Topic: HOWTO configure the scanner element of Epson multi-function device
I've just gone through setting up my Epson DX6000 - a multi-function printer/scanner/copier - with CrunchBang (8.10.01) and thought this might help anyone else trying to configure their scanners - I haven't tried with any other manufacturers' devices but it should, in theory, work with them all.
When I first launched XSane - with the DX6000 connected via USB - an error message told me that no device had been detected.
Here's how to fix that:
In a terminal run:
lsusb
and look for the line that contains
Buses xx Device xx: ID 04b8: xxxx Sieko Epson Corp.
The important part is the xxxx - this is your printer model (the ID 04b8 bit = Epson identifier).
In a terminal run:
sudo gedit /etc/sane.d/epson.conf
Find the line reading:
#usb 0x? 0x?
and delete the hash, delete the 1st ? and replace it with 04b8, then delete the 2nd ? and replace it with the xxxx printer model number
Look further down and delete the hashes on these lines:
#usb /dev/usbscanner0
#usb/dev/usb/scanner0
and now save epson.conf
Now restart Sane and it should detect your scanner and launch the program's gui.
I wonder what happens if I click on this..?
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