README for sane 1.0.x REQUIREMENTS PRE-INSTALL POST-INSTALL 1. To find the vendor/product id of your scanner, run the command: # sane-find-scanner -q found USB scanner (vendor=0x04a9, product=0x2204 [CanoScan FB630U] at libusb:001:005 You need the 'vendor' id (04a9) and the 'product' id (2204) 2. Check if /etc/udev/rules.d/libsane.rules already knows about your scanner. If your scanner is not in this list, add a line like the following, remember to replace 04a9 and 2204 with your values: SYSFS{idVendor}=="04a9", SYSFS{idProduct}=="2204", MODE="660", GROUP="scanner" 3. Check the file permissions in /dev/bus/usb after you have plugged in your scanner device. # ls -l /dev/bus/usb/001 total 0 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 43 Aug 3 10:58 001 -rw-rw---- 1 root scanner 50 Aug 3 10:58 005 PRECAUTION