Yo!

I try to configure my HP Scanjet 3200C scanner to Linux Mandrake 9.1.

It uses UMAX driver cos they are similar machines.

I should edit following files to load the driver:

umax_pp.conf

base-addr

But I cannot edit those files. No matter whether I am root or not...or for which users the file is marked.

I think there must be some command which overrules all the settings so I could edit them. I am sure I could make this easily in Redhat but this Mandrake may have some sort of "babylock" in it, donno.

Please help,

Tommi

What are the permissions on the file?

Root should work everytime, root has permision to do anything. Are you sure you are root do a su root in CLI & type pas, or type root at GUI login screen & pass. If root doesn't work I have no idea what the prob. is. Call Mandrake support.

What program are you using to edit these files? Have you tried a simple editor like vi or pico as root? What is the exact error you receive when trying to save after editing?

Permissions are to everybody, to all possible people...I need to make more tests...try all editors... and so on?

-Tommi

If vi it might not let you if a file is 400. Try doing chmod 644 on the file then editing it

Rus

Hi,buddy
I would rather suggest you to do following step first and then try to edit those files again

1. chmod 777 (first file's name)
2. chmod 777 (second one)

Many thanks! :-)