--- Adam Bower abower@thebowery.co.uk wrote:
Hi all,
just thought you might like to hear of my stupidity! I have just spent 30 minutes saying lots of swear words as my new scanner (USB Epson 640) didn't work, I had gone through the configs a million times etc. and it should all of worked.
Its always good to admit cock ups, I admit them far too regularly tho.
Latest cock up for me is tacking over 3 weeks to get NT 4 installed on two boxes, in the end I admitted defeat. If only the manager had let me put Linux on, I can do that in 15mins!
Stupid me forgot to check the permissions on /dev/usbscanner as I had to create the device node by hand! a quick chmod 666 /dev/usbscanner and it of course now all works lovely! and yes I am going to change the permissions to something a little more secure in a second.
Wasn't it a permissions problem with my printer?
I also have gimp-print working well with my Epson Photo 700 inkjet printer so I am well chuffed, I now have a linux gfx design workstation!
What scanning software are you using? does the GIMP have scanning built in?
Anyway does anyone know of any good books on the gimp? I have been toying with the idea of getting 'grokking the gimp' but I am unsure of which books on the gimp are any good and don't want to waste precious money.
Don't own them my self but.
"Grokking the gimp" is very good, a person on the list has just ordered it at 25% off so I will see when it arrives how good it really is.
the GIMP pocket guide is in the library ATM.
What ever book you get adam, let me know what one you want and I will sort you the discount.
Thanks
D
Adam
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