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OK.

1. I made a clean install of Xenial.
2. I went to the Epson repo and got the Ubuntu-16 version of the scanner driver. Make sure that you get the correct 32/64 bit version.
3. I extracted it.
4. The install script doesn't work, so I opened the "core" folder and click-installed the main imagescan.deb
5. I ran the PPM and got the extra package libboost-program-options.
6. I ran imagescan

This starts the program, but there are more missing dependencies, like graphicsmagik.

It may be possible to run this as a regular SANE backend with the Xsane scanning app.

1. Open /etc/sane.d/dll.conf
2. At the bottom, add "imagescan"
3. Run: scanimage -L

rcrsn51 wrote: 1. I made a clean install of Xenial.
2. I went to the Epson repo and got the Ubuntu-16 version of the scanner driver. Make sure that you get the correct 32/64 bit version.
3. I extracted it.
4. The install script doesn't work, so I opened the "core" folder and click-installed the main imagescan.deb
5. I ran the PPM and got the extra package libboost-program-options.
6. I ran imagescan

This starts the program, but there are more missing dependencies, like graphicsmagik.

It may be possible to run this as a regular SANE backend with the Xsane scanning app.

I just downloaded Ubuntu-16 (64bit) from Epson repo. It won't install since I already got Ubuntu-18 installed. Said "Already installed. Can't install twice"
I ran the PPM and got the extra package libboost-program-options.
Imagescan still would not run, same error. libboost_filesystem.so.1.62.0
In PPM I already installed libboost_filesystem.1.58.0, there's no v1.62.

rcrsn51 wrote: 1. Open /etc/sane.d/dll.conf
2. At the bottom, add "imagescan"
3. Run: scanimage -L

Did these too, but as expected, no use since imagescan not running yet.

You can run the app, maybe Ubuntu-16 driver is ok with libboost_filesystem.1.58.
I'll try clean install XenPup and try again...
I don't know how to uninstall the Ubuntu-18 driver.

FYI - After you said imagescan run ok in Debian Stretch, I got curious and installed it on my Kali. Yes, it installed and run ok.

Fresh install XenPup64-7.5

Ubuntu-16 (64bit) scanner driver from Epson repo.

Got to the same state you are.
Imagescan run. Didn't get any errors. But sees no scanner.

rcrsn51 wrote:It may be possible to run this as a regular SANE backend with the Xsane scanning app.

1. Open /etc/sane.d/dll.conf
2. At the bottom, add "imagescan"
3. Run: scanimage -L

Scanimage -L run longer, I thought maybe....BUT no joy...

Are you connected by USB?

rcrsn51 wrote:Are you connected by USB?

Yes, and I made sure scanner is on.
sane-find-scanner also sees it.

Then I don't know.

There is something sufficiently different about Puppy Xenial versus genuine Xenial that keeps it from running.

No problem, rcrsn51...
Thanks for keeping me company on this 'quest'.

I get to refresh my 'dormant' limited Linux skill.

Just looking for lightweight OS to revive old laptops in the family circle.

Cheers.

Could you go to your Kali install and see if the SANE setup commands work there?

1. Open /etc/sane.d/dll.conf
2. At the bottom, add "imagescan"
3. Run: scanimage -L

From Kali

Interesting, I heard the scanner making noises.
And it sees the scanner IP address! I didn't put it anywhere in Kali.
Not sure whether it picked up from network or USB connection.

And
imagescan now WORKS!!

Well, Kali is not as lightweight as XenPup...but I least now I can scan using Linux..

I don't know why Xenial can't detect the device via USB.

The second entry is from the old epson2 SANE backend that has an autodetect mechanism. It must be seeing the scanner because its wifi is still turned on.

Do they both work in Imagescan under Kali?

I wonder why Xenial couldn't detect it by epson2. Maybe because the networking plugin wasn't installed.

rcrsn51 wrote:I don't know why Xenial can't detect the device via USB.

The second entry is from the old epson2 SANE backend that has an autodetect mechanism. It must be seeing the scanner because its wifi is still turned on.

Do they both work in Imagescan under Kali?

I wonder why Xenial couldn't detect it by epson2. Maybe because the networking plugin wasn't installed.

So you're saying in Kali, the scanner was seen thru both USB and wifi?
Well, I guess, it's easy for me to check/confirm.
I'll just unplug the USB....

I unplug USB, and scanimage -L only give one entry this time (wifi one).
But imagescan does not see scanner now.

Does Kali have Xsane installed?

rcrsn51 wrote:Does Kali have Xsane installed?

No.

I fresh installed Precise571, XenPup32_75, XenPup64_75
No luck with Precise571, too many out of date modules to fix. Gave up on Precise571.

For a minute, I thought I had good news to report...

Fresh install XenPup64, and only install ubuntu-16 scanner driver.
Both imagescan and xsane picked up the scanner.

Scanner scans when I click "Refresh" or "Preview" or "Scan" from both apps (ie. make noise, scan light moves from one end to the other).
But none of them can display or save the result.

I'm guessing, the problem now 'move' to graphics from the errors messages. From PPM, I added stuff that has 'gdk', errors - not resolved.

I don't understand why this is suddenly working with USB when previous attempts did not.

But your xsane screen shot shows "gm: command not found" This is because the package graphicsmagick is missing. Get it from the PPM.

rcrsn51 wrote:I don't understand why this is suddenly working with USB when previous attempts did not.

Not sure, apart from wiping disk from scratch, only difference, this laptop has 3 usb ports, this is the 3rd one I tried.

rcrsn51 wrote:But your xsane screen shot shows "gm: command not found" This is because the package graphicsmagick is missing. Get it from the PPM.

I installed all graphicsmagick in PPM.
imagescan gave different error.
xsane gave different error number.

What was happening in the program at the point where it aborted?

There is still something missing in XenialPup, but no hints about what it is.

My bad..., Bill.
After playing with both programs a bit more, this is what happened.

Both programs can scan successfully. No errors upon exiting programs.
Both programs can NOT preview (preview windows empty). Errors upon exiting programs if preview was done. The errors (terminal screenshot) I posted last was due to doing preview.

So, I can scan in both programs, but can not preview and select scan area using mouse (like cropping). Both programs, I can specify scan area by typing page borders.

In xsane preview, before installing graphicsmagick, it pretended doing preview, no error popup (attached below). Afterward, 'failed' error popup.

Don't know how to explain it clearly...weird.