Confused with scanner and libusb

[John Cox]

On Sun, 02 Jan 2005 13:06:23 +0100, gaetan yavorsky
<gaetan.yavorsky at easy-france.com> wrote:
> Hi,
> Moving from FC1 to FC3
> Prior to FC3, I had a script like :
> res=`/usr/bin/scanimage --mode Color -d epson:/dev/usb/scanner0 --
> resolution 100 |/usr/bin/pnmtojpeg >$1`
> 
> Now, scanimage -L shows :device `epson:libusb:002:012' is a Epson
> StylusScan2500 flatbed scanner
> 
> But the problem is that the libusb:xxx:yyy is changing each time the
> scanner is plugged in.
> Is there any way to make a symlink to something like /dev/scanner, to
> use always the same device ?
> 
> Thanks.
> Gaetan Yavorsky
> 

Take a look at this thread.  
http://www.fedoraforum.org/forum/showthread.php?t=26744