I did manage to get it to work breifly after a series of off and on's and unpluggings. Now it not seeing it at all. I want to do a lot of scanning soon fof my old work pictures for my book. Not sure if a new one is in order just yet. Will keep on trying. I have an email into Ed
Dabve On Sat, Jul 9, 2016 at 2:36 PM, David J Brooks <[email protected]> wrote: > Nope different USB hub same thing no see scanner > > Arg > > On Sat, Jul 9, 2016 at 2:33 PM, David J Brooks <[email protected]> wrote: >> I'm trying to isntall Epson drivers since vuescan will not work. I >> just assumed there would be an app to click on to start it. Guess i'm >> wrong.:-) >> I tried image capture no luck. I used my volt tester thingy and it >> looks like power is gettin from the machine to the usb port. Hum maybe >> a different port, i'll try that. >> >> Dave >> >> On Sat, Jul 9, 2016 at 1:56 PM, steve harley <[email protected]> wrote: >>> On 2016-07-09 10:43 , David J Brooks wrote: >>>> >>>> running OSX 10.6.8 i have installed the driver for my OS 10-12 times >>>> now. I cannot find it anywhere on my computer >>> >>> >>> first of all, Vuescan does not require drivers to use an Epson 2450 — it >>> just sees the scanner without help; i don't know whether adding the driver >>> will interfere, but it's certainly not necessary >>> >>> Godfrey mentions a problem with later versions of OS X, but you don't have a >>> later version; his point may still be relevant — and it's echoed by this at >>> the Vuescan site: >>> >>> "If VueScan isn't working with the Firewire cable, try a USB cable, try a >>> different Firewire port or a different Firewire cable." >>> >>> <https://www.hamrick.com/vuescan/epson_perfection_2450.html> >>> >>> regarding the "driver" you've downloaded and installed, you won't see it >>> because it consists of support files that are buried in the (hidden) Library >>> folders; you don't need to access them; what the driver does is make the >>> scanner visible to Apple's simple scanning app, Image Capture; since you've >>> installed the driver, try launching Image Capture to see if it can access >>> the scanner >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> [email protected] >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>> follow the directions. >> >> >> >> -- >> Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. >> www.caughtinmotion.com >> http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ >> York Region, Ontario, Canada > > > > -- > Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. > www.caughtinmotion.com > http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ > York Region, Ontario, Canada -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
