Re: [opensuse-packaging] 11.3 is not factory

Hello, On Jun 30 12:04 Guido Berhoerster wrote (shortened):

* Johannes Meixner [2010-06-30 11:42]:

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On Jun 30 11:22 Guido Berhoerster wrote (shortened):

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Please retain at least iscan-firmware, many Epson scanners will not work without it. Without this package the firmware has to be extracted manually from the Windows driver which is quita a hassle.

It is much easier to visit the Avasys web site and download their proprietary packages from them to make Epson scanners which need proprietary stuff work well under Linux.

No, models like the Epson Perfection 3490/3590 work fine with the opensource sane snapscan driver, they don't need the epkowa driver or the iscan application, just the firmware.

Regardless whether or not some Epson scanners which need proprietary stuff also work with a free driver plus firmware upload, it is usually easier (in particular for unexperienced users or lazy experts ;-) to visit the Avasys web site and use their proprietary software. Kind Regards Johannes Meixner -- SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, Maxfeldstrasse 5, 90409 Nuernberg, Germany AG Nuernberg, HRB 16746, GF: Markus Rex -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-packaging+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-packaging+help@opensuse.org