[sane-devel] Can't find scanner

[Todd And Margo Chester]

On 12/07/2011 03:49 PM, Olaf Meeuwissen wrote:
> Todd And Margo Chester<toddandmargo at gmail.com>  writes:
>
>> I am using Scientific Linux 6.1 x 64 (RHEL clone).
>>
>> I have an Epson Perfection V300 scanner.
>>
>> $ rpm -qa \*xsane\*
>> xsane-common-0.997-8.el6.x86_64
>> xsane-0.997-8.el6.x86_64
>
> Do you have the required interpreter package, esci-interpreter-gt-f720
> (or similar), installed?

Appartenly not.:
    $ rpm -qa \*interpre\*
     <nothinh>

Where do I go to get these "interpreters"?

I have yet to install Epson's "iscan".  Would the interpreter
be there?

Many thanks,
-T

>
>> # scanimage -L
>> No scanners were identified;
>>
>> # lsusb | grep -i eps
>> Bus 002 Device 005: ID 04b8:0131 Seiko Epson Corp. Perfection V300;
>>
>> 60-libsane.rules:
>> # Epkowa Epson Perfection V300
>> ATTRS{idVendor}=="04b8", ATTRS{idProduct}=="0131",
>> ENV{libsane_matched}="yes", MODE="0664", OWNER="root", GROUP="users" ;
>>
>> What am I doing wrong?
>
> Hope this helps,