Yeh, I half expected that … but it aint a problem, the USB udev permissions just need fixing 
Can you send the output from:
ls -a /etc/udev/rules.d
HP printers and AIO’s tend to work out of the box … HP’s are extremely well supported in Linux by the hplip (HP Linux Imaging and Printing) driver which is pre-installed in most distros … it even has a pretty GUI interface
. 10-vboxdrv.rules 70-persistent-net.rules
… 70-persistent-cd.rules README
Now you’re just showing off ;), or do you have shares in HP?
Tony N
OK, run:
sudo gedit /etc/udev/rules.d/90-libsane.rules
When a BLANK file opens, make it read:-
# Kodak 3250
ATTRS{idVendor}=="040a", ATTRS{idProduct}=="4043", ENV{libsane_matched}="yes"
SAVE the file.
Turn the printer OFF, wait 10 seconds, turn it back ON (or reboot the PC).
Now what is returned from:
scanimage -L
if that finds the scanner … test it in XSane.
Hi Mark,
as you no doubt realised, the website was down for a while. No problem, it coincided with my wanting to watch the GP qualifying.
“scanimage -L” still reports, after printer OFF, re-boot and printer ON, “No scanners were identified. etc.”
I’ve double checked the rules file and, still, the only line therein is as you suggested.
# Kodak 3250
ATTRS{idVendor}==“040a”, ATTRS{idProduct}==“4043”, ENV{libsane_matched}=“yes”
Word for word this time, I’ve been using the ‘magic’ mouse clicks to copy and paste.
“sudo scanimage -L” still reports “device `kodakaio:libusb:001:007’ is a Kodak KODAK ESP 3200 Series AiO flatbed scanner”.
Linux obviously doesn’t want any old passer-by using the scanner, but how would I use it?
Tony N
Ooops … they’ve moved it.
OK, run:
sudo rm -v /etc/udev/rules.d/90-libsane.rules
(be careful to get that right … probably best to copy/paste)
then:
sudo gedit /lib/udev/rules.d/40-libsane.rules
A file should open with a LOAD of entries …
add these 2 lines
# Kodak 3250
ATTRS{idVendor}=="040a", ATTRS{idProduct}=="4043", ENV{libsane_matched}="yes"
to the bottom of that fille … SAVE the file … restart the printer (or reboot) … then post the output from:
scanimage -L
Looks more promising: -
“device `kodakaio:libusb:001:006’ is a Kodak KODAK ESP 3200 Series AiO flatbed scanner”.
Now the system knows it’s there, how do I use it from the desktop?
Thanks Mark
Tony N
Fire up XSane … and let us know if it woks ?
Hi Mark,
thanks for that.
XSane does find the scanner and I can “Acquire preview” O.K. and tweek all the enhancements, but it seems reluctant to save my scanned image: -
" Error during save: Could not create secure file (maybe a link does not exist): /home/tony/scanned images/WinXP_desktop_icons.pnm". Is ‘pnm’ the default extension for scanned images?
This, I guess, could be down to my not being familiar with the Linux directory structure and any limitations that may exist with regard to directory and file names.
Then if I click [Scan] again I get: -
“Failed to start scanner: Error during device I/O”.
If I switch the device off, and then on again, start “xsane .998” (as it shows when searching for device), and then click [Scan] I get the same error message as first quoted “Error during save etc…”.
I created the sub directories /tony and /scanned images using “Files” O.K., but wonder if I am using some characters in the directory or file names that Linux doesn’t like.
Your may guess that I was trying to scan a snapshot of my WinXP desktop as a reminder of what programs I am likely to want in Linux.
Cheers
Tony N
Try saving it to a directory that exists, but has no spaces in the name.
