Re: scanner problem

mschild wrote:
>> Download it, save it, as root shove it into the right directory. It
>> should go to /usr/share/sane/gt68xx/ (or rather: be there already)
>>     
>
> I had downloaded it but how do I put it in /usr/share.....?
>   

Open a konsole / xterminal
Type  su, hit enter, type the root password.
type cd/usr/share/sane <enter>
type ls gt68xx <enter>
Is there a directory called gt68xx with something in it?
if not, type mkdir gt68xx <enter>
type cd gt68xx <enter>
type ls -l A1* <enter>
Does the file A1fw.usb show? Is it larger than 0 bytes? (just checking)
type cp /path/to/where/you/downloaded/A1fw.usb ./  <enter>
if the machine asks if it should overwrite A1fw.sub, type y <enter>
type ls -l A1* <enter>
Verify that the file has been copied
teyp exit <enter>
Give the scanner a try.

> and why did it work before?
>   

I really would not know. What happened since last time? Were there 
upgrades? Was there a problem in other ways?
Hard to tell from here...

Paul

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