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I was actually able to figure this out on my own (SHOCKING!).

From XSane:

Preferences > Setup > Save

From here I was able to change the "User" and "Group" permissions allowing me to open the...

Hi, I am having a small issue. I have my computer connected to my Brother MFC-7860 DW and I can print with no issues. To scan, I need to run XSane as a root user, and I can scan no problem. My...

OK, ran the first script. Here's what came back:

root@kruxoli-ThinkPad-T60p:/home/kruxoli# sane-find-scanner

# sane-find-scanner will now attempt to detect your scanner. If the
# result...

I ran the script with my devices IP address:

root@kruxoli-ThinkPad-T60p:/home/kruxoli# brsaneconfig4 -a name=MFC-7860DW model=MFC-7860DW ip=192.168.1.100
"MFC-7860DW" is already registered....

Thanks again. So I ran the script, but nothing happened...

kruxoli@kruxoli-ThinkPad-T60p:~$ brsaneconfig4 -q | grep SCANNER
kruxoli@kruxoli-ThinkPad-T60p:~$
...

OK, here's what I got...

kruxoli@kruxoli-ThinkPad-T60p:~$ sudo dpkg -l | grep brscan
ii brscan-skey 0.2.4-0 i386 Brother...

Hey, thanks again, I really appreciate it.

OK, so I ran the first script in Terminal and the text editor popped up, but the document wasn't blank. There were two tabs on the document, one was...

Hi, thank you all for your help. I followed the steps quoted above (and yes, I am running 12.10 32-bit), but Simple Scan gives me the following error:

Failed to scan
Unable to connect to scanner...

Hi, I am having a problem using the scanner for my MFC-7860DW. The printer works fine, but the scanner is a no go.

Both Simple Scan and XSane can "see" the MFC-7860DW, but neither works.

When...

Hi, I have a Brother MFC-7860-DW printer/scanner/fax and I am attempting to connect it to my laptop running Ubuntu 12.10. I connected the printer via USB and can print with no issues. Scanning,...