said Kate Draven:

| Try grabbing the firmware binary from the windows drivers and have it | load when you call the scanner. | | You will have to check out some howtos to get it right. | This is assuming it's a firmware loading problem like mine was. | | Find the conf file for your scanner and add something like | | # Path to the firmware file | # This file comes with the Windows driver | # The scanner won't work without it | option artecFirmwareFile /usr/share/sane/artec_eplus48u/Artec48.usb | | Userful Sites: | https://everythinglinux.org/scanner/index.html | http://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/trusty/man5/sane-epson2.5.html | http://ljm.home.xs4all.nl/SANE-faq.html

Thanks very much -- I'll do this if I can't get the native software to=20 work. What puzzles me about it is that the Epson-provided Linux IScan=20 application has always worked reliably here, and only now when I invoke it= =20 does it explode. --=20 dep

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Check to see if you're using 32bit on a 64 or vice versa. Also, try doing a complete uninstall of all related drivers etc. Clear you're using dir of any configs etc. Then reinstall.

Good luck lad,

Kate