On Sun, 02 Aug 2009 21:30:49 -0500
"Mikkel L. Ellertson" <mikkel(a)infinity-ltd.com> wrote:
If they use the same protocal, then it is mainly a matter of adding
the usb ID.
Do you want a quick and dirty fix, or a somewhat better, but more
complicated fix? Simple fixes:
mount -o remount,devmode=664,gid=<group_number> /proc/bus/usb
Replace <group_number> with the number of the group you want to give
access. Maybe create a scanner group.
mount -o remount,devmode=666 /proc/bus/usb
This gives access to everybody.
The problem with both of these is that it gives access to all the
USB devices.
A more complicated solution involves a udev rule tailored to your
scanner that sets the ownership/permissions for the device. I have a
setup like that for allowing specific devices to be used in
VirtualBox virtual machines if you want it.
Thank you for the possibilities, but it looks like the hal solution will
do what I want. And is the *official* way. :-)