Can't activate Scanner EPSON PERFECTION V200 PHOTO

brent

flatpak: epsonscan2. install it.

thank me later,🙂
perfection scanner owner

edit: typo. also this might take 2-3 times beforeepsonscan2 sees scanner. sometimes I use gscan2pdf (which I hate using but always sees it) to see it first, then launch epsonscan2. sometimes the 'tunnel' as it where needs a fire lit under it.

Axios

brent Interesting fix the driver for that isnt provided in the normal Sane setup

brent

Axios the plug in and the driver aren't found in sane or anywhere else I know. In the Olde Days I had to crack that .deb open and move/copy stuff to specific solus folders then symlink them (you remember that) a colossal insane method...and I had a linux pea-brain then.
...epson did get wind of this linux method and did not ship anymore .debs with that plug in. Utsushi doesn't work wthout that plugin.

What Epson did do right is create Epsonscan2 because they couldn't fight the future which to me is a huge non-DEB non-RPM linux niche...AFAIK epsonscan2 not a miracle cure for all scanners but is good for the popular perfection flatbeds like I and op got.

Hanisch

Hello,
I have installed the Epsonscan2. But I can't find a address for the USB-Scanner on my Computer, for example: 00.1d.0

with regards
Ch. Hanisch

brent

Hanisch you don't need to do this (ifconfig btw I think(, just open and keep trying til it sees your scanner. It will.

Hanisch

Hello,
I have Download now ~/Downloads/iscan_2.30.4-2.src.tar.gz and extracted the DIR iscan-2.30.4.
The ./configure from that DIR is in error:

$ ./configure
checking for a BSD-compatible install... /usr/bin/install -c
checking whether build environment is sane... yes
checking for a thread-safe mkdir -p... /bin/mkdir -p
checking for gawk... gawk
checking whether make sets $(MAKE)... yes
checking for g++... g++
checking whether the C++ compiler works... yes
checking for C++ compiler default output file name... a.out
checking for suffix of executables... 
checking whether we are cross compiling... no
checking for suffix of object files... o
checking whether we are using the GNU C++ compiler... yes
checking whether g++ accepts -g... yes
checking for style of include used by make... GNU
checking dependency style of g++... gcc3
checking C++ ABI version... 1018
checking for gcc... gcc
checking whether we are using the GNU C compiler... yes
checking whether gcc accepts -g... yes
checking for gcc option to accept ISO C89... none needed
checking dependency style of gcc... gcc3
checking how to run the C preprocessor... gcc -E
checking whether ln -s works... yes
checking whether make sets $(MAKE)... (cached) yes
checking for cxxtestgen... no
checking for cxxtestgen.py... no
checking for cxxtestgen.pl... no
checking for dpkg... no
checking for pkg-config... /usr/bin/pkg-config
checking pkg-config is at least version 0.9.0... yes
checking for GTK... no
checking for GTK... configure: error: Package requirements (gtk+) were not met:

No package 'gtk+' found

Consider adjusting the PKG_CONFIG_PATH environment variable if you
installed software in a non-standard prefix.

Alternatively, you may set the environment variables GTK_CFLAGS
and GTK_LIBS to avoid the need to call pkg-config.
See the pkg-config man page for more details.

"No package 'gtk+' found".
How ca I install this package?

with regards
Ch. Hanisch

pomon

Why do you compile when iscan is in the repo?

Hanisch

Hello,
Ok., iscan is installed from Repo. But my EPSON Scanner don't work because a Plugin is missing.

It is possible to install the "iscan-gt-f670-bundle-2.30.4.x64.deb.tar.gz/iscan-gt-f670-bundle-2.30.4.x64.deb" or
"iscan-gt-f670-bundle-2.30.4.x64.rpm.tar.gz/iscan-gt-f670-bundle-2.30.4.x64.rpm" in Solus?

with regards
Ch. Hanisch

pomon

Have you also installed iscan-data?

