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[Bug 632026] Re: epson2 vs epson: simple-scan fails to scan: invalid argument

 

** Description changed:

- Binary package hint: simple-scan
- 
- Ubuntu 10.10 beta
- 
- steve@steve-desktop:~$ apt-cache policy simple-scan
- simple-scan:
-   Installed: 2.31.91-1ubuntu1
-   Candidate: 2.31.91-1ubuntu1
-   Version table:
-  *** 2.31.91-1ubuntu1 0
-         500 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick/main i386 Packages
-         100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
- 
  Simple-scan appears to detect my scanner properly (Epson Perfection 640
  USB scanner) but when I try to start a scan it pops up an error box
  saying "Failed to scan, unable to start scan". When running from command
  line, it prints this error message:
  
  steve@steve-desktop:~$ simple-scan
  
  ** (simple-scan:2477): WARNING **: Unable to start device: Invalid
  argument
+ 
+ PROPOSED WORKAROUNG / SOLUTION:
+ in /etc/sane.d/dll.conf, comment out "epson2" and un-comment "epson".
+ PROPOSED WORKAROUNG / SOLUTION:

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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/632026

Title:
  epson2 vs epson: simple-scan fails to scan: invalid argument

Status in Simple Scan:
  Incomplete
Status in “simple-scan” package in Ubuntu:
  Expired

Bug description:
  Simple-scan appears to detect my scanner properly (Epson Perfection
  640 USB scanner) but when I try to start a scan it pops up an error
  box saying "Failed to scan, unable to start scan". When running from
  command line, it prints this error message:

  steve@steve-desktop:~$ simple-scan

  ** (simple-scan:2477): WARNING **: Unable to start device: Invalid
  argument

  PROPOSED WORKAROUNG / SOLUTION:
  in /etc/sane.d/dll.conf, comment out "epson2" and un-comment "epson".
  PROPOSED WORKAROUNG / SOLUTION:

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