"[email protected]" <[email protected]> writes: > Hello all! > I have an Epson Perfection 4180 Photo USB Scanner that I am trying to use with > Ubuntu Breezy Badger.? I seemed to have gotten past all of the hurdles listed > in the various postings I've read, but have hit an issue for which I cannot > find any documentation.? I downloaded and installed the iScan package from > Avasys as described here and configured the sane conf files.? It appears that > the scanner is being recognized.
Did you also install the iscan-plugin-gt-f600 package? A similar problem was mentioned in http://lists.alioth.debian.org/pipermail/sane-devel/2006-June/017083.html where the user had not installed the corresponding plugin package. > When I run Xsane, I get a choice of two available devices on the splash > screen: both are "Epson", but one is at epson:libusb:004:003 and the other at > epkowa:libusb:004:003.? From what I've read, I've supposed to use Epkowa, but > I've tried both just in case.? After hitting OK, I get the main Xsane windows > (v 0.97).? When I click on either of the "Acquire Preview" or "Scan" buttons, > I get a dialogue box stating, "Failed to start scanner: Invalid Argument". > In addition, If I try to execute scanimage from the command-line, I get the > following: > scanimage: sane_start: Invalid argument > scanimage: WARNING: read more data than announced by backend (0/2409629696) > iScan returns a similar error, a dialogue stating, "Could not send command to > scanner. Check the scanner's status". > Does anyone know how I can solve this problem?? I can send along more info if > you let me know what to look for. > Thanks much! > -Brandon Hope this helps, -- Olaf Meeuwissen EPSON AVASYS Corporation, SE1 FSF Associate Member #1962 sign up at http://member.fsf.org/ GnuPG key: 6BE37D90/AB6B 0D1F 99E7 1BF5 EB97 976A 16C7 F27D 6BE3 7D90 Penguin's lib! -- I hack, therefore I am -- LPIC-2