Linux doesn’t like file/directory names with spaces … unless you surround the path with quotation marks, such as “/home/tony/scanned images” … without the quotation marks it would have read the path as /home/tony/scanned (which doesn’t exist) … then wondered what the heck images was tagged on the end for 
So crfeate a directory in your home directory called scanned_images, or scans, or similar.
or try just saving them to Pictures
[EDIT]
Oh … and save them as a PNG or JPG
or try using Simple Scan … though XSane gives you more control
[EDIT 2]
I just noticed this:-
I created the sub directories /tony and /scanned images using "Files" O.K
I have no idea what that means … but you should not have needed to create the “tony” directory … that should be your home directory ???
Just scan the image, then svae them to a directory that already exists in your home folder (your home folder is probably /home/tony … so save them to /home/tony/Pictures or similar)
Doesn’t XSane allow you to browse to where you want to save them ?
BTW, another way to represent your home directory is ~/ so if you’re logged on as “tony”, ~/ would be the same as /home/tony/ … and ~/Pictures would be the same as /home/tony/Pictures
Hi again Mark,
I think I am missing something here, or I’ve screwed up my directory structure.
If I click on the “Files” icon (Access and organise files) I get a window with “Home” at top dead centre. On the left a column listing all my drives as “DEVICES”, beneath that, in bold type “Computer” below which is a list of Directories (? Folders) headed by “Home”, “Desktop”, “Documents” down to “Rubbish bin” at the bottom.
To the right of this is a white window in which are a number of folders with “Desktop” at the top, some of which appear in the list on the left and some which don’t. Above this is the heading “Home” in a dark grey box on a lighter grey background. But…
To the left of this “Home” box is a left pointing triangle. If I click on this I get another “home”, not bold type and lower case “h” which, if I click on it renders a folder “tony” below a folder icon with the house symbol thereon.
This contains 11 folders which are the same as the “Home” folder.
It would appear to me that I have directory something like this: -
"home"
__________|___________
| |
tony [b] Home[/b]
| |
11 Folders Same 11 Folders
or am reading something wrong.
Sorry to be a pain over this, but I’m sure that the reason xsane can’t save my scanned file is that it can’t find the folder in which I wanted to put it, which is a bit painful now we’ve finally got the system to recognise the scanner 
I tried “~/scanned_images/WinXP_desktop_icons.jpeg” and “home/tony/scanned_images/WinXP_Desktop.jpg” in the browser window in xsane and get the same result.
Is there a difference, as far as Linux is concerned, between “home” and “Home”.
Thanks for your help Mark, it is much appreciated, and sorry for keeping on keeping on. :-[
Best Regards
Tony N
Can you send the output from these 3 commands:-
ls -a ~/
and
ls -a /home/tony
and
ls -a /home
Is there a difference, as far as Linux is concerned, between "home" and "Home".
YES … Linux directory and file names ARE case sensitive … unlike Windows you can have multiple files/directoies called foobar, Foobar, fOObar, fooBAR, etc. in the same directory
I’m a little baffled why you’re having difficulty with this … doesn’t XSane just scan the image, the ask where you want to save it … but have a browse button (so you can browse to where you want to save it) ?
I can’t ATM run XSane (no scanner attached to this PC) … I’ll check later.
Yes it does, scan, and have a browse facility. I previously entered the path and filename in the box, rather than select it from a directory listing.
I have now done it via the [browse] icon and it has worked O.K.
I can’t help feeling that my mishandling of the directory structure resulted in my telling xsane to put it somewhere that doesn’t exist.
Sorry about that.
Cheers
Tony N
Your directory structure is fine
Yup, capitals and spaces in Linux paths can take getting used to … along with getting used to only dealing with your “Home Folder” (~/) … but you’ll soon get the hang of it
Thanks for help your Mark,
I think it’s perhaps time to close this thread so I’ll mark it “solved”.
No doubt there will be other questions in the future.
Best regards
Tony N
You’re more than welcome
No doubt there will be other questions in the future.
Make one of them … “Should I replace my Kodak AiO with an HP AiO ?”
Maybe so, particularly as I read that Kodak have filed for bankruptcy Stateside!
Tony N
They were dead the second digital photography arrived … they just needed to burn off any cash they had lying around first.