For what it's worth, I was able to get this scanner to work with Ubuntu
8.10 (intrepid) by following the directions mentioned in the previous
comment (http://ubuntu.flowconsult.at/en/epson-3170-installation/), but
instead of step 4, I created a new file /etc/udev/rules.d/45-local-
scanner.rules consisting of the following single line:
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ENV{DEVTYPE}=="usb_device", SYSFS{idVendor}=="04b8",
SYSFS{idProduct}=="0116", MODE="664", GROUP="scanner"
In case the instructions at the link go away, the synopsis is:
- Add a udev rule for the scanner (see above in this case) so the device node
is writable by users in the scanner group.
- Download and install (via alien) the RPMs at
http://www.avasys.jp/lx-bin2/linux_e/scan/DL1.do
- Modify /etc/sane.d/dll.conf; comment out the 2 lines containing "epson" and
add a line consisting of "epkowa".
(Thanks to the authors of the aforementioned for putting me on the right
track.)
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Epson Perfection 3170 Photo Scanner is not recognized by XSane
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/290813
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