Hollo All
2 years ago started Trying to get the Epson to Scan
with Ubuntu 8.04 up through and Currently:
Linux Kernel: 2.6.35-27-generic (i686)
Distribution: Ubuntu 10.10
Gnome: 2.32.0
and here is where things stand after looking at many Threads including
http://ubuntu.flowconsult.at/en/epso...allation/9.04/ ---> Thanks: arochester
and others including:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1028064
My Trouble shooting sequence of Epson "Perfection 3170 Photo" and
Some generic Trouble shooting tips for Scanners in general
I tried the following: (with CODE = user@computer:~$ enter it here)
1)
first see where things stand Is the Scanner USB properly connected to the computer ?
Bus 001 Device 007: ID 04b8:0116 Seiko Epson Corp. Perfection 3170 (GT-9400)
2)
Check that SANE & XSANE are Present:
Code:
sudo apt-get install sane &&
sudo apt-get install libsane &&
sudo apt-get install libsane-extras &&
sudo apt-get install sane-utils &&
sudo apt-get install xsane &&
sudo apt-get install xsane-common &&
sudo apt-get install libstdc++5
3) Check That the system is upto date:
System > Administration > Update Manager (or)
Code:
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade
4)
Then lets see where things stand:
Get a Pop up Window:
5)
To get a list of devices
No scanners were identified. If you were expecting something different,
check that the scanner is plugged in, turned on and detected by the
sane-find-scanner tool (if appropriate). Please read the documentation
which came with this software (README, FAQ, manpages).
6)
See if SANE can see the Scanner ?
found USB scanner (vendor=0x04b8, product=0x0116) at libusb:001:007
7)
open and maybe edit this file Check to see that "epson" & epson2" are uncommented (that is with out"#")
Code:
sudo gedit /etc/sane.d/dll.conf
8)
(with Epson issues all roads seem to lead here) so Go to:
http://www.avasys.jp/lx-bin2/linux_e/scan/DL1.do
Fill in the form and download:
---> iscan-2.10.0-1.c2.i386.rpm
---> iscan-plugin-gt-9400-1.0.0-1.c2.i386.rpm
to the Desktop
thats your:
Code:
cd ~/Desktop && pwd
9)
Get Alien
Alien allows you to convert ".rpm" files into Debian ".deb" packages, which can be installed with dpkg.
Code:
sudo apt-get install alien
10)
Make the ".deb" file from the ".rpm" file (Note in the code-example the "*" takes the place of
e.g: "-plugin-gt-9400-1.0.0-1.c2.i386"
Code:
cd ~/Desktop
sudo alien -d iscan*.rpm
sudo dpkg -i iscan*.deb
11)
Edit the libsane-extras.rules
Code:
sudo gedit /etc/udev/rules.d/50-libsane-extras.rules
12)
if it is empty add this line:
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ENV{DEVTYPE}=="usb_device", SYSFS{idVendor}=="04b8", SYSFS{idProduct}=="0116", MODE="0666", GROUP="scanner"
13)
Edit the epson.conf
Code:
sudo gedit /etc/sane.d/epson.conf
14)
add this line (the USB device ID from step #1 above) at the end:
15)
Add yourself to the scanner group (adding the scanner group if needed)
System > Administration > Users and Groups > manage groups > unlock > add > check self
16)
Do a complete Shutdown & restart the machine
17)
Try To get a list of devices again
first got:
Now get:
device `epson:libusb:001:006' is a Epson flatbed scanner
18)
get a Pop up Window:
Could not send command to scanner. Check the scanner's status
19)
anyway I Like and Just Want to use XSANE
I get the "Xsane 0.997 window" & "Preview window"
Both "Preview botton" & "Scan Botton"
Get pop up window:
Failed to start scanner: invalid argument
- - - > at a Dead End < - - -
- - - > Still Will Not Scann < - - -
Has anyone had any recent Success under Ubuntu 10.10
see any errors in what I did ? any Help or ideas ?
Thanks Ronok
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Epson Scanner, "Perfection 3170 Photo" Need help with Driver
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Originally Posted by james_xxx
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