[sane-devel] Epson XP-7100 scanner not found

[Ulf Zibis]

Am 01.12.19 um 14:15 schrieb Yuri Chornoivan:
> неділя, 1 грудня 2019 р. 14:42:12 EET J. Paul Bissonnette написано:
>> I just purchased the Epson XP-7100 when I try to use XSane or Simple
>> Scan I get the warning on all my three ubuntu boxes scanner not found. I
>> downloaded and installed the software from the Epson site
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>> I am running Ubuntu 18.04LTS on one, UbuntuStudio 18.04LTS on another
>> and the 3rd Xubuntu 18.04LTS
>> The last time I used Epson it worked with out a problem. That is the
>> reason I dumped the iffy Canon.
>>
>> Where do I start looking?
> Hi,
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> Does it work from root? I mean, does XSane detect the scanner if you start it
> as "sudo xsane"?

For graphical applications better use "sudo -H xsane", otherwise you
corrupt your settings in /home.

-Ulf

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> Thanks in advance for your answer.
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> Best regards,
> Yuri
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