Stumbled onto a new hardware treat.
A friend held an EPSON Scanner for quite some time in the original box but had no use for it.
Got it for 50 bucks and installing into my Debian system now.
This is a USB scanner and has no network connection.
Documenting on the go in this blog as I do use my blog as reference and sharing platform:
1. INFORMATION GATHERING
RTFM and RTFF (READ THE F*****G FORUM)'s
2. DOWNLOAD (The challenge...)
www.epson.com go throug the support - scanners and enter 4490 (wait until it shows the models)
It's a bit of a hassle to get what you need. Once on the download page and having selected LINUX as OS you get the links which will eventually lead to the download location. Open the recommended or the drivers tab on the site. You should see three entries about Linux Drivers, Linux FAQ's and Linux Manual for Epson Products.
Go to all three and download the respective sources. Actually skip the FAQ if installing for the first time. Nothing there, just troubleshoot issues on the hardware.
On this link you can view the manual on the browser or go directly to Linux Drivers for Epson Products. It will ask again for the model and OS. Funny website that remembers my LINUX choice but not for what product page I came from. (Just a webdesigners rant.)
Some more clicking and accepting should finally take you to the download page. Once you accept the software agreement it adds the links to the site. What looks like ads:
>> Package Download Page
>> Manual
>> Source File Download Page
and the tabular entries below them with direct download links to the manual in English and Japanese are the actual download locations. Choose your distros appropriate driver.
Finally download the manual in PDF by using the tabular links if you want an offline version available.
3. INSTALLATION
Entpack the downloaded tar.gz and follow the installation instructions in the README.
Assuming that the installation completes without errors you should have iScan in the list of programs now.
4. TROUBLESHOOTING
The first time I launched the application after installatioin was returning the error: No answer from scanner.
The solution was as simple as switching the scanner off and on again. Works like a charm.
A friend held an EPSON Scanner for quite some time in the original box but had no use for it.
Got it for 50 bucks and installing into my Debian system now.
This is a USB scanner and has no network connection.
Documenting on the go in this blog as I do use my blog as reference and sharing platform:
1. INFORMATION GATHERING
RTFM and RTFF (READ THE F*****G FORUM)'s
2. DOWNLOAD (The challenge...)
www.epson.com go throug the support - scanners and enter 4490 (wait until it shows the models)
It's a bit of a hassle to get what you need. Once on the download page and having selected LINUX as OS you get the links which will eventually lead to the download location. Open the recommended or the drivers tab on the site. You should see three entries about Linux Drivers, Linux FAQ's and Linux Manual for Epson Products.
Go to all three and download the respective sources. Actually skip the FAQ if installing for the first time. Nothing there, just troubleshoot issues on the hardware.
On this link you can view the manual on the browser or go directly to Linux Drivers for Epson Products. It will ask again for the model and OS. Funny website that remembers my LINUX choice but not for what product page I came from. (Just a webdesigners rant.)
Some more clicking and accepting should finally take you to the download page. Once you accept the software agreement it adds the links to the site. What looks like ads:
>> Package Download Page
>> Manual
>> Source File Download Page
and the tabular entries below them with direct download links to the manual in English and Japanese are the actual download locations. Choose your distros appropriate driver.
Finally download the manual in PDF by using the tabular links if you want an offline version available.
3. INSTALLATION
Entpack the downloaded tar.gz and follow the installation instructions in the README.
Assuming that the installation completes without errors you should have iScan in the list of programs now.
4. TROUBLESHOOTING
The first time I launched the application after installatioin was returning the error: No answer from scanner.
The solution was as simple as switching the scanner off and on again. Works like a charm.