Hi all, im having a problem with my Lexmark all-in-one X1190, I am under the 
impression the scanner is supported by the Lexmark backend but when I try to 
scan anything firstly the scanner makes a lot of noise for around 30 seconds, 
then it seems to find home and scan.  The problem is that once it has scanned I 
just get a lot of coloured stripes as the output? It looks as though the 
scanner is working, but the backend isn't understanding what the scanner is 
sending to it.Also if I run scanimage -T the scanner doesn't seen to do 
anything and the program just hangs, if I press ctrl-c to quit it responds with 
trying to stop scanner and then just hangs again, a second ctrl-c is required 
to exit, then a reboot to get any functionality from the scanner again.  Not 
sure if it helps but the printer works perfectly, in fact its better than it 
was under windows. I have included the output of scanimage -V if it helps, but 
I'm at a loss!
 # scanimage -V
  scanimage (sane-backends) 1.0.18; backend version 1.0.18
   also, not sure if this helps either, but im running Debian Unstable and have 
installed sane-utils and sanelibs-dev from the Unstable repository. The 
machine is a 266Mhz ARM based NSLU2
 
as advised by a user a long time ago, i have installed ubuntu 6.10 on my i386 
based pc and i have the exact same results. i am willing to send any log files 
or additional information you may need. also im not a programmer but i know my 
way around linux ok (please note ok) so i am willing to help in any way 
possible. im also competent with a screwdriver so if you need any extra 
hardware info i can supply this too. cheers for an help anyone can give me! bryn
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From: [email protected] (Olaf Meeuwissen)
Date: Mon Mar  5 00:21:03 2007
Subject: [sane-devel] Flatbed scanner that can scan to the edge?
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"Felix E. Klee" <[email protected]> writes:

> At Fri, 02 Mar 2007 08:39:55 +0900,
> Olaf Meeuwissen wrote:
>> > That's the idea.  But unfortunately, it doesn't work - the document
>> > gets cropped.
>> >
>> >> To the best of my knowledge, all EPSON scanners supported by the
>> >> epson backend scan from the edge of the glass plate.
>> 
>> You conveniently snipped this:
>> 
>>  |  Same for the epkowa backend provided the scanner does NOT require
>>  |  a plug-in.
>
> I don't use the Epkowa backend, that's why I snipped it.  I use the
> snapscan backend, and - without much thinking - I assumed that you count
> this backed as an EPSON backend (though I know that Snapscan scanners
> used to be sold by Agfa not EPSON).

I was referring to the backend's name, not the scanner manufacturer ;-)

>> I had access to such a scanner when adding support for it to the
>> epkowa backend.  And IIRC the 3490 needs to have the document centered
>> horizontally.  
>
> No, the problem exists in all directions.  I.e. the document needs to be
> more or less centered both vertically and horizontally.
>
> According to EPSON telephone support in Germany, the lowest priced EPSON
> scanner that can scan to the edge is the V700.

Karl Heinz Kremer sent me a picture of the V700 that hinted at a
really small "gap" between the edge and the start of the scan area.

Hope this helps,
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