Leo Smith <leo.sm...@templar.co.uk> wrote: > Since the current stable package is in fact 1.0.19 which is the source > I used, I can only conclude it was mis-compiled? > > However, the problem remains that it wants to access a root privileged > USB port. So Xane gives an error when running as a normal user.
The USB device should be owned by root:scanner, so you should be able to access your scanner if you are in that group. That is, assuming you did read the README.Debian that comes with libsane. JB. -- Julien BLACHE - Debian & GNU/Linux Developer - <jbla...@debian.org> Public key available on <http://www.jblache.org> - KeyID: F5D6 5169 GPG Fingerprint : 935A 79F1 C8B3 3521 FD62 7CC7 CD61 4FD7 F5D6 5169 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org