According to http://sane-project.org/sane-mfgs.html#Z-EPSON this should be supported by the SANE drivers. This will need to be solved in the driver in the SANE project. Note that connecting via USB using different protocols than network scanning which is why it works only over the network.
** Package changed: simple-scan (Ubuntu) => sane-backends (Ubuntu) ** Summary changed: - simple scan can not detect my printer/scanner + Epson DX8400 not detected -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1799995 Title: Epson DX8400 not detected To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/sane-backends/+bug/1799995/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs