Make

Model

Driver

Supported

Works?

Ubuntu Version

Comments

Last Updated

Epson

Perfection V300

epkowa

Yes

Yes

9.04 (Jaunty)

Requires debs (iscan & esci-interpreter) from AVASYS. The transparency adapter for slides & film will work with Image Scan! for Linux, but not with Xsane.

2009-Jul-15

Epson

Stylus CX3200

?

?

Yes

8.04, 8.10, 9.04

Works

2010-Mar-10

Epson

Stylus CX3700

Default

?

Yes

8.04, 8.10, 9.04

Works out of the box

2009-Apr-28

Epson

Stylus CX3810

?

No

Yes

v5.10 (Breezy) & v6.06 (Dapper)

Under Ubuntu 6.06 just add "usb 0x4b8 0x818" (no quotes) right after the similar comented out line in /etc/sane.d/epson.conf - See PITA thread for more detail. Also works under Kubuntu 5.10 but I have to change the permissions on a file after every reboot. Search forums for cx3810 and read the PITA thread. http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=121540

2006-Sep-16

Epson

Stylus CX6500

??

No

Yes

You need to add the product ID and device ID to /etc/sane.d/epson.conf, ie set the usb line to "usb 0x04b8 0x0813". You can get the IDs with sane-find-scanner -q.

2006-Oct-02

Epson

Stylus CX6600

stp-escp2-cx6600.5.0.ppd

Yes

Yes

v6.10 (Edgy)

To enable the scanner (for non-root): add the vendor ID (0x04b8) and product ID (0x0813) to /etc/udev/rules.d/45-libsane.rules

2006-Oct-09

Epson

Stylus CX9400Fax

?

Yes

No

9.04

Scanner requires libsane-extras package to be recognized. Printer is recognized by CUPS.

2009-Jul-23

Epson

Stylus DX4850

??

No

Mostly

v6.06 (Dapper)

You need to add the product ID and device ID to /etc/sane.d/epson.conf, ie set the usb line to "usb 0x04b8 0x0819". You can get the IDs with sane-find-scanner (install sane-utils). Then "sudo gedit /etc/udev/rules.d/45-libsane.rules": add your scanner in GROUP="scanner"; make sure your user-ID is in the group "scanner". Ignore the error-messages when closing the xsane.

2006-Nov-03

Epson

Stylus DX4850

default

Yes

Yes

v8.04 (Hardy)

Works out of the box

2008-Jun-20

Epson

Stylus SX100

Image Scan!

Yes

Yes

9.04

Install iscan_2.21.1-6.ltdl7_i386.deb from avasys.jp/eng/

2009-Oct-11

Epson

Perfection 660

tail_061.bin

Yes

Mostly

v. 8.10 (Interpid)

Place driver tail_061.bin (from Windows installation) into /etc/sane.d/. Edit /etc/sane.d/snapscan.conf - line: 'firmware /etc/sane.d/esfw41.bin'. See: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=6798088

2009-Feb-25

Epson

Perfection 1240U

?

Yes

Yes

Just Works!

2005-Jan-31

Epson

Perfection 1260

?

Yes

Yes

v5.10 (Breezy)

Works out of the box

2005-Jun-07

Epson

Perfection 1650

?

Yes

Yes

Just Works! execpt for buttons on front which have no effect.

2005-Jan-31

Epson

Perfection 1660 Photo

Yes

Yes

v. 6.10 (Edgy)

Works Out Of The Box except the front buttons.

2007-Jan-22

Epson

Perfection 1670 Photo

esfw30.bin

Yes

Yes

Works except for buttons on front. Extract firmware from official drivers using unshield, then set path in /etc/sane.d/snapscan.conf

2005-Jun-17

Epson

Perfection 2400 Photo

GT-9300.drc

Yes

Yes

autodetected by xsane, works fine - except buttons

2005-Jul-22

Epson

Perfection 2480

esfw41.bin

Yes

Yes

Place driver esfw41.bin (from Windows installation) into /etc/sane.d/. Edit /etc/sane.d/snapscan.conf - line: 'firmware /etc/sane.d/esfw41.bin'.

2005-May-09

Epson

Perfection 3170 Photo

?

?

?

9.04 Jaunty Jackalope

Reported to work on 32 bit with drivers from Epson web site in Japan; fails on 64 bit

16/4/09

Epson

Perfection 3490 Photo

?

Yes

Yes

7.10 Gutsy Gibbon

You need to add the product ID and device ID to /etc/sane.d/epson.conf, ie set the usb line to "usb 0x04b8 0x0122".

2008-Apr-03

Epson

Perfection 4490 Photo

epkowa

Yes

Yes

9.10 Karmic

Requires sane to be installed. And some packages from AVASYS. See for instructions: blog post

2010-Apr-17

Epson

Perfection 4870 Photo

?

No

No

v5.10 (Breezy)

need to edit /etc/hotplug/usb/libsane.usermap: add a line for this scanner with 04b8 and 0128 under 0xVVVV and 0xPPPP respectively. It then works.

2005-Oct-25