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Hi folks,

Ubuntu 7.04 desktop
Scanner - Epson Perfection 3490 Photo

Evoked:
Application --> Graphics --> XSane Image Scanner

Code:

Error

Failed to open device 'snapscan:libusb:001:002':invalid argument

Performed following steps;

$ sudo apt-get install sane-utils

# lsusb

Code:

Bus 001 Device 003: ID 04b4:0001 Cypress Semiconductor Corp. Mouse

Bus 001 Device 002: ID 04b8:0122 Seiko Epson Corp. 

Bus 001 Device 001: ID 0000:0000

# ls -ltr /proc/bus/usb/001

Code:

total 0

crw-rw-r-- 1 root root    189, 0 2007-08-10 15:00 001

crw-rw-r-- 1 root root    189, 2 2007-08-10 15:00 003

crw-rw-r-- 1 root scanner 189, 1 2007-08-10 15:13 002

Shall I change owner as "root root'???

# find / -name libsane.db
# find / -name libsane.rules
Both without printout

# sane-find-scanner

Code:

.....

found USB scanner (vendor=0x04b8 [EPSON], product=0x0122 [EPSON Scanner]) at libusb:001:002

.....

# scanimage -L

Code:

device `snapscan:libusb:001:002' is a EPSON EPSON Scanner flatbed scanner

# scanimage -T

Code:

[snapscan] Cannot open firmware file /usr/share/sane/snapscan/your-firmwarefile.bin.

[snapscan] Edit the firmware file entry in snapscan.conf.

scanimage: open of device snapscan:libusb:001:002 failed: Invalid argument

Pls advise how to fix the problem. TIA

B.R.
satimis