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authorJörg Frings-Fürst <debian@jff-webhosting.net>2021-02-16 18:24:19 +0100
committerJörg Frings-Fürst <debian@jff-webhosting.net>2021-02-16 18:24:19 +0100
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@@ -4,28 +4,30 @@
sane\-usb \- USB configuration tips for SANE
.SH DESCRIPTION
This manual page contains information on how to access scanners with a USB
-interface. It focusses on two main topics: getting the scanner detected by the
+interface. It focuses on two main topics: getting the scanner detected by the
operating system kernel and using it with SANE.
.PP
This page applies to USB most backends and scanners, as they use the generic
-sanei_usb interface. However, there is one exceptions: USB Scanners
-supported by the microtek2 backend need a special USB kernel
-driver, see
+sanei_usb interface. However, there is one exception: USB Scanners
+supported by the
.BR sane\-microtek2 (5)
-for details.
+backend need a special USB kernel driver.
.SH "QUICK START"
This is a short HOWTO-like section. For the full details, read the following
sections. The goal of this section is to get the scanner detected by
.BR sane\-find\-scanner (1).
.PP
-Run sane\-find\-scanner. If it lists your scanner with the correct vendor and
+Run
+.BR sane\-find\-scanner (1).
+If it lists your scanner with the correct vendor and
product ids, you are done. See section
.B "SANE ISSUES"
for details on how to go on.
.PP
-sane\-find\-scanner doesn't list your scanner? Does it work as root? If yes,
-there is a permission issue. See the
+.BR sane\-find\-scanner (1)
+doesn't list your scanner? Does it work as root? If yes, there is a permission issue.
+See the
.B LIBUSB
section for details.
.PP
@@ -61,17 +63,35 @@ none /proc/bus/usb usbfs defaults 0 0
The permissions for the device files used by libusb must be adjusted for user
access. Otherwise only root can use SANE devices. For
.IR Linux ,
-the devices are located in /proc/bus/usb/ or in /dev/bus/usb, if you use
+the devices are located in
+.I /proc/bus/usb/
+or in
+.IR /dev/bus/usb ,
+if you use
udev. There are directories named e.g. "001" (the bus name) containing files
"001", "002" etc. (the device files). The right device files can be found out by
-running scanimage \-L as root. Setting permissions with "chmod" is not permanent,
-however. They will be reset after reboot or replugging the scanner.
-.PP
-Usually udev or for older distributions the hotplug utilities are used, which
+running:
+.I "scanimage \-L:
+as root. Setting permissions with
+.BR chmod (1)
+is not permanent, however. They will be reset after reboot or replugging the scanner.
+.PP
+Usually
+.BR udev (7)
+or for older distributions the hotplug utilities are used, which
support dynamic setting of access permissions. SANE comes with udev and hotplug
-scripts in the directory tools/udev and tools/hotplug. They can be used for
-setting permissions, see @DOCDIR@/README.linux, tools/README and the README in
-the tools/hotplug directory for more details.
+scripts in the directory
+.I tools/udev
+and
+.IR tools/hotplug .
+They can be used for setting permissions, see
+.IR @DOCDIR@/README.linux ,
+.IR tools/README
+and the
+.I README
+in the
+.I tools/hotplug
+directory for more details.
.PP
For the
.BR BSDs ,
@@ -81,8 +101,10 @@ Use chmod to apply appropriate permissions.
.SH "SANE ISSUES"
.PP
-This section assumes that your scanner is detected by sane\-find\-scanner. It
-doesn't make sense to go on, if this is not the case. While sane\-find\-scanner
+This section assumes that your scanner is detected by
+.BR sane\-find\-scanner (1).
+It doesn't make sense to go on, if this is not the case. While
+.BR sane\-find\-scanner (1)
is able to detect any USB scanner, actual scanning will only work if the
scanner is supported by a SANE backend. Information on the level of support
can be found on the SANE webpage
@@ -104,9 +126,13 @@ is the USB vendor id, and
.I PRODUCT
is the USB product id of the scanner. Both ids are non-negative integer numbers
in decimal or hexadecimal format. The correct values for these fields can be
-found by running sane\-find\-scanner, looking into the syslog (e.g.,
-/var/log/messages) or under Linux by issuing the command "cat
-/proc/bus/usb/devices". This is an example of a config file line:
+found by running
+.BR sane\-find\-scanner (1),
+looking into the syslog (e.g.,
+.IR /var/log/messages )
+or under Linux by issuing the command
+.IR "cat /proc/bus/usb/devices" .
+This is an example of a config file line:
.PP
.RS
usb 0x055f 0x0006
@@ -137,14 +163,17 @@ If the library was compiled with debug support enabled, this
environment variable controls the debug level for the USB I/O
subsystem. E.g., a value of 128 requests all debug output to be
printed. Smaller levels reduce verbosity. Values greater than 4 enable
-libusb debugging (if available). Example: export SANE_DEBUG_SANEI_USB=4.
+libusb debugging (if available). Example:
+.IR "export SANE_DEBUG_SANEI_USB=4" .
.PP
.TP
.B SANE_USB_WORKAROUND
If your scanner does not work when plugged into a USB3 port, try
-setting the environment variable SANE_USB_WORKAROUND to 1. This
-may work around issues which happen with particular kernel
-versions. Example: export SANE_USB_WORKAROUND=1.
+setting the environment variable
+.B SANE_USB_WORKAROUND
+to 1. This may work around issues which happen with particular kernel
+versions. Example:
+.I export SANE_USB_WORKAROUND=1.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.BR sane (7),
@@ -153,4 +182,5 @@ versions. Example: export SANE_USB_WORKAROUND=1.
.BR sane\-scsi (5)
.SH AUTHOR
-Henning Meier-Geinitz <henning@meier\-geinitz.de>
+Henning Meier-Geinitz
+.RI < henning@meier\-geinitz.de >