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      <programlisting>device usb
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      <programlisting>device usb
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device uhci
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device uhci
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device ohci
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device ohci
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device ehci</programlisting>
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device ehci
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device xhci</programlisting>
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      <para>To determine if the <acronym>USB</acronym> scanner is
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      <para>To determine if the <acronym>USB</acronym> scanner is
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	detected, plug it in and use <command>dmesg</command> to
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	detected, plug it in and use <command>dmesg</command> to
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    <sect2>
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    <sect2>
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      <title><application>SANE</application> Configuration</title>
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      <title><application>SANE</application> Configuration</title>
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      <para>The <application>SANE</application> system is split in two
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      <para>The <application>SANE</application> system provides the
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	parts: the backends
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	access to the scanner via backends (<package>graphics/sane-backends</package>).
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	(<package>graphics/sane-backends</package>) and the frontends
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	Refer to <link
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	(<package>graphics/sane-frontends</package> or
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	<package>graphics/xsane</package>).  The backends provide
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	access to the scanner.  Refer to <link
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	  xlink:href="http://www.sane-project.org/sane-supported-devices.html">http://www.sane-project.org/sane-supported-devices.html</link>
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	  xlink:href="http://www.sane-project.org/sane-supported-devices.html">http://www.sane-project.org/sane-supported-devices.html</link>
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	to determine which backend supports the scanner.  The
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	to determine which backend supports the scanner.  A
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	frontends provide the graphical scanning interface.
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	graphical scanning interface is provided by third party
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	<package>graphics/sane-frontends</package> installs
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	applications like <application>Kooka</application>
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	<application>xscanimage</application> while
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	(<package>graphics/kooka</package>) or
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	<package>graphics/xsane</package> installs
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	<application>XSane</application>
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	<application>xsane</application>.</para>
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	(<package>graphics/xsane</package>).
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	<application>SANE</application>'s backends are enough to test
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	the scanner.</para>
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      <para>To install the two parts from binary packages:</para>
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      <para>To install the backends from binary package:</para>
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      <screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>pkg install xsane sane-frontends</userinput></screen>
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      <screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>pkg install sane-backends</userinput></screen>
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      <para>Alternatively, to install from the Ports Collection</para>
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      <para>Alternatively, to install from the Ports Collection</para>
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      <screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>cd /usr/ports/graphics/sane-frontends</userinput>
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      <screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>cd /usr/ports/graphics/sane-backends</userinput>
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&prompt.root; <userinput>make install clean</userinput>
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&prompt.root; <userinput>cd /usr/ports/graphics/xsane</userinput>
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&prompt.root; <userinput>make install clean</userinput></screen>
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&prompt.root; <userinput>make install clean</userinput></screen>
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      <para>After installing the
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      <para>After installing the
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      <screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>scanimage -L</userinput>
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      <screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>scanimage -L</userinput>
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device `snapscan:/dev/pass3' is a AGFA SNAPSCAN 600 flatbed scanner
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device `snapscan:/dev/pass3' is a AGFA SNAPSCAN 600 flatbed scanner
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&prompt.root; <userinput>scanimage -L</userinput>
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&prompt.root; <userinput>scanimage -L</userinput>
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device 'epson2:libusb:/dev/usb:/dev/ugen0.2' is a Epson GT-8200 flatbed scanner</screen>
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device 'epson2:libusb:000:002' is a Epson GT-8200 flatbed scanner</screen>
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      <para>In this second example,
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      <para>In this second example,
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	<literal>'epson2:libusb:/dev/usb:/dev/ugen0.2'</literal> is
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	<literal>epson2</literal> is
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	the backend name (<literal>epson2</literal>) and
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	the backend name and
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	<literal>/dev/ugen0.2</literal> is the device node used by the
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	<literal>libusb:000:002</literal> means
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	<filename>/dev/ugen0.2</filename> is the device node used by the
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	scanner.</para>
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	scanner.</para>
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      <para>If <command>scanimage</command> is unable to identify the
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      <para>If <command>scanimage</command> is unable to identify the
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	with the right backend name and the device node:</para>
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	with the right backend name and the device node:</para>
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      <screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>scanimage -L</userinput>
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      <screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>scanimage -L</userinput>
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device 'epson2:libusb:/dev/usb:/dev/ugen0.2' is a Epson GT-8200 flatbed scanner</screen>
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device 'epson2:libusb:000:002' is a Epson GT-8200 flatbed scanner</screen>
