Ubuntu guru needed :( : Sat Jan 12, 2013 11:21 pm  

OK, so who's a lot more clued up in this than me?

Re: Ubuntu guru needed :( : Sun Jan 13, 2013 1:54 am  

What do you need to know?

Re: Ubuntu guru needed :( : Sun Jan 13, 2013 2:21 pm  

Installing a scanner. I've got the driver file. (.usb, right?) Now I need an idiots guide to what to do with it.

I've got as far as opening the console, I've found my way to the file.... now what?


Cheers.


I will NOT be forced back to Gatesware.

Re: Ubuntu guru needed :( : Sun Jan 13, 2013 2:51 pm  

Here's what I've got to go from:

Instructions taken from Geeks Wasting Time blogpage:

Drop to a shell, cd to the directory you downloaded it to and issue the following commands...

sudo cp PS1Dfw.usb /usr/share/sane/gt68xx/
sudo chown root /usr/share/sane/gt68xx/PS1Dfw.usb
sudo chmod 755 /usr/share/sane/gt68xx/PS1Dfw.usb

So I try following them, and get this:

nik@Nik:~$ cd /home/nik/Downloads
nik@Nik:~/Downloads$ sudo cp PS1Dfw.usb /usr/share/sane/gt68xx/
[sudo] password for nik:
cp: accessing `/usr/share/sane/gt68xx/': Not a directory

what am I doing wrong?

Thanks

Re: Ubuntu guru needed :( : Tue Jan 15, 2013 1:34 pm  

Scooter Nik wrote:

Here's what I've got to go from:

Instructions taken from Geeks Wasting Time blogpage:

So I try following them, and get this:

what am I doing wrong?

Thanks

The error is that you're trying to copy the file to either a) a directory that doesn't exist, or b) a path that isn't a directory.

Firstly, what make and model is the scanner,, and what version of Ubuntu are you using? Most modern scanners should be supported out of the box on Ubu these days.

Re: Ubuntu guru needed :( : Tue Jan 15, 2013 9:10 pm  

12.04 - up to date as far as I can see,

Hewlett Packard Diamond 1200 Plus, aka Bearpaw 1200 CU?. It's a few years old, but it's functional and does what I need. I've also got a Lexmark All In One 1270, but I've been told not to even try to set that one up.

Thanks for your time.

Re: Ubuntu guru needed :( : Wed Jan 16, 2013 9:06 pm  

What is the exact problems you face can you open console and type Code: Select all lspci please copy the output into pastbin and share us the link also check out http://www.sane-project.org/

What is the exact problems you face can you open console and type Code: Select all lspci please copy the output into pastbin and share us the link also check out http://www.sane-project.org/

Re: Ubuntu guru needed :( : Wed Jan 16, 2013 9:20 pm  

Scooter Nik wrote:

Here's what I've got to go from:

Instructions taken from Geeks Wasting Time blogpage:

So I try following them, and get this:

what am I doing wrong?

Thanks

Also
cp: accessing `/usr/share/sane/gt68xx/': Not a directory

the bit gt68xx is generic the xx signifies different versions you will need to check what you have

so in console/terminal whatever type

cd /usr/share/sane

press enter and you will now be in the directory, now type

ls or dir and this should show you the directories in this one, you should see gt68xx where xx is the version

