Epson Perfection 3170 scanner in 14.04 64, how to get it to work?
  • wilburwilbur
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    Hi, I connected this scanner & turned it on & got nothing, not even the normal start up sounds it usually makes.
    Even though this is an old scanner, it is in perfect condition & it works fine in Win 7 64. I bought it new when it 1st came out & it hasn't seen all that much use & I tend to take care of my things.
    googling this I found that Epson had some Linux drivers that were made around 2011 called Kowa or Kekowa but it looks like these drivers are no longer supported in newer 64 bit linux versions.
    As a total linux newbie I'm not even sure if I read all the above info correctly.
    Any help would be greatly appreciated.
    thanks again
    Jim
  • lxlelxle
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    if there are no lights or sounds on the printer check the plug.

    then

    menu>system tools>printer

    click add printer and see if it sees it and add the driver that way if possible.

    if it doesn't work repost here and we'll go from there
  • wilburwilbur
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    Hi lxle - this scanner is not a printer or an all -in-one, it's only a scanner & I think they came out in 2004-05.
    My printer is a Brother HL2170 & it picked that up as soon as I turned it on, 2 clicks & it was
    installed & ready to go ( which was WAAY easier than the Windows driver install).
    When I was dual booting XP & Mepis 5 or 6 yrs. ago, I could not even get my Canon printer
    to work at all, so Linux has really come a long way since then.
    Another thing that really blows me away is that I have sound working. This computer has an old Auzentech sound card & I was told I would never get sound to work in Linux unless
    I switched to onboard sound or bought a different sound card.
    But I think this scanner might be a problem. I turned it on & then power light lit up & then I went to menu>graphics>simple scan & it does not find my scanner.
    It's kinda wierd, but every day I use LXLE, something new starts working that didn't initially work right; somewhat like unwrapping a new gift each day, kinda cool actually!
    Anyway, thanks again.
  • rfry85rfry85
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    The only choice you have is to google your scanner for linux drivers. Someone may have found a fix. If not and you have an extra licensed copy of xp or other windows laying around, you might be able to set up a virtual pc and run it through that.  But first you should run lsusb (if it's a usb scanner) in a terminal to see if linux even recognizes it.

    regards,
    rfry85
  • Bapi_LinuxBapi_Linux
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    I don't have  epson scanner, so i can't verify. You can try this : 


    Guide:

           *  At first install "sane" from synaptic, if not installed already

    • Open a terminal and type sudo gedit /etc/sane.d/dll.conf
    • look at the list of all brands of printers epson (is line 33 column 1)
    • uncomment from epson (delete the pound sign before the word epson)
    • comments epson2
    • got it :)

           Now start Xane. It also works without rebooting.


    Please click on "Mark as Solved" if your original question / problem got solved. This will help others.

    'Lazy people will always find a short-cut for a difficult task"
  • Bapi_LinuxBapi_Linux
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    You can also see here : http://askubuntu.com/questions/49389/running-a-epson-scanner-perfection-3170?rq=1
    Please click on "Mark as Solved" if your original question / problem got solved. This will help others.

    'Lazy people will always find a short-cut for a difficult task"
  • wilburwilbur
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    Hi all - thanks for all the replies.
    Other than rfry85's comment, I don't even understand what you are telling me.
    But here is lsusb output:
    Bus 002 Device 003: ID 04b8:0116 Seiko Epson Corp. GT-9400UF [Perfection 3170]
    Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
    Bus 008 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
    Bus 007 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
    Bus 006 Device 005: ID 046d:c222 Logitech, Inc. G15 Keyboard / LCD
    Bus 006 Device 004: ID 046d:c041 Logitech, Inc. G5 Laser Mouse
    Bus 006 Device 003: ID 046d:c221 Logitech, Inc. G11/G15 Keyboard / Keyboard
    Bus 006 Device 002: ID 046d:c223 Logitech, Inc. G11/G15 Keyboard / USB Hub
    Bus 006 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
    Bus 009 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
    Bus 010 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
    Bus 001 Device 002: ID 11b0:6178 ATECH FLASH TECHNOLOGY
    Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
    Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
    Bus 004 Device 002: ID 1050:0010 Yubico.com Yubikey
    Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
    Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub

    So linux sees my scanner. Now what?
    I installed 'sane' & ran sudo gedit /etc/sane.d/dll.conf
    then I looked at that file & both 'epson' & epson2' were in the file.
    epson did not have the # in front of it ( I think I already took it out)
    how do I run Xane?
    thanks

  • Bapi_LinuxBapi_Linux
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    Go to start menu > Graphics > Simple Scan 

    You should see your scanner there.
    Please click on "Mark as Solved" if your original question / problem got solved. This will help others.

    'Lazy people will always find a short-cut for a difficult task"
  • Bapi_LinuxBapi_Linux
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    Like "Simple Scan", "Xsane" is another featureful graphical frontend for SANE, as you already had "Simple Scan" pre-installed in lxle, you don't need to install Xsane.
    Please click on "Mark as Solved" if your original question / problem got solved. This will help others.

    'Lazy people will always find a short-cut for a difficult task"
  • lxlelxle
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    Linux Drivers provided there, usually as rpm or deb archives.

    http://support.brother.com/g/b/productseries.aspx?c=us&lang=en&content=dl&pcatid=39
  • lxlelxle
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    ahh shit i'm getting confused, its an epson scanner and a brother printer, right?

    Here
    http://download.ebz.epson.net/dsc/search/01/search/?OSC=LX
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