SANE can't find device if used through VNC - F9

redhatdude at bellsouth.net redhatdude at bellsouth.net
Fri Nov 28 07:29:21 UTC 2008


> Hello,
I got a F9 machine that I access through VNC. If I'm at the machine, I can open 
SANE and scan without any problems. If I, however, do this remotely through VNC, 
> SANE cannot find my HP scanner. 
I tried the same using X11 from a Mac and it didn't work either. However, if I 
> login as root and launch SANE, it works, if finds the scanner and scans.
> Any idea how to solve this issue?
> Thanks,
> EJ
> 

Any takers? I've had problems with VNC in two machines so far.




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