I know that this does not fix the bug, but FWIW it may help somebody.
For now, this works for me:
make a file /etc/udev/rules.d/50-scanner-kludge.rules, containing:
SYSFS{idVendor}=="04b8", SYSFS{idProduct}=="0130", MODE="664", GROUP="scanner"
(substitute your vendor and product numbers shown by sane-find-scanner)
Add yourself to the scanners group.
Unlike other suggestions on the web, I placed this in a new file so that
it can be easily deleted when/if the root of the problem is fixed.
--
[Hardy]Xsane needs root to operate scanner
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/205496
You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu
Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.
--
ubuntu-bugs mailing list
ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com
https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
