diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 59fdd3832..ba3b51f69 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2004-12-29  Julien Blache <jb@jblache.org>
+	* tools/sane-find-scanner.c: Added a hint about switching the
+	scanner on and connecting it to the computer before doing
+	anything.
+
 2004-12-26  Gerard Klaver <gerard at gkall dot hobby dot nl>
 
 	* doc/descriptions-external/hpaio.desc join two lines so html
diff --git a/tools/sane-find-scanner.c b/tools/sane-find-scanner.c
index 59cd56e43..0648224ae 100644
--- a/tools/sane-find-scanner.c
+++ b/tools/sane-find-scanner.c
@@ -1438,8 +1438,11 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
     }
   if (verbose > 1)
     printf ("This is sane-find-scanner from %s\n", PACKAGE_STRING);
-  if (verbose > 0)
-    printf ("\n");
+
+  printf ("\n  # sane-find-scanner will now attempt to detect your scanner. If the"
+	  "\n  # result is different from what you expected, first make sure your"
+	  "\n  # scanner is powered up and properly connected to your computer.\n\n");
+
   if (verbose > 1)
     printf ("searching for SCSI scanners:\n");