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Re: [PLUG] Need Help with Barcode Scanner
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I tried simply plugging the scanner into my portable (also running Gentoo (but
x86 stable instead of AMD64 unstable) and it "just worked" too. <sigh>
At least now I can still use it, and most of the applications I would use it
for are better suited to the portable.
On Thursday 05 March 2009 7:58:38 pm Matt Mossholder wrote:
> ----- "Casey Bralla" <MailList@NerdWorld.org> wrote:
> > I just bought a cheap barcode scanner from New Egg. It is a USB
> > scanner and
> > works fine with Windows (no drivers)
> >
> > I'm trying to get it to work with Gentoo. So far, no go.
> >
>
> I have a USB CueCat scanner. It also shows up as a USB keyboard.
> Unfortunately (for you at least), in my case it "just works". I didn't have
> to touch xorg.conf to have it recognize the scanner. Scanning a barcode
> just sends to appropriate keystrokes into X, the same way the primary
> keyboard does.
>
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Casey Bralla
Chief Nerd in Residence
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