Re: [gentoo-user] Epson L380 scanner+ printer

[Francisco Ares]

2018-04-17 18:29 GMT-03:00 Heiko Baums <lists@××××××××××××.de>:

> Am Tue, 17 Apr 2018 17:20:21 +0000
> schrieb Francisco Ares <frares@×××××.com>:
>
> > Can anyone tell me how to set up the scanner part of an Epson L380?
>
> It's most likely done this way (at least for printers which need the
> open source driver ESC/P-R):
>
> - Install sane.
> - In /etc/sane.d/dll.conf uncomment the line epson2.
> - In /etc/sane.d/epson2.conf set or uncomment those lines:
>
> usb
> usb <vendor ID> <product ID>
> net <IP address | autodiscovery>
>
> If you have it connected via Wifi you probably need to configure it for
> USB, too. At least you can configure it for both connection types at
> the same time.
>
> Just in case, you won't be able to use this printer with a Raspberry Pi,
> because it needs the proprietary ESC/P driver. If you consider
> connecting an EPSON printer to a Raspberry Pi you would need a printer
> which needs the open source driver ESC/P-R.
>
> Heiko
>
>
Regarding the printer part of the Epson L380, the
package net-print/gutenprint does the job, so this part is solved.

The question remains regarding the scanner part.  I'll try your
suggestions, then I get back with the results.

Thanks!

Francisco