Albrecht Mehl writes: > This whole business is quite annoying. Without external help vom Yuri > and Olaf I would make no progress at all ... but even so the problem > still exists. > > 1. Entering in page > > http://download.ebz.epson.net/dsc/search/01/search/ > > perfection v 330 photo and linux > gives no results. Only 'perfection v330 photo' works.
Told you so ;-) > 2. In the FAQ > > http://download.ebz.epson.net/faq/linux/faq_ls_00002.html > > one is directed to download the data package, the RPM package, and > ex)iscan-2.29.1-1.usb0.1.ltdl7.rpm. Hmm, that page mentions interpreter plugins in the [core package] section without any example file name. > 3. The last file I could not find, just the iscan plugin package > from page > http://download.ebz.epson.net/dsc/search/01/search/searchModuleFromResult. > This download resulted in > > esci-interpreter-perfection-v330-0.2.0-1.x86_64.rpm > > which is quite different from the file asked for in 2. Also the name in > search results does not suggest that this is the esci-interpreter. As Andrew mentioned already, the ex) stands for example. > Is this the correct file? Yes. > If not: what is the exact name of the correct file, where do I get > it from? > > 4. I installed the file esci*.rpm - see 3. > > 5. This resulted in the scanner still being not configured according to > yast2, configuration of the scanner... so the scanner is seen, but > cannot be used. > 6. Working on this single item in the scanner's list gave a long list > 'choosing scanner model and driver'. My scanner is listed with the > following driver: > > Third-Party Image Scan driver software from Epson/Avasys required. > Driver epkowa should give good functionality. (USB-ID 0x04b8:0x0142) > [requires DFSG non-free esci-interpreter-perfection-v330] > > 7. Continue resulted in the message > > Driver can cause problems. The epkowa driver in 64-Bit x86_64 > can give trouble. > > 8. I continued even so. Result: the scanner moved for a short while, > but then the list 'configuration of the scanner' appeared and therein > > epkowa Epson ... an epkowa:interpreter > not configured Epson Perfection ... > > 9. When giving OK to 8. and starting xsane to my amazement it worked. > I had stumbled over the words 'not configured'. So my question in 3. > needs not be answered. Duh, now you tell us ;-) > By a good instruction manual and good naming - see the beginning of 3. - > a lot of trouble for the user could be avoided. You might want to mention that to the people who maintain the download site. Check the output of rpm --query --info esci-interpreter-perfection-v330-0.2.0-1.x86_64.rpm for a Packager: field. That's where I'd send my "gripes". Hope this helps, -- Olaf Meeuwissen, LPIC-2 FLOSS Engineer -- AVASYS CORPORATION FSF Associate Member #1962 Help support software freedom http://www.fsf.org/jf?referrer=1962