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      <para>Once <command>scanimage -L</command> sees the scanner, the
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      <para>Once <command>scanimage -L</command> sees the scanner, the
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	configuration is complete and the scanner is now ready to
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	configuration is complete and the scanner is now ready to
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      <para>While <command>scanimage</command> can be used to perform
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      <para>While <command>scanimage</command> can be used to perform
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	an image acquisition from the command line, it is often
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	an image acquisition from the command line, it is often
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	preferable to use a graphical interface to perform image
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	preferable to use a graphical interface to perform image
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	scanning.  The <package>graphics/sane-frontends</package>
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	scanning.  Applications like <application>Kooka</application>
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	package or port installs a simple but efficient graphical
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	or <application>XSane</application> are popular scanning
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	interface, <application>xscanimage</application>.</para>
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	frontends.  They
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	offer advanced features such as various scanning modes, color
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      <para>Alternately, <application>xsane</application>, which is
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	correction, and batch scans.  <application>XSane</application>
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	installed with the <package>graphics/xsane</package> package
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	is also usable as a <application>GIMP</application> plugin.</para>
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	or port, is another popular graphical scanning frontend.  It
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	offers advanced features such as various scanning modes, color
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	correction, and batch scans.  Both of these applications are
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	usable as a <application>GIMP</application> plugin.</para>
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    </sect2>
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    </sect2>
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    <sect2>
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    <sect2>
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      <title>Scanner Permissions</title>
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      <title>Scanner Permissions</title>
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      <para>In order to have access to the scanner, a user needs read
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      <para>In order to have access to the scanner, a user needs read
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	and write permissions to the device node used by the scanner.
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	and write permissions to the device node used by the
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	In the previous example, the <acronym>USB</acronym> scanner
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	scanner.  There are several ways to give the user the
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	permissions.</para>
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      <sect3>
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	<title>Using &man.devfs.8;</title>
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	<para>In the previous example, the <acronym>USB</acronym> scanner
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	uses the device node <filename>/dev/ugen0.2</filename> which
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	uses the device node <filename>/dev/ugen0.2</filename> which
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	is really a symlink to the real device node
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	is really a symlink to the real device node
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	<filename>/dev/usb/0.2.0</filename>.  The symlink and the
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	<filename>/dev/usb/0.2.0</filename>.  The symlink and the
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add path ugen0.2 mode 0660 group usb
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add path ugen0.2 mode 0660 group usb
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add path usb/0.2.0 mode 0666 group usb</programlisting>
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add path usb/0.2.0 mode 0666 group usb</programlisting>
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      <note>
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	<para>It happens the device node changes with the addition or
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	  removal of devices, so one may want to give access to all
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	  USB devices using these ruleset instead:</para>
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	<programlisting>[system=5]
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add path 'ugen*' mode 0660 group usb
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add path 'usb/*' mode 0666 group usb</programlisting>
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      </note>
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      <para>Refer to &man.devfs.rules.5; for more information about
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	this file.</para>
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      <para>Next, enable the ruleset in /etc/rc.conf:</para>
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      <programlisting>devfs_system_ruleset="system"</programlisting>
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      <para>And, restart the &man.devfs.8; system:</para>
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      <screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>service devfs restart</userinput></screen>
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      <para>Finally, add the users to <systemitem
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      <para>Finally, add the users to <systemitem
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	  class="groupname"><replaceable>usb</replaceable></systemitem>
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	  class="groupname"><replaceable>usb</replaceable></systemitem>
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	in order to allow access to the scanner:</para>
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	in order to allow access to the scanner:</para>
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      <screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>pw groupmod usb -m <replaceable>joe</replaceable></userinput></screen>
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      <screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>pw groupmod usb -m <replaceable>joe</replaceable></userinput></screen>
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      <para>For more details refer to &man.pw.8;.</para>
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      <para>For more details refer to &man.pw.8;.</para>
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      </sect3>
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      <sect3>
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	<title>Using the Device State Change Daemon
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	  (&man.devd.8;)</title>
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	<para>To be written...</para>
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      </sect3>
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    </sect2>
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    </sect2>
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  </sect1>
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  </sect1>
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</chapter>
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</chapter>

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