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simple-scan package

Epson scanner not recognized

Asked by Javier_Prada

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Epson V200 scanner is not recognized in Ubuntu 10.10 photo though by lsusb if it occurs, but when you start Simple Scan, I get no recognition, I have no scanner if it is connected when

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10
Package: simple-scan 2.32.0-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-22.35-generic 2.6.35.4
Uname: Linux 2.6.35-22-generic i686
Architecture: i386
Date: Wed Oct 20 11:03:03 2010
DriverPackageVersions:
 libsane 1.0.21-2ubuntu2
 libsane-extras N/A
 hplip 3.10.6-1ubuntu10
 hpoj N/A
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release i386 (20101007)
MachineType: Hewlett-Packard HP Compaq dc5100 MT(RK280LA)
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.35-22-generic root=UUID=e06bc2b4-2d36-4d19-8b71-cd6885bbbe32 ro quiet splash
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=es_VE.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SimpleScanLog:

SourcePackage: simple-scan
dmi.bios.date: 04/17/2006
dmi.bios.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.bios.version: 786C2 v01.08
dmi.board.name: 09E0h
dmi.board.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: MXJ63904P0
dmi.chassis.type: 6
dmi.chassis.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnHewlett-Packard:bvr786C2v01.08:bd04/17/2006:svnHewlett-Packard:pnHPCompaqdc5100MT(RK280LA):pvr:rvnHewlett-Packard:rn09E0h:rvr:cvnHewlett-Packard:ct6:cvr:
dmi.product.name: HP Compaq dc5100 MT(RK280LA)
dmi.sys.vendor: Hewlett-Packard

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This question was originally filed as bug #663966.

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Javier_Prada (prada-javier) said : 		#1
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Michael Nagel (nailor) said : 		#2

Hello Javier,

sorry for the late reply, I am cleaning up this section and came across your question...

Unfortunately Simple Scan cannot do much about what scanners work with it and what scanners do not. The scanner drivers are completely separate from Simple Scan. Simple Scan is a collection of windows and buttons to allow the user to ask the scanner drivers to do some scanning. If the scanner driver fails to do that it is almost certainly not the problem that Simple Scan "asked wrong" but a problem with the scanner driver itself.

Basically you need to get your scanner working with SANE/libsane. Updating to the latest Ubuntu with the latest libsane might help, but possibly even the latest libsane does not support your scanner. In that case only waiting or buying another scanner (inform yourself what scanners work with libsane beforehand!) will help!

Best Regards
Michael

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