Re: [gentoo-user] new scanner : how to activate for Gentoo : further thoughts

2017-05-06 Thread allan gottlieb
On Sat, May 06 2017, Philip Webb wrote: > 170506 Mick wrote: >> On Friday 05 May 2017 19:27:47 Philip Webb wrote: >>> There is a pkg media-gfx/iscan-plugin-gt-x820 for a V600 : >>> I could take the V550 back & exchange it for a V600 >>> & try to install Iscan + data + that plugin. >> If you are

Re: [gentoo-user] new scanner : how to activate for Gentoo : further thoughts

2017-05-06 Thread Daniel Frey
On 05/06/2017 10:45 AM, Philip Webb wrote: > Thanks for trying to help, but I've bought a new scanner > & don't want the trouble of taking it back to the store. > It works on Mint, so at most I'll have to reboot to use it. > However, given that it works on Mint, it should work on Gentoo. No worrie

Re: [gentoo-user] new scanner : how to activate for Gentoo : further thoughts

2017-05-06 Thread Philip Webb
170506 Daniel Frey wrote: > I had to buy a new scanner in late 2015 (I believe) > and found a Canon LiDE 200. I got mine on sale for $90 here in Canada. > This scanner doesn't have as high a resolution > (it's only 4800dpi vs. the Epson you have's 6400) and there's no ADF. > It comes with a bracket

Re: [gentoo-user] new scanner : how to activate for Gentoo : further thoughts

2017-05-06 Thread Daniel Frey
On 05/06/2017 09:15 AM, Daniel Frey wrote: > On 05/06/2017 06:15 AM, Philip Webb wrote: >> 170506 Mick wrote: >>> On Friday 05 May 2017 19:27:47 Philip Webb wrote: There is a pkg media-gfx/iscan-plugin-gt-x820 for a V600 : I could take the V550 back & exchange it for a V600 & try t

Re: [gentoo-user] new scanner : how to activate for Gentoo : further thoughts

2017-05-06 Thread Daniel Frey
On 05/06/2017 06:15 AM, Philip Webb wrote: > 170506 Mick wrote: >> On Friday 05 May 2017 19:27:47 Philip Webb wrote: >>> There is a pkg media-gfx/iscan-plugin-gt-x820 for a V600 : >>> I could take the V550 back & exchange it for a V600 >>> & try to install Iscan + data + that plugin. >> If you ar

Re: [gentoo-user] new scanner : how to activate for Gentoo : further thoughts

2017-05-06 Thread Philip Webb
170506 Mick wrote: > On Friday 05 May 2017 19:27:47 Philip Webb wrote: >> There is a pkg media-gfx/iscan-plugin-gt-x820 for a V600 : >> I could take the V550 back & exchange it for a V600 >> & try to install Iscan + data + that plugin. > If you are going to change it, isn't there a HP device out

Re: [gentoo-user] new scanner : how to activate for Gentoo : no success

2017-05-06 Thread Mick
On Friday 05 May 2017 19:27:47 Philip Webb wrote: > 170504 Philip Webb wrote: > > I want to get my new Epson V550 working on Gentoo, > > having successfully installed Epson's driver on Mint. > > > > I installed the Gentoo pkg 'dpkg', which handles .deb archives, > > & listed the content of the 3

Re: [gentoo-user] new scanner : how to activate for Gentoo : no success

2017-05-05 Thread Philip Webb
170504 Philip Webb wrote: > I want to get my new Epson V550 working on Gentoo, > having successfully installed Epson's driver on Mint. > > I installed the Gentoo pkg 'dpkg', which handles .deb archives, > & listed the content of the 3 .deb files in the Epson driver pkg. > They cb viewed at http

[gentoo-user] new scanner : how to activate for Gentoo

2017-05-04 Thread Philip Webb
I want to get my new Epson V550 working on Gentoo, having successfully installed Epson's driver on Mint. I installed the Gentoo pkg 'dpkg', which handles .deb archives, & listed the content of the 3 .deb files in the Epson driver pkg. They cb viewed at http://chass.utoronto.ca/~purslow/test/ wi