only root can access scanner

[uteck]

Binary package hint: sane

My USB scanner is found on /dev/usb/002/004
No scanner group is made, nor is /dev/scanner
Only root has permission to access scanner

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: linux-image-2.6.32-21-generic 2.6.32-21.32
Regression: No
Reproducible: Yes
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-21.32-generic 2.6.32.11+drm33.2
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-21-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
AlsaDevices: Error: command ['ls', '-l', '/dev/snd/'] failed with exit code 2: ls: cannot access /dev/snd/: No such file or directory
AplayDevices: aplay: device_list:223: no soundcards found...
Architecture: amd64
ArecordDevices: arecord: device_list:223: no soundcards found...
Date: Mon Apr 26 10:02:53 2010
HotplugNewDevices:

HotplugNewMounts:

InstallationMedia: Mythbuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release amd64 (20091027)
MachineType: System manufacturer System Product Name
PciMultimedia:

ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-21-generic root=UUID=d1f7d80f-4d06-42b6-a390-283609007784 ro quiet splash
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=
 PATH=(custom, user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: linux
Symptom: storage
UdevMonitorLog:
 monitor will print the received events for:
 UDEV - the event which udev sends out after rule processing
UdisksMonitorLog: Monitoring activity from the disks daemon. Press Ctrl+C to cancel.
dmi.bios.date: 02/19/2008
dmi.bios.vendor: Phoenix Technologies, LTD
dmi.bios.version: ASUS M2N SLI ACPI BIOS Revision 0601
dmi.board.name: M2N-SLI
dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer INC.
dmi.board.version: 1.XX
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: 123456789000
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Chassis Manufacture
dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnPhoenixTechnologies,LTD:bvrASUSM2NSLIACPIBIOSRevision0601:bd02/19/2008:svnSystemmanufacturer:pnSystemProductName:pvrSystemVersion:rvnASUSTeKComputerINC.:rnM2N-SLI:rvr1.XX:cvnChassisManufacture:ct3:cvrChassisVersion:
dmi.product.name: System Product Name
dmi.product.version: System Version
dmi.sys.vendor: System manufacturer

[Rolf Leggewie (r0lf)]

I suspect this has to do with an incorrect rule setting up your device, so this would be hardware-specific. Maybe you want to contact the reporter from bug 899746 who has the same device as you.

[Rolf Leggewie (r0lf)]

have a look at bug 1029410 for example

[penalvch (penalvch)]

uteck, thank you for reporting this and helping make Ubuntu better.

As per https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Releases your release is EOL.

If you have an issue in a supported release (ex. 16.04) please file a new report, and feel free to subscribe me to it.