The 2480 seems to be a new scanner that is in the same category as most of the recently added EPSON models: It's not using the ESC/I command language that's implemented in the EPSON backend.
I guess somebody has to figure out what design/chipset this scanner is based on. Karl Heinz On Jul 20, 2004, at 8:03 AM, Ronald Gilman wrote: > By some misstake, I was sent a model 2480 when I orderd a model 1660. > The model 2480 does not work (but I realize it is not listed as a > supported model.) > > Here is some of the debug output it was basically identical for both > epson and epkowa. I used the iscan download from the epkowa website. > > [root@pion gilman]# iscan > [sanei_debug] Setting debug level of dll to 128. > [dll] sane_init: SANE dll backend version 1.0.10 from sane-backends > 1.0.13 > [dll] sane_init: reading dll.conf > [dll] add_backend: adding backend `epkowa' > [dll] sane_get_devices > [dll] load: searching backend `epkowa' in `/usr/lib/sane' > [dll] load: trying to load `/usr/lib/sane/libsane-epkowa.so.1' > [dll] load: dlopen()ing `/usr/lib/sane/libsane-epkowa.so.1' > [dll] init: initializing backend `epkowa' > [sanei_debug] Setting debug level of epkowa to 128. > [epkowa] sane_init: iscan 1.9.0 > [epkowa] sane_init, ># epkowa.conf< > [epkowa] sane_init, >#< > [epkowa] sane_init, ># examples for how to configure the SANE EPSON > KOWA > Backend< > [epkowa] sane_init, >#< > [epkowa] sane_init, ># SCSI scanner:< > [epkowa] sane_init, >scsi EPSON< > [sanei_debug] Setting debug level of sanei_scsi to 128. > [epkowa] sane_init, >#< > [epkowa] sane_init, ># Parallel port scanner:< > [epkowa] sane_init, >#pio 0x278< > [epkowa] sane_init, >#pio 0x378< > [epkowa] sane_init, >#pio 0x3BC< > [epkowa] sane_init, >#< > [epkowa] sane_init, ># USB scanner - only enable this if you have an > EPSON > scanner. It could< > [epkowa] sane_init, ># otherwise block your non-EPSON > scanner from being< > [epkowa] sane_init, ># recognized.< > [epkowa] sane_init, >usb /dev/usb/scanner0< > [epkowa] attach_one_usb(/dev/usb/scanner0) > [epkowa] SANE EPSON KOWA Backend 1.9.0 - 2004-04-09 > [epkowa] attach(/dev/usb/scanner0, 3) > [epkowa] attach: opening /dev/usb/scanner0 > [dll] init: backend `epkowa' is version 1.0.190 > [epkowa] sane_get_devices() > [dll] sane_get_devices: found 0 devices > > In the epson.conf file I added the vendor/product line > usb 0x4b8 0x121 > and, aside from some trivial differences, I got additional logged > output... > [epson] attach: opening libusb:004:004 > [epson] Found valid EPSON scanner: 0x4b8/0x121 (vendorID/productID) > [epson] reset() > [epson] send buf, size = 2 > [epson] buf[0] 1b . > [epson] buf[1] 40 @ > [epson] receive buf, expected = 1, got = 0 > [epson] get_identity_information() > [epson] send buf, size = 2 > [epson] buf[0] 1b . > [epson] buf[1] 49 I > [epson] send buf, size = 2 > [epson] buf[0] 1b . > [epson] buf[1] 49 I > [epson] ident failed > [dll] init: backend `epson' is version 1.0.240 > [epson] sane_get_devices() > [dll] sane_get_devices: found 0 devices > > At this point, iscan would popup a window with the message > Could not send command to scanner. Check the scanner's status. > > I hope this is of some help for you. For me, I am trying to get them > to send me the model I ordered. > > Ron Gilman > > > > -- > sane-devel mailing list: sane-devel@lists.alioth.debian.org > http://lists.alioth.debian.org/mailman/listinfo/sane-devel > Unsubscribe: Send mail with subject "unsubscribe your_password" > to sane-devel-requ...@lists.alioth.debian.org
