Howto: Setup the CX6600 on Ubuntu Edgy

[Peter The Plumber]

Good Morning,
Thank you for writing a very easy to follow and good; as it works; tutorial. I used this to set up scanning on 7.04 with an Epson CX-5000. I have one thing to add because the following didn't produce anything for me and sane-find-scanner didn't either. After this step

The next thing to test is the udev rules.

cat /etc/udev/rules.d/45-libsane.rules | grep CX-6600

If that returns something like "# Epson Corp.|Stylus CX-6600" then we can continue.

I added the proper code to /etc/udev/rules.d/45-libsane.rules manually. I looked up the usb id on the Sane website, guessed that the vendor and model id would be close and got it right by trial and error. I simply copied another entry and replaced the unique information with my own.

This didn't do anything for me?? Don't know why.
Once this is all done we can restart the udev daemon and test out the setup.

sudo /etc/init.d/udev restart

After a reboot it worked!

scanimage -L

This should give you a line about your scanner. If it tells you there are no scanners detected you probably have a permissions problem and should try that command as root to confirm it.

Xsane found it and it scans now!
To get a GUI for the scanner you can install xsane which is a scanner program for Gnome.

sudo apt-get install xsane

Best Regards,
Peter

[doug1212]

In gutsy there seems to be a bug in /etc/udev/rules.d/45-libsane.rules that prevents scanner recognition.
Follow the link below for a patch that should be fix.

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+s...ds/+bug/134853

Doug.

[bean77]

Would the directions be the same for a CX 7400? I am having problems with the scanner although the printer works just fine.

[Paulo Gonçalves de Barros]

Hi, everyone,

I am a total newbie to Linux. I used to bear with Windows since the 95 version. However, after feeling the bitter taste of Windows Vista Ultimate in my fingertips for the lat two weeks (my HP machine came with it "for free"), I have decided to take some action and switch to Linux. Right now, I am still installing 5-buttons mouse and other stuff, but also my Stylus Cx6600. The problem is that I am accessing it remotely. It is installed in a Windows XP machine.
I have skimmed through the threads posted here, but have not found steps on how to set up the printer in case it is remotely located. I tried to do it myself. The printer was detected by Ubuntu and I could even send a print job to it. However, it did not print anything. It just kept on loading papers and spitting them out without a single word in them. I had to shut it down manually and clean the job queue through Windows XP (I don't know how to see the printer queue using Ubuntu yet).
I was wondering whether any of you could tell in which of the posts I could find information that could help me, direct me another thread that might contain helpful information for me or just provide me some assistance directly.

Some extra information that might help you guys help is:

- I have lately installed Dog guard, but did not have time to configure it yet, so I have it disabled now. I think it should not be affecting anything, but you never know.

- My Ubuntu version is (Gutsy Gibbon) 7.10.

By the way, I am really impressed with the amount of helpful information I could find in terms of setting up stuff online for Ubuntu. I am really optimistic about this O.S. change!

Thank you everyone for the attention and help.
Best.

[bean77]

Here is what I just got...please tell me what else I need to do!

sane-find-scanner

lydia@lydia-desktop:~$ sane-find-scanner

  # sane-find-scanner will now attempt to detect your scanner. If the
  # result is different from what you expected, first make sure your
  # scanner is powered up and properly connected to your computer.

  # No SCSI scanners found. If you expected something different, make sure that
  # you have loaded a kernel SCSI driver for your SCSI adapter.

found USB scanner (vendor=0x04b8, product=0x0838) at libusb:005:003
  # Your USB scanner was (probably) detected. It may or may not be supported by
  # SANE. Try scanimage -L and read the backend's manpage.

  # Not checking for parallel port scanners.

  # Most Scanners connected to the parallel port or other proprietary ports
  # can't be detected by this program.

  # You may want to run this program as root to find all devices. Once you
  # found the scanner devices, be sure to adjust access permissions as
  # necessary.

[bean77]

So then I did

scanimage -L

lydia@lydia-desktop:~$ scanimage -L

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).

[bean77]

From the very first post, I am following along to set up my scanner with SANE. I get to here:

sudo echo "usb 0x4b8 0x813" >> /etc/sane.d/epson.conf

And it says "permission denied"

Bus 005 Device 003: ID 04b8:0838 Seiko Epson Corp.
Bus 005 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 0000:0000

[doug1212]

Try editing manually,

sudo nano /etc/sane.d/epson.conf

usb 0x4b8 0x813

don't forget to hit enter at the end of the line and save.

Doug.

[Haegin]

Looking at your lsusb output it appears you don't have a CX6600 but have one of the newer Epson printers. Because of this you will need to add

usb 0x4b8 0x838

to the /etc/sane.d/epson.conf file. You will also not need to edit the UDev rules provided the SANE project supports your scanner. If you have any more problems then check the SANE project website to make sure your scanner is supported.

[doug1212]

Looking at your lsusb output it appears you don't have a CX6600 but have one of the newer Epson printers. Because of this you will need to add

usb 0x4b8 0x838

to the /etc/sane.d/epson.conf file. You will also not need to edit the UDev rules provided the SANE project supports your scanner. If you have any more problems then check the SANE project website to make sure your scanner is supported.

Well spotted, I've got my eye test booked

Doug.