I solved my problem by redownloading the firmware file which I had place in /etc/sane.d. The file that works for me :
fc6ef4674ffe8d2afa403f79cc8dbc0e esfw30.bin Scanning works now. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1308451 Title: Epson Perfection 1670 (Snapscan) isn't working, some kind of crash after first initialisation To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/sane-backends/+bug/1308451/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs