Hello,
On Mar 10 08:17 Graham Freeman wrote (excerpt):
I used YaST/scanner to configure the scanner. It presents two items in its list: epkowa Epson (unknown model) at epkowa:usb:003:004 EPSON Perfection V37/V370 USB scanner (vendor=0x04b8 [EPSON], product=0x014a [EPSON Perfecttion V37/V370]) at libusb:003:004 If I attempt to edit the second to configure it, I get a popup message "Possibly Problematic Driver The epkowa driver may cause problems on 64-bit x86_64 architecture"
When you click [Continue] on that popup you get a subsequent popup message that reads: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The third-party Image Scan driver software from Epson/Avasys is required. The Image Scan driver software is made and provided by Epson (formerly Avasys) http://download.ebz.epson.net/dsc/search/01/search/?OSC=LXEpson (formerly Avasys http://avasys.jp/eng/linux_driver/) where RPM packages for 32-bit (i386) and 64-bit (x86_64) architecture can be downloaded (if you accept the Epson/Avasys license agreements). The Image Scan driver contains proprietary binary-only software. For some models it is only available for 32-bit (i386) architecture which does not work when you have a 64-bit system installation. Some scanners are also supported by another (free-software) driver. When your scanner model requires a DFSG non-free (proprietary) module, you have to download and install two packages from Epson/Avasys: The 'iscan' package for the base software and an additional model dependant 'iscan-plugin' package with the proprietary module. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- That message is shown a bit unfortunate as an "Error" popup because you cannot successfully continue the scanner setup here which means there is some kind of "Error" at that point. The text is a bit old (from May 08 2012) and perhaps somewhat outdated but I cannot continuously verify if all the details are still 100% correct. But the most important thing seems to be still correct: You can get the driver software from Epson via http://download.ebz.epson.net/dsc/search/01/search/?OSC=LXEpson In general regarding third-party drivers see "Third-Party Scanner Drivers" at https://en.opensuse.org/SDB:Configuring_Scanners FYI: Since a longer time I do no longer have time to actively maintain and update the YaST scanner module. Therefore (as long as nobody else cares about it) it stays in its current form (frankly: it bitrots). My last real adaption dated May 08 2012 (cf. "rpm -q --changelog yast2-scanner") because of https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=746038 Kind Regards Johannes Meixner -- SUSE LINUX GmbH - GF: Felix Imendoerffer, Jane Smithard, Graham Norton - HRB 21284 (AG Nuernberg)
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