Walt Mankowski via plug on 17 Jul 2022 14:04:48 -0700


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Re: [PLUG] Epson Multi-function Support

Hi all,

I just wanted to add that both Android and iOS have the ability to scan documents with their camera apps. (Instructions at the links.) Of course this can't replace a dedicated stand-alone scanner, but if you don't need to scan many documents you might be able to get by with just your phone. I scanned a tax document for my accountant last year and it worked great.

Walt

On Fri, Jul 15, 2022, at 1:40 PM, David Sokolowsky via plug wrote:
Back to my RX-620 (Ubuntu), I've been using Skanlite without issue for a long time.  I forgot that Epson has Image Scan, so I just tried that from .deb.  The install went fine, but does not detect the scanner (USB).   They also provide source.

Dave

On Fri, Jul 15, 2022 at 1:22 PM Casey Bralla via plug <plug@lists.phillylinux.org> wrote:

In my bleeding edge Gentoo system, HPLIP was broken when I tried the network scanning function.  I haven't tried it lately, and don't even remember what exactly didn't work the last time I tried it.  I remember thinking that HP would be "safe" since they are so widespread.  But living on the edge has its disadvantages.  (It also can be a lot more fun!)


On 7/15/22 12:44, brent saner via plug wrote:

Echoing Jeff here; we may be the odd men out but generally (especially lately) I've also had better luck with HP Laser MFP than Epson on Linux (obligatory "I use Arch, btw" here), as long as hplip is installed.



On Fri, Jul 15, 2022, 10:42 jeffv via plug <plug@lists.phillylinux.org> wrote:
That's odd.. I've used HP almost exclusively (Ubuntu)
Weird problems now and then, but fixable. Earlier AIOs had crappy
hardware that broke.
I looked at an Epson that flat out wouldn't work (but that was only one
example).

ymmv

Good luck!


On 7/13/22 14:53, Casey Bralla via plug wrote:
> I've got to buy a large format ink jet printer.   Both HP and Epson have
> similar offerings.   I've never been successful getting HP multifunction
> scanners to work with Gentoo, but I've never tried an Epson printer.  It
> looks like they offer source code for their drivers.
>
>
> Anybody have any experience with Epson?  How about in a
> compile-from-source environment?
>
>
> TIA!
>
>
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