ports/graphics/epsonscan2/files/Read_me.FreeBSD.in
Rainer Hurling 27df5bce08 graphics/epsonscan2: Add new port for Epson Scanners
This is a port of the Seiko/Epson Epsonscan2 scanner engine and GUI[1].

It provides a complete alternative to sane/xsane with its own scanner engine and GUI.
It also provides a sane back-end library (libsane-epsonscan2.so) so that it works with the sane package.

There are two parts to this port:
  - graphics/epsonscan2 - the main scanner engine and GUI that
    works with (most) USB scanners
  - graphics/epsonscan2-non-free-plugin - support for Epson's
    Linux binary that adds network access to scanners and
    usb access to some particular scanners

Please read the file %%PREFIX%%/lib/epsonscan2/Read_me.FreeBSD for notes on how to set this up and use it.

[1] https://download.ebz.epson.net/man/linux/epsonscan2_e.html

PR:		261891
Reviewed by:	(partly) Tatsuki Makino <tatsuki_makino@hotmail.com>, diizzy@
2022-04-03 10:44:09 +02:00

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The FreeBSD port of the Seiko/Epson epsonscan2 driver is mostly working.
Some bugs present in the Linux version have been found and fixed here in
this version.
There are two ports:
graphics/epsonscan2 Native FreeBSD port of the Epson
scanner engine and the GUI front-end.
This supports scanners connected via
USB cable.
graphics/epsonscan2-non-free-plugin
Port of the Linux binary that supports
scanner access over networks as well as
USB access to some older scanner models.
This port requires the kernel Linux
emulator modules as well as the userland
Linux libraries.
The epsonscan2 package provides support for a variety of Seiko/Epson
scanners. The specific model names are stored as hashed strings in the
driver and there does not appear to be a text file listing the supported
models, so it is not possible to know what they all are! However, the
driver does include the USB product ID codes that it supports. A full
list of these USB product ID codes is included at the end of this file.
The epsonscan2 package provides a complete alternative to the usual
sane/xsane way of doing things. The epsonscan2 command provides both a
full GUI interface as well as a command line interface to the scanner.
There is also a libsane-epsonscan2.so back-end for sane, and it does
work, but requires some manual configuration first.
The epsonscan2 package only works with scanners connected via USB cable,
but not even all USB scanners. Some older models also require the
non-free-plugin port for USB access. See the list of USB product IDs
at the end of this file for which models also require the non-free-plugin
for USB access.
To access a network-connected scanner, the es2netif binary in the
epsonscan2-non-free-plugin port is also required. As mentioned, some
older models require the es2intif binary from this port for USB access.
es2netif and es2intif are Linux binaries that interface between the
epsonscan2 driver and the scanner. es2netif is a program that talks
to a scanner over network sockets and works well. es2intif appears
to provide support for firmware downloads to the scanner device over
USB and may not be fully working at this time. These binaries require
the kernel Linux emulator modules and the Linux userland support in
emulators/linux_base-c7. The kernel Linux modules include:
linux.ko
linux64.ko
linux_common.ko
linprocfs.ko
linsysfs.ko
fdescfs.ko
pty.ko
Epson provides additional web documentation for epsonscan2 at this URL:
https://download.ebz.epson.net/man/linux/epsonscan2_e.html
SYSTEM CONFIGURATION
To access a USB scanner as a non-root user, you will need to ensure
that the USB devices are readable. Configure as follows:
In /etc/rc.conf:
devfs_system_ruleset="system"
devfs_set_rulesets="%%LINUXBASE%%/dev=system"
In /etc/devfs.rules:
[system=5]
add path 'usb' mode 0755
add path 'usb/*' mode 0666
add path 'ugen*' mode 0666
add path 'usbctl' mode 0666
DETECTING SCANNERS
You can run:
epsonscan2 -l
to list discovered scanners.
If your USB scanner is not found, make sure that it is displayed when
you run:
usbconfig dump_device_desc
and that its vendorID and productID are on the list at the bottom of
this file.
