I have obtained full use of the scanner. I needed the libsane-extras package. Neither the Adept nor the add/remove package managers showed this package; the synaptic package manager did, and it worked. Thanks, George
On Jan 14, 9:03 am, Icebreaker <[email protected]> wrote: > This can be a driver or a Sane issue. You can try getting the latest version > of Sane, and compile it manually to see if it makes any difference. > > If that doesn't help, then it's the driver. > > > > On Wed, Jan 14, 2009 at 3:58 PM, George <[email protected]> wrote: > > > It does, indeed, make a difference. Without the su photo option the > > lightlid is not presented on the dialog boxes. Sane Epson backends DO > > support this option. I want to know how to implement it with ubuntu. > > Thanks, George > > > On Jan 13, 10:12 am, linuxonbute <[email protected]> wrote: > > > On 13 Jan, 14:53, Christopher Stamper <[email protected]> > > > wrote:> On Tue, Jan 13, 2009 at 8:27 AM, George <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > > > > Hi, I'm new here. I have just installed Kubuntu 8.10 as an addition > > to > > > > > my old standby Mandriva 2008. Each seems to have certain advantages > > > > > that are lacking in the other. Anyway, the kubuntu recognized my > > > > > scanner as an Epson Perfection 1640 flatbed scanner; I was not given > > > > > the Epson perfection 1640SU Photo scanner option. \ > > > > > Does it really matter? What's the difference? > > > > And a google search for Epson Perfection 1640 only cmae back with > > > links to Epson Perfection 1640SU so it probably means they are one > > > and the same. Maybe the scanner only reports itself as an Epson > > > Perfection 1640. > > -- > > Joe E. Lewis - "There's only one thing money won't buy, and that is > poverty." --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ubuntu Linux" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/ubuntulinux?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
