Hi Hendrick,

Thanks for the tip.   Avasys doesn't have a driver for the V500.  I tried
the driver for the V750 but it didn't work,

Robin

On Jan 4, 2008 6:57 PM, Hendrik Schaink <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> Epson publishes linux drivers through an independent (sister?) company
> Avasys but states that these are not "real" Epson drivers. Your mileage
> may vary.
>
> http://avasys.jp/hp/menu000000900/hpg000000859.htm
>
> HTH, Hendrik schaink
>
>
> Richard Carter wrote:
> > Happy New Year Folks,
> >
> > I got an Epson Perfection V500 PHOTO scanner for Xmas.  It is not listed
> on
> > the SANE web site (I've filled out "the form for adding an unsupported
> > device <http://www.meier-geinitz.de/tinc?key=rDoQ7lrj&formname=adddev
> >".)
> > and xsane, under debian 4.0, can't find it.
> >
> > So I thought I'd try vuescan.  I downloaded vuesca84.tgz, unpacked it
> and
> > copied the executable file vuescan to /usr/local/bin.   When I enter
> > "vuescan" in a terminal, as either robin or su,  I get
> >
> > "vuescan: error while loading shared libraries: libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0:
> cannot
> > open shared object file: No such file or directory"
> >
> > But libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0 is in /usr/lib.  I've tried copying
> > libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0 to /lib,  /usr/lib32,   /usr/local/lib, and
>  /usr/share
> > but got the same response.
> >
> > I emailed Ed Hamrick (the developer of vuescan) but his reply was
> > "Unfortunately,
> > I don't know much about Linux libraries."
> >
> > I'd appreciate any advice.
>
>
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