I suspect that my Epson Perfection V39 flatbed scanner has been made obsolete by SANE no longer supporting it. The scanner still works on my old laptop, but it does not work on my new laptop with Mint 20.3.
The scanner is not recognized as a peripheral on my system, so any driver or scanner software doesn't work. I get error message from Xsane "Failed to open device 'epsonscan2:Perfection V39/GT-S650:003:002:esci2:usb:ES01D:317': Error during device I/O"
With the Epson Scan 2, I get "Unable to communicate with the scanner. Make sure the scanner is connected to the computer and turned on."
I understand that SANE is no longer supported for the Perfection V39, does anyone know if that will be corrected in an upcoming release or is the V39 permanently off the SANE project?
Is SANE the only game in town for scanners, or are there alternatives? I have poked around quite a bit without success.
I am a cheapskate and would prefer not to pay to have my scanner work, so I am balking at buying Vuescan, which according to my research, seems to be my only option, aside from forking over $200 for a SANE-supported, new version of the Epson hardware.
Thanks, any insight welcome,
Newbie
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System:
Kernel: 5.13.0-51-generic x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: N/A
Desktop: Cinnamon 5.2.7 wm: muffin 5.2.1 dm: LightDM 1.30.0
Distro: Linux Mint 20.3 Una base: Ubuntu 20.04 focal
Machine:
Type: Laptop System: Notebook product: L14xMU v: N/A serial: <filter>
Chassis: type: 10 serial: <filter>
Mobo: Notebook model: L14xMU serial: <filter> UEFI: INSYDE v: 1.07.04LWL
date: 08/18/2020
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Network:
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