Scanner (Canon n1240u) fails with "invalid parameter"

[Ric Moore]

On 08/17/2013 12:02 PM, MR ZenWiz wrote:
> On Sat, Aug 17, 2013 at 12:25 AM, Ric Moore <wayward4now at gmail.com> wrote:
> :
>>
>> Once in awhile, with an HP combo I owned, that gave up the ghost as soon as
>> the warranty ran out, I had to open and shut the scanner lid to reset
>> something. Maybe the smoke had to be let out??
>>
>> I promised HP support that I would complain repeatedly in public forums
>> about their lousy products and here's another Captain Ahab/Khan moment.
>> <evil grin>  Ric
>>
> Unfortunately Canons don't seem to have the same resilience (?) as HP
> - I tried pressing the scan button, opening and closing the lid,
> unplugging and replugging the USB cord, even moving all my USB cables
> around - no joy.
>
> Grr... (not to you, Ric, thanks!)


Hrmmmmm, maybe someone will refresh my memory, but I dimly recall there 
was a group problem, where your user had to belong to a scanner group.
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ScanningHowTo

Ahha! There you go! Ric


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