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USB

Configuring a USB scanner is a matter of installing the sane scanner drivers and a scanning program.

The following list will work:

*xsane
*libsane
*libsane-extras
*sane
*sane-utils


to install them:
*open a terminal
*become root
*type:
**apt-get update
**apt-get install xsane libsane libsane-extras sane sane-utils

remember to put yourself in the scanner group

to start using the scanner

*connect the power to the scanner
*connect the USB cord to the scanner and the CPU
*start the xsane program (KDE menu)

== Problems ==
*Make sure the scanner is supported by [http://sane-project.org sane]
*Make sure the lock is disengaged (not all scanners have a lock, but the best ones do)
*Check to see if the power supply is good (and the right voltage/amperage)
**It is generally a good idea to have some "known good" power supplies on hand for initial testing.

[[Category: Tech support]]
[[Category:Scanners]]