[sane-devel] New Epson Scanners

[Till Kamppeter]

Here is the contents of "scan.log":

[sanei_debug] Setting debug level of epson to 128.
[epson] sane_init: sane-backends 1.0.8
[epson] sane_init, >usb /dev/usb/scanner0<
[epson] sane_init, >usb /dev/usb/scanner0<
[epson] attach(usb /dev/usb/scanner0)
[epson] SANE Epson Backend v0.2.21 - 2002-04-22
[epson] attach(usb /dev/usb/scanner0)
[epson] attach: opening usb /dev/usb/scanner0
[epson] send buf, size = 2
[epson] buf[0] 1b .
[epson] buf[1] 40 @
[epson] error in receive - status = 5
[epson] receive buf, expected = 1, got = -1
[epson] get_identity_information()
[epson] send buf, size = 2
[epson] buf[0] 1b .
[epson] buf[1] 49 I
[epson] ident failed
[epson] sane_get_devices()

It took around five minutes until it came out, but than all came out at 
once. Then, perhaps 10 seconds later xsane showed the window telling 
that it didn't find any device.

My /etc/sane.d/dll.conf contains only

net
epson

My /etc/sane.d/epson.conf

usb /dev/usb/scanner0

    Till


Karl Heinz Kremer wrote:
> YOu can try to get some debugging output:
> 
> export SANE_DEBUG_EPSON=128
> 
> Then run your frontend and redirect the output:
> xsane > /tmp/scan.log 2>&1
> 
> This should tell us if the scanner does actually communicate with
> the backend. 
> 
> BTW: the desc files in doc/description are only used to generate
> the "Supported Scanners" page at www.mostang.com.
> 
> Karl Heinz
> 
> 
> On Tue, Aug 20, 2002 at 02:02:09AM +0200, Till Kamppeter wrote:
> 
>>When I use the "epson" backend for the Perfection 660, after some 
>>minutes of waiting I get
>>
>>   [ epson ] error in receive - status = 5
>>   [ epson ] ident failed
>>
>>on the console from which I have started "xsane".
>>
>>I have already added the new models to doc/description/epson.desc and 
>>recompiled sane-backends. Are other modifications needed?
>>
>>   Till
>>
>>
>>Karl Heinz Kremer wrote:
>>
>>>On Mon, Aug 19, 2002 at 10:56:01PM +0200, Till Kamppeter wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>Has anyone any idea how to get the Perfection 660 working? Does it need 
>>>>any parameters in /etc/sane.d/epson.conf? Is it a relabeled scanner form 
>>>>another manufacturer, so that it scans with another driver? Or is it an 
>>>>absolute "Paperweight", a "winscanner".
>>>
>>>
>>>Try the Plustek backend. It is based on the Perfection 1250, which also
>>>is supported by the Plustek backend.
>>>
>>>Karl Heinz
>>>
>>
>>
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