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31.1.2006
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30.1.2006
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29.1.2006
Filed under: Debian/Ubuntu, General @ 15:11

Here’s how to get the Canon LIDE 60 scanner working with Ubuntu Dapper:

The device is a Genesys Logic GL646 and GL841 based scanner, so it uses the sane genesys driver. Make sure that the driver is enabled in /etc/sane.d/dll.conf.

Now plug in the scanner and run sane-find-scanner and you will get something like this (if not, maybe you should try running this with sudo):

found USB scanner (vendor=0×04a9, product=0×221c, chip=GL841?) at libusb:004:010

Using these values add an entry for the scanner to /etc/sane.d/genesys.conf:

# Canon LiDE 60
usb 0×04a9 0×221c

To use the device as a non-rootl user, you have to prepare udev by editing the libsane udev rules at /etc/udev/rules.d/45-libsane.rules (the actual name of the file may differ, remember Dapper is still in development) and add a line using the values from sane-find-scanner:

# Canon Inc.|LIDE 60
SYSFS{idVendor}==”04a9″, SYSFS{idProduct}==”221c”, MODE=”664″, GROUP=”scanner”

now restart udev with

sudo /etc/init.d/udev restart

Fire up xsane and it should work. Please leave a comment if you know why gnome-volume-manager doesn’t start xsane when I plug in the scanner.

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28.1.2006
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25.1.2006
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24.1.2006
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23.1.2006
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22.1.2006
Filed under: General, The World and the Web @ 18:58

Matschbälle für große und kleine Kinder.
Dorodango ball

How to Make Shiny Dorodango

1. Pack some mud into your hand, and squeeze out the water while forming a sphere.
2. Add some dry dirt to the outside and continue to gently shape the mud into a sphere.
3. When the mass dries, pack it solid with your hands, and rub the surface until a smooth film begins to appear.
4. Rub your hands against the ground, patting and rubbing the fine, powdery dirt onto the sphere. Continue this for two hours.
5. Seal the ball in a plastic bag for three or four hours. Upon removing the sphere, repeat step 4, and then once again seal the sphere in a plastic bag.
6. Remove the ball from the bag, and if it is no longer wet, polish it with a cloth until it shines.

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