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bammbamm808
04-16-2003, 01:45 AM
You will need the following loaded as modules or compiled in kernel:
usbcore
usb-uhci (or ohci, or whatever type of usb chipset you have)
scanner

Then obtain the following:

sane-backends-1.0.11.tar.gz
http://www.mostang.com/sane/source.html

plustek-sane-0.45-5.tar.gz
http://www.gjaeger.de/scanner/plustek.html

Create a directory named 'sane' somewhere

unpack your sane-backends-1.0.11.tar.gz into the sane directory
cd into the new <path-to>sane/sane-backends1.0.11 directory unpack your plustek-sane tarball into the <path-to>sane/sane-backends1.0.11 directory

Read the <path-to>sane/sane-backends1.0.11/doc/plustek/Plustek-USB.txt and follow it and you should be set. The instructions are extremely simple and worked great for me. Be careful as the default /etc/sane.d/plustek.conf file has the device as
/etc/usbscanner0, but you will want /etc/usb/scanner0, I think, so edit it if need be.

I seem to remember that even after editing /etc/sane.d/plustek.conf, a simple 'modprobe scanner' didn't work.

Include the vendor ID and product ID in /etc/modules.conf:
options scanner vendor=0x04b8 product=0x011d

----------------------------------------
gentoo-specific
I created a /etc/modules.d/plustek-epson file with the following line in it:
options scanner vendor=0x04b8 product=0x011d
Then ran update-modules to have Gentoo incorporate it into my /etc/modules.conf
end gentoo-specific
----------------------------------------

Oh and I think some of the documentation gives these ID's as 048b and 011d, respectively. I couldn't get it to work unless I used 0x048b and 0x011d in all instances

run 'sane-find-scanner' to verify that all is working, and then, of course scan something!

Oh, and I exported my CFLAGS and CXXFLAGS before doing any of the ./configure steps. Once I had sane able to find my scanner, I got the xsane tarball and manually compiled/installed that. Then link the xsane binary to ~/.gimp-1.2/plug-ins/xsane to use xsane as a Gimp plugin.

EnigmaOne
04-16-2003, 01:54 AM
::: high-five :::

The entire Epson Perfection line is a sweet line of scanners.

Enjoy!

Pepse
06-04-2003, 03:00 AM
Well, apparently I don't quite understand what the heck to do to get my Epson Perfection 1250 Photo to work in Linux. I am running Mandrake 9.0 and I went to Epson Kowa's site and my biggest problem seems to be that I can't figure out how to edit anything in "vi" (mc [my favorite editor] left me in the dark on this one). For all the reading I have done the one thing that seems to need to be done is to edit out the " /dev/usbscanner0 " command. I can't figure out how to eliminate that line. I did a search on this forum for "epson scanners" and looked at all the info (it mainly deals with Redhat) and I have typed in a few commands and so far all I have is an icon on my desktop of "Xsane /dev/usb/scanner0", but when trying to access it I get the Error of: xsane no devices available" Yes my scanner is recognized by "sane-find-scanner and $ cat /proc/bus/usb/devices". This tutoriol seems very good, if I had RH, I guess. Do I need to get the Plustek tar.gz before I try anything else?? There is no mention of that in the Epson Kowa site. Oh, I do have the latest Sane backend and frontend loaded (latest as of around April '03).

Later. Pepse.

That scmuck from 'sconsin waiting for scanning abilities.

bammbamm808
06-04-2003, 10:38 PM
You might have some success if you try following my sorry little HOWTO. Doesn't sound like you even tried, since I didn't even mention the Epson site. I tried all that stuff and the above method ended up working very well for me, so I posted it. Some of the config files might be different, depending you your distro, but we all have to know certain basic things about our disro, now don't we? You know how to Google, so use that to find succinct pointers on vi basics, or try nano or emacs. Give my method a try and see if it works. I might even be able to help, if you're trying to do it the way I'm familiar with.

ions
05-02-2004, 11:34 PM
Has anyone done this with a newer kernel of the 2.6.x flavour?

Things seem to be a little different starting with the kernel. :\