[sane-devel] Epson RX600 - can't find
g.hinger@verizon.net
g.hinger@verizon.net
Sat, 02 Jul 2005 11:46:55 -0700
> I have one sitting next to my computer, and it works...
Are you using the proprietary epson drivers (called iscan-1.14.0-3)?
Or does it work without those?
> The file /tmp/scan.log will contain information about what the
> backend is
> doing.
It seems pretty bare :(
# set | grep SANE
SANE_DEBUG_EPSON=255
# scanimage > /tmp/scan.log 2>&1
#cat /tmp/scan.log
scanimage: no SANE devices found
> Do you have more than one version of Sane on your system?
I don't think so...
# scanimage -V
scanimage (sane-backends) 1.0.14; backend version 1.0.14
# ls -alg /usr/lib64/libsan*
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root 811 2005-01-10 10:17 /usr/lib64/libsane.la
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root 17 2005-06-23 00:50 /usr/lib64/libsane.so ->
libsane.so.1.0.14
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root 17 2005-06-23 00:50 /usr/lib64/libsane.so.1 ->
libsane.so.1.0.14
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root 23632 2005-01-10 10:17 /usr/lib64/libsane.so.1.0.14
On Saturday 02 July 2005 05:13 am, you wrote:
> I have one sitting next to my computer, and it works...
>
> Try to set the debug environment variable before you run scanimage:
>
> export SANE_DEBUG_EPSON=255
> scanimage > /tmp/scan.log 2>&1
>
> The file /tmp/scan.log will contain information about what the
> backend is
> doing. What surprises me is that the scanner is not even recognized.
>
> Do you have more than one version of Sane on your system?
>
> Karl Heinz
>
> On Jul 2, 2005, at 12:54 AM, g.hinger@verizon.net wrote:
> > Hi, I have an Epson Stylus RX600 (USB connection) and I can't get
> > sane to
> > detect it fully. Supposedly this printer is supported with a "good"
> > rating.
> > I've spent a lot of time researching this but couldn't solve this
> > problem!
> > Please help...
> >
> > Here is a bunch of info:
> >
> > I'm using slamd64-10.1 (Slackware distribution tailored for
> > x86_64). I have
> > package sane-1.0.14-x86_64-1 installed. My kernel is version
> > 2.6.11.10.
> >
> > Because I use x86_64 architecture, I can't get the epson drivers at
> > http://www.avasys.jp/english/linux_e/dl_spc.html to work for me, as
> > some
> > source is available but it depends on proprietary libraries w/o
> > source.
> > Therefore, it won't compile. I can try using the binaries but I'm
> > not sure
> > how to extract them from rpm, or if I should just install rpm, or
> > if they
> > would work even if I extracted them. Also, sane-epson claims that
> > just about
> > any epson will work on it, at least at some minimum level of support.
> >
> > Here is the USB device info (from /proc/bus/usb/devices):
> > : Bus=05 Lev=01 Prnt=01 Port=06 Cnt=01 Dev#= 2 Spd=480 MxCh= 0
> >
> > D: Ver= 2.00 Cls=00(>ifc ) Sub=00 Prot=00 MxPS=64 #Cfgs= 1
> > P: Vendor=04b8 ProdID=0806 Rev= 1.00
> > S: Manufacturer=EPSON
> > S: Product=USB2.0 MFP(Hi-Speed)
> > S: SerialNumber=L58020407201723330
> > C:* #Ifs= 3 Cfg#= 1 Atr=c0 MxPwr= 2mA
> > I: If#= 0 Alt= 0 #EPs= 2 Cls=ff(vend.) Sub=ff Prot=ff Driver=(none)
> > E: Ad=01(O) Atr=02(Bulk) MxPS= 512 Ivl=0ms
> > E: Ad=82(I) Atr=02(Bulk) MxPS= 512 Ivl=0ms
> > I: If#= 1 Alt= 0 #EPs= 2 Cls=07(print) Sub=01 Prot=02 Driver=usblp
> > E: Ad=04(O) Atr=02(Bulk) MxPS= 512 Ivl=0ms
> > E: Ad=85(I) Atr=02(Bulk) MxPS= 512 Ivl=0ms
> > I: If#= 2 Alt= 0 #EPs= 2 Cls=08(stor.) Sub=06 Prot=50 Driver=usb-
> > storage
> > E: Ad=07(O) Atr=02(Bulk) MxPS= 512 Ivl=0ms
> > E: Ad=88(I) Atr=02(Bulk) MxPS= 512 Ivl=0ms
> >
> > sane-find-scanner reports this:
> >
> > found USB scanner (vendor=0x04b8 [EPSON], product=0x0806 [USB2.0
> > MFP(Hi-Speed)]) at libusb:005:002
> >
> > /dev/usb is very limited:
> > %ls -alg /dev/usb
> > total 0
> > drwxr-xr-x 2 root 0 2005-07-01 21:44 .
> > drwxr-xr-x 18 root 0 2005-07-01 21:17 ..
> > crw-rw---- 1 lp 180, 0 2005-07-01 21:44 lp0
> >
> > I altered /etc/sane.d/epson.conf to have every line commented out
> > except for a
> > single line: usb 0x4b8 0x806. This doesn't help. I also tried
> > futzing with
> > mknod, /dev/usb/scanner, /dev/usb/scanner0, libusb:005:002, etc.. with
> > negative results.
> >
> > scanimage -L always fails!
> >
> > %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).
> >
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