Hanisch

Hello,
iscan-data is also installed.
Missing is the Plugin iscan-plugin-gt-f670
Where is the Source for Compiling this Plugin?

with regards
Ch. Hanisch

brent

Hanisch Iscan won't do anything for a perfection.

you never said if epsonscan2 worked.

pomon

You can download the deb package. Unpack -> Go to plugins directory -> unpack iscan-plugin-gt-f670_2.1.3-1_amd64.deb -> unpack data.tar.gz -> Move the files to the appropriate places in the system.

brent

pomon some have to be mv'd and some have to be cp'd and symlinked. it's an adventure🙂

Axios

brent We should have been writing a quick manual on all our journeys and selling it,,,,,,

Axios

If you dont have this it wont ever work /usr/lib/sane/libsane-epkowa.so.1
if its not something is wrong. (if you do you prob need to configure some stuff what I dont know)

You can do search on web and find lots of info on the subject.
The epkowa driver is what is needed for it to work. (it appears not to be provided in the normal linux Packages)
I have sane etc installed and its not in my sane directory (think we already knew that tho)

I dont know if this page would be of any help you would have to download the tgz file for your scanner
https://nzeid.net/linux-sane-epson-perfection-v600-photo-scanner-setup

brent

Axios hahahaha! our guide will come with disclaimers🙂!
what a long road!

brent

@Hanisch ok in the epsonscan2 list of supported is:
" Perfection V19 Perfection V33 Perfection V330 Photo Perfection V37 Perfection V370 Perfection V39 Perfection V550 Perfection V600 photo Perfection V800 Photo Perfection V850 Pro RR-600W ST-2000 "

not a V200 to be found. still I wonder if it would work? it's just an easy install and remove.
but your homework has been better than mine---SORRY for all the bum steers.
at EPSON for your V200 they DO DO DO rec the Iscan package...and offer it not only DEB/RPM but SOURCE:

inside the source is
se the install.sh? worth a try. it's distro-agnostic and I've muscled in brother stuff this way although not my preferred method...

i gotta get up early tomorrow or I'd search engine 'v200 linux perfection' stories.
I'm not sold you need the plugin/right folders/move/copy nightmare yet. it's so barbaric and 2019...but all you can do is try.

Hanisch

Hello,

You can download the deb package. Unpack -> Go to plugins directory -> unpack iscan-plugin-gt- f670_2.1.3-1_amd64.deb -> unpack data.tar.gz -> Move the files to the appropriate places in the system.
Sorry, this don't work on my System.
I need to have the source of iscan-plugin-gt-f670
Where can I find this to Compile in my System?

with regards
Ch. Hanisch

pomon

Strange, because in PKGBUILD Arch and in Gentoo they use the deb or rpm package, unpacking and moving or copying directories and files. PKGBUILD example. I didn't see any sources to compile.

PS. Try to install libinsane. And what does sane-find-scanner and scanimage -L show?

Hanisch

Hello,
What can I do with PKGBUILD.example?

Try to install libinsane. And what does sane-find-scanner and scanimage -L show?

$ sane-find-scanner

  # sane-find-scanner will now attempt to detect your scanner. If the
  # result is different from what you expected, first make sure your
  # scanner is powered up and properly connected to your computer.

  # No SCSI scanners found. If you expected something different, make sure that
  # you have loaded a kernel SCSI driver for your SCSI adapter.
  # Also you need support for SCSI Generic (sg) in your operating system.
  # If using Linux, try "modprobe sg".

could not fetch string descriptor: Overflow
found USB scanner (vendor=0x04b8 [EPSON], product=0x012e [EPSON Scanner]) at libusb:003:003
  # Your USB scanner was (probably) detected. It may or may not be supported by
  # SANE. Try scanimage -L and read the backend's manpage.

  # Not checking for parallel port scanners.

  # Most Scanners connected to the parallel port or other proprietary ports
  # can't be detected by this program.

  # You may want to run this program as root to find all devices. Once you
  # found the scanner devices, be sure to adjust access permissions as
  # necessary.

$ scanimage -L
device `v4l:/dev/video0' is a Noname Laptop_Integrated_Webcam_2HDM:  virtual device

$ lsusb | grep V200
Bus 003 Device 003: ID 04b8:012e Seiko Epson Corp. GT-F670 [Perfection V200 Photo]

with regards
Ch. Hanisch