Epson Perfection 3170 Photo Installation with Ubuntu Linux 8.10
Tested on Ubuntu Linux 8.10 Intrepid Ibex (working). (2009-03-31)
Other Ubuntu versions are available as well.
- Be sure that the scanner is switched off and that the USB cable is disconnected from the pc.
- Open the webpage of the EPSON AVASYS Corporation
- submit the form (choose Model: Perfection 3170 PHOTO, Distribution: Ubuntu, Distribution version: 8.10)
- download the RPM packages (for gcc 3.4 or later), e.g. iscan-2.10.0-1.c2.i386.rpm and also download the plugin iscan-plugin-gt-9400-1.0.0-1.c2.i386.rpm. - Optional: check the md5 sum of the iscan file
cd $HOME/Desktop && md5sum iscan*
- Execute the following command in your terminal.
sudo apt-get install libsane-extras
- Connect the USB cable of the scanner with the pc and switch the scanner on.
- Execute the following commands in your terminal.
sudo apt-get install alien && cd $HOME/Desktop && sudo alien -d --scripts iscan*.rpm && sudo dpkg -i --force-overwrite iscan*.deb && sudo perl -p -i.bak -e 's/epson\n/#epson\n/g' /etc/sane.d/dll.conf && xsane
After the end of the installation XSane starts automatically.
Optional: Instead of using xsane, a simpler application is iscan (EPSON) for scanning.
related links
HOW-TO Epson Perfection 3170 Scanner - 8.10
Missing rule in /etc/udev/rules.d/45-libsane.rules
acknowledgment
Ian Reid