now you can amend your cp command to fit your set up

Regards

binks

Re: Ubuntu guru needed :( : Wed Jan 16, 2013 10:05 pm  

binks wrote: What is the exact problems you face can you open console and type Code: Select all lspci please copy the output into pastbin and share us the link also check out http://www.sane-project.org/ nik@Nik:~$ lspci 00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/PM/GMS, 943/940GML and 945GT Express Memory Controller Hub (rev 03) 00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/GMS, 943/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 03) 00:02.1 Display controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/GMS/GME, 943/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 03) 00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family High Definition Audio Controller (rev 02) 00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family PCI Express Port 1 (rev 02) 00:1c.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family PCI Express Port 2 (rev 02) 00:1c.2 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family PCI Express Port 3 (rev 02) 00:1d.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family USB UHCI Controller #1 (rev 02) 00:1d.1 USB controller: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family USB UHCI Controller #2 (rev 02) 00:1d.2 USB controller: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family USB UHCI Controller #3 (rev 02) 00:1d.3 USB controller: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family USB UHCI Controller #4 (rev 02) 00:1d.7 USB controller: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family USB2 EHCI Controller (rev 02) 00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge (rev e2) 00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801GBM (ICH7-M) LPC Interface Bridge (rev 02) 00:1f.2 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801GBM/GHM (ICH7-M Family) SATA Controller [IDE mode] (rev 02) 00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family SMBus Controller (rev 02) 04:00.0 Ethernet controller: Atheros Communications Inc. AR242x / AR542x Wireless Network Adapter (PCI-Express) (rev 01) 05:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8101E/RTL8102E PCI Express Fast Ethernet controller (rev 01) 06:04.0 CardBus bridge: Texas Instruments PCIxx12 Cardbus Controller 06:04.1 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Texas Instruments PCIxx12 OHCI Compliant IEEE 1394 Host Controller 06:04.2 Mass storage controller: Texas Instruments 5-in-1 Multimedia Card Reader (SD/MMC/MS/MS PRO/xD) 06:04.3 SD Host controller: Texas Instruments PCIxx12 SDA Standard Compliant SD Host Controller nik@Nik:~$

binks wrote: What is the exact problems you face can you open console and type Code: Select all lspci please copy the output into pastbin and share us the link also check out http://www.sane-project.org/ nik@Nik:~$ lspci 00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/PM/GMS, 943/940GML and 945GT Express Memory Controller Hub (rev 03) 00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/GMS, 943/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 03) 00:02.1 Display controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/GMS/GME, 943/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 03) 00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family High Definition Audio Controller (rev 02) 00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family PCI Express Port 1 (rev 02) 00:1c.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family PCI Express Port 2 (rev 02) 00:1c.2 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family PCI Express Port 3 (rev 02) 00:1d.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family USB UHCI Controller #1 (rev 02) 00:1d.1 USB controller: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family USB UHCI Controller #2 (rev 02) 00:1d.2 USB controller: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family USB UHCI Controller #3 (rev 02) 00:1d.3 USB controller: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family USB UHCI Controller #4 (rev 02) 00:1d.7 USB controller: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family USB2 EHCI Controller (rev 02) 00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge (rev e2) 00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801GBM (ICH7-M) LPC Interface Bridge (rev 02) 00:1f.2 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801GBM/GHM (ICH7-M Family) SATA Controller [IDE mode] (rev 02) 00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family SMBus Controller (rev 02) 04:00.0 Ethernet controller: Atheros Communications Inc. AR242x / AR542x Wireless Network Adapter (PCI-Express) (rev 01) 05:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8101E/RTL8102E PCI Express Fast Ethernet controller (rev 01) 06:04.0 CardBus bridge: Texas Instruments PCIxx12 Cardbus Controller 06:04.1 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Texas Instruments PCIxx12 OHCI Compliant IEEE 1394 Host Controller 06:04.2 Mass storage controller: Texas Instruments 5-in-1 Multimedia Card Reader (SD/MMC/MS/MS PRO/xD) 06:04.3 SD Host controller: Texas Instruments PCIxx12 SDA Standard Compliant SD Host Controller nik@Nik:~$

Re: Ubuntu guru needed :( : Wed Jan 16, 2013 10:09 pm  

binks wrote:

Also
cp: accessing `/usr/share/sane/gt68xx/': Not a directory

the bit gt68xx is generic the xx signifies different versions you will need to check what you have

so in console/terminal whatever type

cd /usr/share/sane

press enter and you will now be in the directory, now type

ls or dir and this should show you the directories in this one, you should see gt68xx where xx is the version

now you can amend your cp command to fit your set up

Regards

binks

nik@Nik:/usr/share/sane$ dir
gt68xx PS1Dfw.usb xsane
nik@Nik:/usr/share/sane$ is
is: command not found

is - not recognised.
Brings up gt68xx as the driver? I thought it was generic, but that's what it says :-/


Again, thanks for the time, I'm off to see if I can work out what's wrong on the Sane link.