[sane-devel] how to configure/scan with an Epson Xp-4100 printer/scanner

[Thierry HUCHARD]

Le 2020-11-05 08:29, Marco Fioretti a écrit :
> (answering also to Alexander)
> On Wed, Nov 04, 2020 20:09:33 PM +0100, Thierry HUCHARD wrote:
>> >
>> > Update your sane version, this should solve the problem:
>> >
>> > # sudo add-apt-repository ppa:sane-project/sane-git
>> > # sudo apt-get update
>> > # sudo apt install libsane libsane-common sane-utils
>> >
>> scanimage -d "escl:http://127.0.0.1:60000" -p --format=tiff
>> > > --mode=Color --resolution=1200dpi > gigio.tiff
>> After update, can you send me the log :
>> SANE_DEBUG_ESCL=255 scanimage -T 2> toto.txt
>> > Thierry
>> 
> 
> Hi Thierry and Alexander, and thanks for the quick replies.
> 
> 30 minutes after I posted to this list, the computer (or the monitor=) 
> broke...
> I suddenly got "no signal" on the monitor, but the box still works (I
> can ssh into it).
> 
> So now I have to figure out first what broke, and how to replace it
> :-( I will be able to test your suggestions andreport only after this
> is solved, one way or another, but to gain time, here is a question:
> 
> What you suggested is clear, but it is two different / independent
> things, or so they seem to me. So what is your advice? Should I do
> only one and the othe other only  if the first fails? If yes, in which 
> order?
> Or both?
> 
> Thanks,
> (hoping to come back soon...)

> 
Hi Marco,

ipp-usb works better than ippusbxd.
sane-airscan and sane-escl are two free alternatives.
imagescan is the official epson driver for your device.
To my knowledge all 3 work.

Thierry
> Marco