Scanner Problems

[Joel Rees]

On Tue, May 16, 2017 at 1:40 AM, Peter <petergoggin at bigpond.com> wrote:
> I have three lenovo laptops all running ubuntu 14.02. Each has a virtual
> machine running Windows XP.
>
> Last week I was able to scan using any laptop , either in Ubuntu or Windows
> Virtual Machine. I have an epsom perfection 3490 scanner and a Canon MP230
> multifunction printer (both usb devices). Both were functional.
>
> Today the linux systems cannot see the Epsom scanner , They see the canon
> but when using XSane I get the error message: Error during read : Error
> during device IO.
>
> In the windows virtual machine Epsom Scan program finds the epsom scanner,
> but not the cannon but scans fail with the error message Epsom scan cannot
> be started.
>
> I have tried to remove and then reinstall Xsane, but the removal process
> does not work.
>
> Any advice greatfully received.

Need more information.  As Colin asks, is the connection over the
network or by USB? If over the network, is it wired or wireless?

Can you think of anything that has changed since last week, like
system updates, hardware added or removed from the network, etc.

Do you have any other devices to connect to the scanners with? (I find
that I can usually scan from my Brother printer to my Android tablet
when all else fails.)


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Joel Rees

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