Linux software

[#1]

Quote from: gleneagles

[First line downloads the file ok but when I run the second line I get,

If the first line completes successfully then the file SHOULD be there. try "ls *.bin" and check the folder.
Alternate way (32!)

sudo -s
cd /usr/share/sane/snapscan
wget http://luc.byhet.free.fr/epson2480/esfw41.bin 
exit

This way it is placed DIRECTLY into the destination folder. But as I said before keep a copy save somewhere.

[#2]

The file is there but still get an error message,
sudo mv /home/duncan/esfw41.bin /usr/share/sane/snapscan
mv: cannot stat `/home/xxxxxx/esfw41.bin': No such file or directory
I Will keep playing around with this as clearly it is something quite simple that I am failing to do but having spent hours on it I have no intention of giving up.
Out of interest have you any thoughts about the kind of  simple error a beginner in Linux is likely to make on this specific topic ?

[#3]

wget http://luc.byhet.free.fr/epson2480/esfw41.bin
--2012-01-12 16:17:44--  http://luc.byhet.free.fr/epson2480/esfw41.bin
Resolving luc.byhet.free.fr... 212.27.63.149
Connecting to luc.byhet.free.fr|212.27.63.149|:80... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK
Length: 64000 (62K) [application/octet-stream]
Saving to: `esfw41.bin.2'
100%[======================================>] 64,000      133K/s  in 0.5s   
2012-01-12 16:17:45 (133 KB/s) - `esfw41.bin.2' saved [64000/64000]
so the file is there

[#4]

and Linux can clearly see the scanner,
Bus 002 Device 003: ID 04b8:0121 Seiko Epson Corp. Perfection 2480 Photo

[#5]

You can put the firmware file anywhere you like, as long as you edit /etc/sane.d/snapscan.conf and put in the full path and filename.

[#6]

How about if you try to do it via the GUI (although I'm pretty sure this will fail)
Launch the Nautilus file browser elevated:

sudo nautilus

And copy/paste or drag/drop the file.

[#7]

I am fairly new to Linux & have no experience with editing files or dealing with pathnames etc,
To be honest I would rather stick to a GUI but on this one occasion have had to go down this path in an attempt to get my scanner to work.

[#8]

Quote from: CX23882

How about if you try to do it via the GUI (although I'm pretty sure this will fail) Launch the Nautilus file browser elevated: sudo nautilus And copy/paste or drag/drop the file.

no that doesn't work.
If I keep getting the message no such file or directory is this telling me it can't find xsane or simple-scan (which have both been installed using apt-get)
To be honest I will have to leave this for a day or so and come back to it as I have run out of options to try.

[#9]

Ok you seem to have multiple copies?

Quote from: gleneagles

wget http://luc.byhet.free.fr/epson2480/esfw41.bin --2012-01-12 16:17:44--  http://luc.byhet.free.fr/epson2480/esfw41.bin Saving to: `esfw41.bin.2' 2012-01-12 16:17:45 (133 KB/s) - `esfw41.bin.2' saved [64000/64000]

Note the .2 on the end. maybe that is what is causing the issues?
As to newbies and this particular scanner, for 90+% of people they don't use a scanner or it just works like my Canon one. (Much like wifi, when it doesn't it can be a real PITA)
If the .2 is the issue, then try
mv esfw41.bin.2 esfw41.bin
sudo mv esfw41.bin /usr/share/sane/snapscan
which will rename the file and then copy it.

[#10]

wget isn't going to create esfw41.bin.2 unless esfw41.bin and esfw41.bin.1 already exist.
Regardless of where you put the firmware file, you still have to edit the /etc/sane.d/snapscan.conf file.

[#11]

I was wondering about that, since he says he can't find the file when he tries to copy it. That was why I suggested mv the the .bin rather than the .bin.2.

[#12]

still getting,
mv: cannot stat `esfw41.bin.2': No such file or directory
What I am going to have a go at over the weekend is to attach the scanner to a second computer I have (also running Linux) and see if it comes up with the same messages.
Not knowing much about the subject I wonder if I have downloaded something that is causing it to clash with this program ?
I Know little about Linux, it works fine but if there was something wrong would I get error messages ? I have used Bleachbit a couple of times could it have wiped something essential ?

[#13]

O.K. !
In a terminal screen type

Quote

sudo nautilus

This should give you a GUI file manager - but you have full access to add/delete anything - so think twice before doing anything.
You should be positioned in your /root directory, so navigate your way around to your /home/duncan directory.
This should contain your esfw41.bin files and you can copy and paste one of them to your /usr/share/sane/snapscan directory.
Close your GUI window as soon as possible.
If the terminal screen window displays any errors, ignore them.

[#14]

Quote from: gleneagles

Despite downloading a variety of files for an Epson 2480 Photo Scanner I am unable to get it to work [...]

Has it never worked (I thought you'd got it working here)?

[#15]

Waldo,
Sorry that post was in error, everything downloaded and appeared to install correctly ok so I assumed when I came to use the scanner it would function ok.
I should have checked before posting.