Epson Perfection V500 Photo [not working]

figueroa · Last edited by figueroa on Tue Sep 10, 2019 3:35 pm; edited 1 time in total

I got my Epson Perfection V500 Photo scanner working with iscan from the repositories version 2.21 and Matthew Schultz' proposed ebuild documented at https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=277117#c19

I saved that proposed ebuild as /usr/local/portage/media-gfx/iscan-plugin-gt-x770/iscan-plugin-gt-x770-2.1.1 on which I then ran "ebuild iscan-plugin-gt-x770-2.1.1 manifest" then emerged it after unmasking. It just works - perfectly as far as I can tell.

scanimage -L and iscan identify the scanner as device `epkowa:interpreter:002:004' is a Epson GT-X770 flatbed scanner.

Color me happy!
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logistiker · n00b Joined: 16 Jun 2008 Posts: 41

FYI, I have version bumped the gt-x770 ebuild and now committed it to gentoo sunrise with a new bug page specifically for it: https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=367585

If you're not already aware how to use gentoo sunrise, you can find instructions here: http://en.gentoo-wiki.com/wiki/Overlay

figueroa · Posted: Tue Sep 10, 2019 3:34 pm Post subject:

I'm bumping this because the Epson Perfection V500 Photo scanner no longer works, even though media-gfx/iscan-plugin-gt-x770-2.1.2.1-r3 is in the regular repository requiring keyword unmasking.

So, this went from working perfectly, to not working at all. It's recognized by sane-find-scanner, but not recognized iscan or xsane. Has anybody figured this out? It's still a great scanner.
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i7-2600 @ 3.40GHz; 16 gb; Radeon HD 7570
amd64/23.0/split-usr/desktop (stable), OpenRC, -systemd -pulseaudio -uefi

logistiker · n00b Joined: 16 Jun 2008 Posts: 41

I still have this scanner and it still works for me with iscan and iscan-plugin-gt-x770. There are some bugs with iscan recently that might cause problems when you compile iscan but other than that, it's working fine for me. Make sure you have the usb cable plugged in before you start the iscan software because that's when it recognizes the scanner.

figueroa · Posted: Tue Sep 10, 2019 5:37 pm Post subject:

That's doubly frustrating. Are your iscan, iscan-data and iscan-plugin-gt-x770 all installed from the Gentoo repositories or hand jammed from the Epson provided downloads?
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hp pavilion hpe h8-1260t/2AB5; spinning rust x3
i7-2600 @ 3.40GHz; 16 gb; Radeon HD 7570
amd64/23.0/split-usr/desktop (stable), OpenRC, -systemd -pulseaudio -uefi

logistiker · n00b Joined: 16 Jun 2008 Posts: 41

Yes I've been using everything in the main gentoo repository. I've created a PR for a new version of iscan with a glibc patch. Here's the bug: https://bugs.gentoo.org/693994

figueroa · Posted: Tue Sep 10, 2019 8:41 pm Post subject:

Thanks for working on this. I followed the links was quickly over my head.
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Shamus397 · Apprentice Joined: 03 Apr 2005 Posts: 218 Location: Ur-th

I was having a similar problem with my Epson Perfection V300 Photo, where it was working until a system software update broke it somehow. The patch and ebuild in that bug report is in the tree now, and it solves the problem, at least for me.

figueroa · Posted: Sun Jan 12, 2020 4:21 am Post subject:

NeddySeagoon · Posted: Sun Jan 12, 2020 12:26 pm Post subject:

figueroa,

I have the V600 and iscan is fine until media-gfx/iscan-3.* then it won't build.
As it works, I'll leave it in a mess :)
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figueroa · Posted: Sun Jan 12, 2020 8:32 pm Post subject:

I also masked >media-gfx/iscan-2.30.4.2

I don't need the grief of a surprise "stable" upgrade. I also copied the ebuild files and a copy of the distfile into /usr/local/portage just to "have and to hold" should the working version ever disappear without notice. I have good full backups, but anticipation is easier than selectively restoring from backups.
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Andy Figueroa
hp pavilion hpe h8-1260t/2AB5; spinning rust x3
i7-2600 @ 3.40GHz; 16 gb; Radeon HD 7570
amd64/23.0/split-usr/desktop (stable), OpenRC, -systemd -pulseaudio -uefi

swimmer · Posted: Mon Jan 13, 2020 4:03 pm Post subject:

Same here with a perfection V200 ... masking ">media-gfx/iscan-2.30.4.2" solved the issue. Do we know what causes the problem?

figueroa · Posted: Mon Jan 13, 2020 10:10 pm Post subject: