James Knott wrote:
Philippe Andersson wrote:
Hello Per,
I have an Epson scanner I'm quite satisfied with (don't remember the exact model, it's at home -- I can check and report back later).
The Epson scanners only work in Linux via a proprietary driver (provided in RPM format by Epkowa). I've not checked in a while, but as far as I know, they only exist in 32bit version => if your linux is 64bit, you'd have to make do with the GUI provided by the driver (usable, but not great).
If you're on a 32bit install, the driver integrates with SANE and Kooka, so it's even better.
HTH
Cheers. Bye.
Ph. A.
I have an Epson scanner and I didn't have to get the proprietary drivers It works fine.
James, As a previous comment on this thread hinted at, looking at the description for packages "iscan" and "iscan-free" will tell you which Epson scanners require the proprietary driver (and/or firmware). Other models may work with only the "iscan-free" package, but those are not listed (at least, not to my knowledge). I use the "Perfection 3170 Photo", and that model does indeed require both proprietary modules. Once you have them, it works fine though. HTH Cheers. Bye. Ph. A. -- *Philippe Andersson* Unix System Administrator IBA Particle Therapy | Tel: +32-10-475.983 Fax: +32-10-487.707 eMail: pan@iba-group.com http://www.iba-worldwide.com