On 11/10/10 17:04, Bev Nicolson wrote:
Yes, that makes sense Steve. But I have another question. How do I cp over the bin file to the bin folder? I've just tried something and nowt happened. And no it won't let me drag and drop it. Oh no.
Bev.
Drag and drop the file to your desktop, or save it on your desktop.
Open Nautilus (the file manager) and see if the directory /usr/share/sane/snapscan exists.
If it doesn't, then open a terminal and type
sudo mkdir /usr/share/sane/snapscan
If you've done that, or the directory exists, type this in a terminal NB it's all on one line. Replace YOUR_USER_NAME with the name of your Home folder's name.
sudo cp /home/YOUR_USER_NAME/Desktop/SnapScan_1212U_2.bin /usr/share/sane/snapscan/
The above copies the file. Then type
sudo chown root:root /usr/share/sane/snapscan/SnapScan_1212U_2.bin
That should make sure the file is owned by the root user.
Then start xsane and see what happens. Perhaps if you try starting it from a terminal by typing xsane, you'll see any error messages that come up.
Hope this helps.
Regards Steve