Public bug reported: Most of the Epson scanners nowadays are supported by the epson2 backend :
http://www.sane-project.org/lists/sane-backends-cvs.html#S-EPSON2 But the needed udev rules and peson2 config file are not present to enable OOTB experience like for HP products. How to reproduce : - install ubuntu 14.04 - Plug an epson scanner like the XP-405 ( 0x04b8 0x0898) - Launch Simple scan : the scanner is not recognized. To fix this : /lib/udev/rules.d/40-libsane.rules shall contain : ATTRS{idVendor}=="04b8", ATTRS{idProduct}=="0898", ENV{libsane_matched}="yes" And /etc/sane.d/epson2.conf Shall contain : usb 04b8 0898 usb /dev/usbscanner0 usb /dev/usb/scanner0 We should enable all those epson models to be plug n play by shipping the needed config files like we do for HP. ** Affects: sane-backends (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to sane-backends in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1395003 Title: Plug n play support for Epson Scanners (supported by epson2 backend) Status in “sane-backends” package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: Most of the Epson scanners nowadays are supported by the epson2 backend : http://www.sane-project.org/lists/sane-backends-cvs.html#S-EPSON2 But the needed udev rules and peson2 config file are not present to enable OOTB experience like for HP products. How to reproduce : - install ubuntu 14.04 - Plug an epson scanner like the XP-405 ( 0x04b8 0x0898) - Launch Simple scan : the scanner is not recognized. To fix this : /lib/udev/rules.d/40-libsane.rules shall contain : ATTRS{idVendor}=="04b8", ATTRS{idProduct}=="0898", ENV{libsane_matched}="yes" And /etc/sane.d/epson2.conf Shall contain : usb 04b8 0898 usb /dev/usbscanner0 usb /dev/usb/scanner0 We should enable all those epson models to be plug n play by shipping the needed config files like we do for HP. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/sane-backends/+bug/1395003/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp