On Wednesday 18 June 2008 07:57:22 am Joe Morris wrote:
On 06/16/2008 03:41 AM, Bob S wrote:
Do you know what is in the iscan-free rpm? What it does?
Check http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/jsmeix/openSUSE_10.3/repoda ta/repoview/iscan-free-0-2.3.0.1-15.5.html It appears some scanners need firmware to work. The link above describes which scanners they are (I no longer remember what scanner you are working with). Sane was renamed sane-backends, so if iscan complains, it is because it was built before the name change (and probably means it is a pretty old package). You may need to check http://www.avasys.jp/lx-bin2/linux_e/scan/DL1.do for a newer package that should work.
Thanks Joe, Wherever did you find that URL? I have been searching for many hours about this problem. Anyway, it answered many of my questions, but not a cure. Johannes made a list of the scanners that would not work with iscan-free and another that needed firmware. My scanner is not on either but I guess the lists could be too old. The scanner I am trying to set up is an Epson Stylus CX9400F. It is an all-in-one. I downloaded the Iscan package for this specific scanner from Avasys. Guess it's time to harass Epson. Or, maybe I got a defective brand-new scanner? Again thanks anyway. If you come up with any new ideas please yell. Wish Johannes would pick up this thread. Bob S BTW did you know that all of those Iscan packages are on the 10.3 disk? -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org