If your network scanner is not found, make sure that it is configured
with an IPv4 address (the epsonscan2 driver ignores IPv6 scanners).
Also make sure that the scanner has mDNS/Bonjour enabled and that when
you run:
avahi-browse -at
you can see the scanner with IPv4 in the domain _scanner._tcp. If your
scanner does not support the mDNS/Bonjour protocol, you can manually
configure the scanner's IP address like this:
epsonscan2 -i ipv4.address
SCANNING WITH THE EPSON GUI
To use with the GUI front-end, just run:
epsonscan2
It will look for USB and network scanners and list them. Choose the
scanner you want and click Next. The scanning menu will show, allowing
you to set scanning parameters and acquire a preview or scan the image.
NOTE again, that it might well detect network scanners without the
non-free-module installed, but it will not talk to a network scanner
without that module.
SCANNING FROM THE COMMAND-LINE
The command-line syntax is:
epsonscan2 -s ConfigFile.SF2
This will initiate a scan based on the parameters in the configuration
file and save the output where the config directs it. A config file is
created when you use the GUI; look for the file:
~/.epsonscan2/Settings/MODEL/UserSettings.SF2
Alternatively, you can create a config file using:
epsonscan2 -c
You must then edit the file and set at least the following parameters:
The JpegQuality values are in the range [0..100]. If set to 0,
no image will be produced:
JpegQuality: 30
JpegQualityForJpeg: 85
JpegQualityForPdf: 50
The Resolution is likely to include 75, 150, 200, 300, 600, 1200,
2400, 9600 but the values are device dependent:
Resolution: 200
The ScanArea defines where is scanned. It is the page size in
inches multiplied by the Resolution value:
ScanAreaHeight: 2200
ScanAreaWidth: 1700
Threshold must also be set:
Threshold: 110
NOTE: If Resolution is left at 0, epsonscan2 -s will likely core dump
with a floating point exception!
SCANNING WITH SANE
The epsonscan2 package includes a libsane-epsonscan2.so backend.
The port creates a sane config file in:
%%PREFIX/etc/sane.d/dll.d/epsonscan2
but this does not seem to do anything on FreeBSD. You must also edit
the file:
%%PREFIX/etc/sane.d/dll.conf
and add:
epsonscan2
to that file. To speed device searches up, you can also comment out all
the ones you are not using.
For a USB scanner, you do not need this next part. For a network scanner,
you do. The libsane-epsonscan2.so module does not use the main epsonscan2
code that finds network scanners using the mDNS/Bonjour protocol. Instead,
it uses a static hint file telling it where to find network scanners. It
will not find network scanners without this file. Create the hint file
using:
epsonscan2 -i ipv4.address
or edit:
~/.epsonscan2/Network/epsonscan2.conf
and put in it:
[Network]
ipv4.address
There can be multiple scanner ipv4.address entries, one per line.
E.g.:
[Network]
192.168.3.30
192.168.4.17
The libsane-epsonscan2.so backend uses a scanner configuration file in:
~/.epsonscan2/DefaultSettings.SF2
If you have already scanned using epsonscan2, there will be a config
file in:
~/.epsonscan2/Settings/MODEL/UserSettings.SF2
Copy or link this file to the DefaultSettings.SF2 path above. Or,
create a new file using "epsonscan2 -c", adjust its parameter values as
described above, and put the file in the DefaultSettings.SF2 path.
Then, scanimage should work:
Try:
scanimage -o foo.pnm
scanimage --mode Color -o foo.pnm
For A4 paper size:
scanimage --mode Color --scan-area A4 -o foo.pnm
scanimage --mode Color -x 210 -y 297 -o foo.pnm
For US Letter paper size:
scanimage --mode Color --scan-area Letter -o foo.pnm
scanimage --mode Color -x 215.9 -y 279.4 -o foo.pnm
SCANNING WITH XSANE
This doesn't work. See KNOWN PROBLEMS, below.
