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After upgrading to 11.10 from 11.04, Xsane cannot find the scanner except if I run sudo Xsane; then the scanner is found. How can I fix this? I tried to modify my user account to include "scanner" in my group, but I'm not allowed to unlock, even if my user has Administrator rights.

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have you tried with Simple Scan application? it's the new standard in Ubuntu. – Pisu Oct 31 '11 at 20:51
We need more hardware information to help you, can you look at this question and then edit your question adding the information? – Jorge Castro Nov 22 '11 at 23:34
Hello, this question has no information and activity for a very long time. I am voting to close it for now. If by any reason you think this question is still viable or useful in anyways or that there is still a good chance it will be answered please flag it to a moderator or add a comment with the reasons why you want it open. Regards. – nitstorm Feb 28 '12 at 16:46

closed as too localized by jrg♦ Feb 28 '12 at 16:52

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