[sane-devel] Problems with EPSON GT-6000

[Manuel Arenaz]

On Thu, 2002-12-05 at 17:55, khk at khk.net wrote:
> This usually is a sign for communication problems with the scanner.
> Are you using the parallel port adapter that came with the scanner?

If you mean the "cable" that came with the scanner, I don't know.

> You can create a log file to see if the scanner is communicating at all
> by executing the following commands:
> 
> export SANE_DEBUG_EPSON=128
> /usr/local/bin/scanimage -L > /tmp/scan.log 2>&1
> 
> Please send the log file /tmp/scan.log to me.

Attached you will find the log.
When scanimage hangs, the display of the scanner shows "E-1"
that means "interface error", according to a reference manual
I have downloaded from the web.


> 
> Karl Heinz
> 
> > Hello, this is the first time that I write to this list.
> >
> > I have a parallel port Epson GT-6000 scanner.
> > I have downloaded the latest version of the the sane
> > backends and I have run the default compilation process:
> >
> > ./configure
> > make
> > make install
> >
> > After that, I have configured /usr/local/etc/sane.d/epson.conf.
> > When I run "scanimage" for listing the available
> > devices, the program hangs after displaying the
> > following message:
> >
> > cambados:/usr/local/sane-backends-1.0.9# /usr/local/bin/scanimage -L
> > [epson] Unknown type  or level @, using B3
> >
> > ¿How can I solve the problem?
> >
> > Thank you very much in advance.
> >
> >     Manuel Arenaz
> >
> >
> >
> >
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> 
> 
> 

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[sanei_debug] Setting debug level of epson to 128.
[epson] sane_init: sane-backends 1.0.9
[epson] sane_init, ># epson.conf<
[epson] sane_init, >#<
[epson] sane_init, ># here are some examples for how to configure the EPSON backend<
[epson] sane_init, >#<
[epson] sane_init, ># SCSI scanner:<
[epson] sane_init, >#scsi EPSON<
[epson] sane_init, >#<
[epson] sane_init, ># Parallel port scanner:<
[epson] sane_init, >#pio 0x278<
[epson] sane_init, >pio 0x378<
[epson] sane_init, >pio 0x378<
[epson] attach(pio 0x378)
[epson] SANE Epson Backend v0.2.24 - 2002-10-05
[epson] attach(pio 0x378)
[epson] attach: opening pio 0x378
[epson] send buf, size = 2
[epson] buf[0] 1b .
[epson] buf[1] 40 @
[epson] receive buf, expected = 1, got = 1
[epson] buf[0] 40 @
[epson] get_identity_information()
[epson] send buf, size = 2
[epson] buf[0] 1b .
[epson] buf[1] 49 I
[epson] receive buf, expected = 1, got = 1
[epson] buf[0] 49 I
[epson] code   49
[epson] Incompatible printer port (probably not bi/directional)
[epson] Illegal response of scanner for command: 49
[epson] type    ? 0xe0
[epson] level    0x16
[epson] option equipment is installed
[epson] Unknown type  or level @, using B3
[epson] fbf tlx 0.000000 tly 0.000000 brx 0.000000 bry 0.000000 [mm]
[epson] send buf, size = 2
[epson] buf[0] 1b .
[epson] buf[1] 44 D