[Solvd] only root can use scangearmp

[akuankkis]

I dowlloaded Linux IJ Scan Driver_mg5100.tar package from Cannon suport site. Installed it and now only root can use Canon PIXMA MG5150 scanner with scangearmp.

I want scanner access to all users. What to do?

[craigevil]

make sure your users are in the scanner group. wouldn't hurt to add them to the lp group either.


$ groups
craig lp cdrom floppy sudo audio dip video plugdev users netdev lpadmin powerdev scanner debian-tor

[akuankkis]

make sure your users are in the scanner group. wouldn't hurt to add them to the lp group either.

All users are members in scanner and lp grops. All can pirnt but only root can use scanner.
Scanner works with Ubuntu 10.04 but not Debian Squeeze.

[peter_irich]

Check udev's rules for this scanner, parameters MODE and GROUP. It must be 0660 and scanner respectively,
and must not be OWNER="root".

Peter.

[akuankkis]

Check udev's rules for this scanner, parameters MODE and GROUP. It must be 0660 and scanner respectively,
and must not be OWNER="root".

There is /etc/udev/80-canon_mfp.rules

# 80-canon_mfp.rules

ACTION!="add", GOTO="canon_mfp_end"
SUBSYSTEM=="usb_device", GOTO="canon_mfp_start"
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ENV{DEVTYPE}=="usb_device", GOTO="canon_mfp_start"
GOTO="canon_mfp_end"

LABEL="canon_mfp_start"
------ cut ------
#MG5100 series
SYSFS{idVendor}=="04a9", SYSFS{idProduct}=="1748", MODE="666"
------ cut ------

LABEL="canon_mfp_end"

[emmanuel_lamprecht]

I had this problem on an old Lenny box once. After backing up your udev rules, add the bold text to your rule:

SYSFS{idVendor}=="04a9", SYSFS{idProduct}=="1748", MODE="666", GROUP="scanner"

On later distributions, you may find that udev complains about SYSFS, which has been deprecated. In this case, simply change SYSFS to ATTR throughout.

Best regards,
EL

[akuankkis]

SYSFS{idVendor}=="04a9", SYSFS{idProduct}=="1748", MODE="666", GROUP="scanner"

No changes.

On later distributions, you may find that udev complains about SYSFS, which has been deprecated. In this case, simply change SYSFS to ATTR throughout.

Warning messages dissapers at boot.

What about printers.rules? PIXMA MG5150 is also a printer.

[peter_irich]

You can try change
udev_log="err"
to
udev_log="info"
in /etc/udev/udev.conf or just try ATTR instead of SYSFS, but on my Debian Wheezy SYSFS is used id udev rules.

Peter.

[akuankkis]

I replaced Debian with Windows. Now all works fine.

[cebupsych]

ScangearMP can be launched from your command line or from within Gimp Photo Editor. Open Gimp then in blank screen right click and select flie > create > scangearmp > scan.