The same problem is evident with Epson 3490 Photo scanner, using the epkowa sane backend.
scanimage -L shows no response in the terminal; any frontend using scanimage -L also appears to hang (but I presume is just waiting for scanimage, but it never exits). Removing the ppdev module resolves the problem, but what is the best way to achieve this without having to issue 'rmmod ppdev' at every boot? -- ppdev kernel module causes problems with some usb scanners in feisty https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/102285 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs