There might be a much simplified solution on how to install the Epson Perfection 3170 Scanner in Intrepid. I did the howto, got stuck with the blank udev file, and worked backwords a bit. I don't want to re-install Intrepid to test this, so if someone could confirm this working for them it might speed things up for people in the future:
1. Install libsane-extras and the other packages in the original howto (original packages necessary???):
Code:
sudo apt-get install libstdc++5 sane-utils libsane-extras xsane
2. Edit the udevs file, according to the original howto
Code:
sudo gedit /etc/udev/rules.d/50-libsane-extras.rules
Search for the line for the Perfection 3170, and change 0664 to 0666.
Save and exit.
3. Rebooting may or may not be necessary. libsane-extras restarts the hardware.
4. Test to see if it is installed ok
Type in "sane-find-scanner, see if the output is similar to what I put down.
Code:
user@computer:~$ 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=0x0bb4, product=0x0c02) at libusb:007:004
found USB scanner (vendor=0x04b8 [EPSON], product=0x0116 [EPSON Scanner]) at libusb:003:002
# 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.
Type "scanimage -L" and see if the output is similar
Code:
user@computer:~$ scanimage -L
device `epson:libusb:003:002' is a Epson flatbed scanner
If that all works ok, start up xsane or any other scanner software and it should see the scanner.
If anyone uses this quick howto and it works ok, please give a comment. I'd love to squirrel this away for the future. Although in just another few weeks I guess Jaunty should be out anyway.
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