ono at Safe-mail.net writes:
> I will soon be receiving a used Epson Expression 836XL scanner.
> Apparently the normal SANE backends do not support the scanner since it is
> not listed with those backends.
> At http://www.sane-project.org/lists/sane-backends-external.html it is stated
> that the epkowa backend supports the Epson Expression 836XL scanner.
> I examined the list of supported scanners for epkowa at
> http://www.avasys.jp/lx-bin2/linux_e/scan/DL1.do but no mention is made of
> the Epson Expression 836XL scanner.
> I noticed that the Epson Expression 836XL scanner is mentioned in an archive
> message at
> http://lists.alioth.debian.org/pipermail/sane-devel/2009-March/024231.html.
> There appears to be some ambiguity about linux support for the Epson
> Expression 836XL scanner.
> The only time I use linux is with a 'live CD' distribution such as Ubuntu
> which has xsane installed without the epkowa backend, so I do not currently
> plan to use the Epson Expression 836XL scanner under linux, but it would be
> nice to know if it was possible if I decide to install linux permanently on
> one of my computers.
This model is listed as :untested for the epkowa backend. Based on
whatever documents I've seen I would expect the Expression 836XL to
work at least to some extent with that backend but I have never had
a chance to actually try (for lack of hardware).
Hope this helps,
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