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crouse
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Posted: Wed Jun 13, 2007 4:38 pm Post subject: [Arch Linux] Installing a ScanMagic 1200 UB Plus scanner

Installing a Mustek ScanMagic 1200 UB Plus scanner on ArchLinux

You must have the sane and kooka packages installed. USB support is of course required, but probably already installed on most systems (the ScanMagic is a usb scanner).

Step #1
Add user to the "scanner" group.

Code:

usermod -aG scanner crouse

Step #2
Download sbfw.usb firmware from
http://www.meier-geinitz.de/sane/gt68xx-backend/firmware/sbfw.usb
Install into /opt/ directory. (/opt/sbfw.usb)

Code:

wget http://www.meier-geinitz.de/sane/gt68xx-backend/firmware/sbfw.usb
mv sbfw.usb /opt/sbfw.usb

Step #3
edit the conf file gt68xx.conf
(Located on my system under /etc/sane.d )

I used nano......

Code:

nano /etc/sane.d/gt68xx.conf

Uncomment or add the lines shown directley under:
# Mustek ScanExpress 1200 UB Plus:

Code:

# gt68xx.conf: Configuration file for GT68XX based scanners
# Read man sane-gt68xx for documentation
# Mustek ScanExpress 1200 UB Plus:

override "mustek-scanexpress-1200-ub-plus"
firmware "/opt/sbfw.usb"

Unplug and plug in the usb scanner.
You can use the scanimage command to verify that the scanner is found...

Code:

linux:/etc/sane.d # scanimage -L
device `gt68xx:libusb:002:002' is a Mustek ScanExpress 1200 UB Plus flatbed scanner
linux:/etc/sane.d #

You should now be able to start kooka and it should find the scanner and the firmware and just "work" Smile

Images will be stored by default to
/home/YOURUSERNAME/.kde/share/apps/ScanImages/

Other Links:
http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Scanner_setup_%26_configure
although, I like my directions better Wink

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