Massimiliano Ciancio <mciancio at tiscali.it> writes: > Hi all, > I'm using a new all-in-one Epson DX7000F > > The scanner device data are the following: > > ------------ > # lsusb > Bus 003 Device 003: ID 04b8:0831 Seiko Epson Corp. > > # sane-find-scanner > found USB scanner (vendor=0x04b8 [Language Error], product=0x0831 > [Language Error]) at libusb:003:003 > > # scanimage -L > No scanners were identified. etc etc.... > > # iscan > "Could not send command to scanner. Check the scanner status"
The DX7000F is _not_ supported by iscan. > ------------ > > I tried to: > > - insert usb 0x04b8 0x0831 into epson.conf / epson2.conf / epkowa.conf > - install libsane-extras > - download, compile and install iscan from avasys > - insert usb 0x04b8 0x0831 into snapscan.conf: the scanner starts but > it's all in black&green /this tip is in iscan/doc/epkowa.desc) > - write to avasys msg board (til no reply...) > - use scanner under a virtualized (VirtualBox) XP machine > > none of this worked. > > What can I try? > > Do you think that I've some hope now or in the future for the > inclusion of this scanner in the eposn-backend? In the epson backend? No hope. In the snapscan backend? Who knows. In the epkowa backend (part of iscan)? Maybe, but I doubt it. > Do you know if the avasys development is still alive? Yes, still very much alive. I've just added support for a big batch of all-in-one devices, slated for release Real Soon Now. > Thanks in advance You're welcome. -- Olaf Meeuwissen FLOSS Engineer -- EPSON AVASYS Corporation 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
