then install plustek-usb-0.51-14.tar.gz and see if that
> works. Also see: http://www.die.net/doc/linux/man/man5/sane-usb.5.html
> 
> Also: make sure that you have your username in the scanners group:
> System|Administration|Users and Groups|Manage Groups|scanner
> 
> And see if that works.

Now its getting complicated. Oh for a simple parallel scanner that
works. I used to have one.

Norman