(If VueScan can't use the scanner that doesn't necessarily mean that your scanner won't work with Mint system - it just means for sure that VueScan can't use your scanner.) If you can scan from VueScan then at least you know for sure that in principle your scanner will work with your Mint system. Now open the VueScan folder and double-click on the "vuescan" (program) file. Now connect your scanner to the computer and switch it on. Once the archive opens just drag the whole VueScan folder out of the archive and drop it where you want. Once it's downloaded right-click on the file and select "Open With Archive Manager". To do this use the following command:Īs experiment go here: and download VueScan. What the instructions don't make clear is that you need to deal with 'firmware lines' in the nf file. But by 'installing' the bin file, and correctly pointing to it from within nf, my scanner works just fine.) But for my scanner it didn't say Epson Perfection 1670 Photo either. Yes it doesn't say Epson Perfection 2480 Photo. (The file /etc/sane.d/nf doesn't exist on my system, Mint 17.3) In any case, on my system the scanner Epson Perfection 2480 is listed in nf, so that would be the backend you would want to use - you would want to alter the 'firmware' line in that file. I put the bin file (esfw30.bin) for my 1670 in /etc/sane.d folder, beside the backends - seemed to make more sense to me.Īlso note that when you give instructions to the scanner backend on where to find that binary file you would be altering the file /etc/sane.d/ nf. You don't have to locate the efsw41.bin file in the path those instructions indicate. 2480_Linux You can also download the binary file you need from there. For details of how to get your scanner working there are instructions on this webpage. You need a binary file, efsw41.bin, to get your scanner working. I had the same kind of problems you are experiencing with an Epson Perfection 1670 Photo scanner.
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