COMMON PROBLEMS
Read the sections above for fuller details on each of these.
0. The scanner is not found.
If the scanner is connected bu USB cable, run:
usbconfig dump_device_desc
The following values are supported by this driver:
idVendor = 0x04b8
idProduct = (see list at end of this file)
If the scanner is connected by Ethernet or WiFi, and for some
older USB models, the graphics/epsonscan2-non-free-plugin
port must also be installed and the kernel Linux support must
be enabled (see above).
1. epsonscan2 -s scans but the "img.pdf" file contains a blank image.
Make sure that the config file contains valid settings e.g.:
JpegQuality: 30
JpegQualityForJpeg: 85
JpegQualityForPdf: 50
Resolution: 200
ScanAreaHeight: 2200
ScanAreaWidth: 1700
Threshold: 110
2. epsonscan2 -s scans but does not save the file.
Make sure that the config file contains valid settings for:
FileNameOverwrite: "0" to use sequential file
names, "1" to use the same
filename each time
FileNamePrefix: any file name; a number will
be appended if FileNameOverwrite
is set to "0"
UserDefinePath: "./" for the current directory
3. epsonscan2 -s scans then says "Not enough memory".
Various things can cause this. Usually the problem is an
excessively large scan area or too large values for the image
enhancer. Check the following in your config file:
Resolution: 200
ScanAreaHeight: 2200
ScanAreaWidth: 1700
Threshold: 110
textEnhance 0
textEnhanceNoiseReductionLevel 0
textEnhancePaperCreaseReduction 0
textEnhanceSensitivity 0
thresholdAdjustment 0
4. epsonscan2 works with USB scanners but not with network scanners.
Make sure that:
a. You have the non-free-plugin port installed and the kernel
Linux emulator enabled.
5. epsonscan2 scans but then prints:
ERROR : Unable to save scanned files.
/tmp/epsonWork/_12345/: No such file or directory
Make sure that:
a. The working dir, /tmp/epsonWork is writable by the user
running the scan.
6. scanimage works with USB scanners but not with network scanners.
Make sure that:
a. You have the non-free-plugin port installed and the kernel
Linux emulator enabled.
b. You added the network scanner's IPv4 address to the file:
~/.epsonscan2/Networks/epsonscan2.conf
7. scanimage scans but the image is in reverse video.
Specifiy the scan mode using any of:
scanimage --mode Monochrome ...
scanimage --mode Grayscale ...
scanimage --mode Color ...
KNOWN PROBLEMS
There are two known problems on FreeBSD at the moment:
0. es2intif core dumps.
The older scanners that require the es2intif program require a
small patch to the linux_libusb code. Make sure that you have
port devel/linux_libusb-13.1.0 or later and a 13.x or 14.x kernel
newer than 2022/03/05.
1. xsane scans but then core dumps.
This isn't working. This appears to be a bug in xsane. After
receiving the image data, xsane processes the image in
xsane_read_image_data() which calls xsane_progress_update() to
update a progress bar widget. It core dumps when calling
gtk_main_iteration() from that! Since the xsane port on FreeBSD
is unmaintained, this won't get fixed until someone decides to
take a look at it.
Good luck!
DEBUGGING
The epsonscan2 driver provides a debugging trace if the directory:
/tmp/epson
exists. It also saves various files in that directory too.
The sane backend component provides a debugging trace by setting the
following environment variable:
export SANE_DEBUG_EPSONSCAN=IMG
scanimage -L
The xsane program can be debugged by setting the environment variable:
export XSANE_DEBUG=99
xsane
LIST OF SUPPORTED USB PRODUCT IDs
The following USB product IDs are supported by the epsonscan2 driver.
Descriptons have been added where they can be determined.
[*] Models with the [*] require the non-free-plugin port even for USB
access.
