I fought this exact same problem two nights ago with a 1240U. You might check /etc/sane.d/epson.conf and make sure the parameters are set correctly. I ended up having to install everything from source.
On Thu, 2003-03-06 at 15:43, Ian Melnick wrote: > Hello, all > > I have an Epson Perfection 1200U scanner. I used mknod to make the > scanner0 device node in /dev/usb as noted in the documentation, and I > turn it on. xsane can't find any scanner devices, so I run > sane-find-scanner and it finds it just fine. So I run scanimage -L but > it can't find anything. So I run scanimage -d epson:/dev/usb/scanner0, > and the light on the scanner blinks for a sec and then nothing happens. > After a few minutes I get a message on the console: > kilusb_control/bulk_msg: timeout ... but the program doesn't quit. Why > is this happening, and what should I do to get it to work? According to > the docs, this model has been "supported" for a while. > > Thanks > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- steve ___________________________________________________ | | | it puts the lotion on its skin ... | | | | http://monticello.biz : tomorrow's tech today | | http://exitwound.org : hard to find | | http://exitwound.org/wiki : experimental | | http://buckowensfan.com : he's the man | --------------------------------------------------- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]