[sane-devel] Can't find scanner

[Olaf Meeuwissen]

Todd And Margo Chester <toddandmargo at gmail.com> writes:

> 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"?

You can find RPMs at http://www.avasys.jp/lx-bin2/linux_e/scan/DL1.do

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

You'll need three packages.
See http://avasys.jp/eng/linux_driver/faq/id000651.php for details.

Hope this helps,
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