USB
Vendor ID Description
0x04B8 Seiko/Epson Corporation
Product ID Description
0x0023
0x0024
0x0129 ES-10000G [Expression 10000XL]
0x012B ES-H300 [GT-2500]
0x012C GT-X900 [Perfection V700/V750 Photo]
0x0130 GT-X770 [Perfection V500]
0x0133 GT-1500 [GT-D1000]
0x0135 GT-X970
0x0136 ES-D400 [GT-S80]
0x0137 ES-D200 [GT-S50]
0x0138 ES-H7200 [GT-20000]
0x013A [*] GT-X820 [Perfection V600 Photo]
0x013B [*]
0x013C [*]
0x013D [*]
0x0142 [*] GT-F730 [GT-S630/Perfection V33/V330 Photo]
0x0143 GT-S55
0x0144 GT-S85
0x0145
0x0146
0x0147
0x014A [*]
0x014B
0x014C
0x014D
0x0150
0x0151 Perfection V800 Photo
0x0152
0x0153
0x0154
0x0155
0x0156
0x0157
0x0159
0x015A
0x015B
0x015C
0x015D
0x015E
0x015F
0x0160
0x0162
0x0163
0x0164
0x0165
0x0166
0x0167
0x0168
0x0169
0x016B
0x016C
0x016D
0x016E
0x016F
0x0170
0x0171
0x0172
0x0173
0x0176
0x0177
0x0178
0x0179
0x017A
0x017B
0x017C
0x017D
0x017E
0x017F
0x0180
0x0181
0x0182
0x0183
0x0184
0x0185
0x0186
0x0187
0x0188
0x0189
0x018A
0x018B
0x018C
0x018D
0x018E
0x018F
0x0190
0x0191
0x0192
0x0869 PX-1600F
0x0879 EP-904A/EP-904F [Artisan 837/Stylus Photo PX830FWD Series]
0x087B EP-804A/EP-804AR/EP-804AW [Stylus Photo PX730WD/Artisan 730 Series]
0x087C PX-1700F
0x087D PX-B750F/WP-4525 Series
0x0899
0x08A5
0x08A9
0x08AA
0x08AC
0x08AD
0x08AE
0x08AF
0x08B0
0x08B3
0x08B4
0x08B5
0x08B6
0x08B7
0x08B8
0x08B9
0x08BC
0x08BD
0x08BE
0x08BF
0x08C0
0x08C1
0x08C2
0x08C3
0x08C4
0x08C5
0x08C6
0x08C7
0x08C8
0x08C9
0x08CA
0x08CC
0x08CD
0x08CE
0x08CF
0x08D0
0x08D1
0x08D2
0x08D3
0x1101
0x1102
0x1103
0x1104
0x1105
0x1106
0x1107
0x1108
0x1109
0x110A
0x110B
0x110C
0x110D
0x110F
0x1111
0x1112
0x1113
0x1114 XP-440 [Expression Home Small-in-One Printer]
0x1115
0x1116
0x1117
0x1118
0x1119
0x111A
0x111B
0x111C
0x111D
0x111E
0x111F
0x1120
0x1121
0x1122
0x1123
0x1125
0x1126
0x1127
0x1128
0x1129 ET-4750 [WorkForce ET-4750 EcoTank All-in-One]
0x112A
0x112B
0x112C
0x112D
0x112E
0x112F
0x1130
0x1131
0x1132
0x1133
0x1134
0x1135
0x1136
0x1137
0x1138
0x1139
0x113A
0x113B
0x113C
0x113D
0x113E
0x113F
0x1140
0x1141
0x1142
0x1143
0x1145
0x1146
0x1147
0x1148
0x1149
0x114A
0x114B
0x114C
0x114D
0x114E
0x114F
0x1150
0x1151
0x1152
0x1153
0x1154
0x1155 WorkForce ST-3000 Series
0x1156
0x1157
0x1158
0x1159
0x115A
0x115B
0x115C
0x115D
0x115E
0x115F
0x1160
0x1161
0x1162
0x1163
0x1164
0x1165
0x1166
0x1167
0x1168 Workforce WF-7820/7840 Series
0x1169
0x116A
0x116B
0x116C
0x116D
0x116E
0x116F
0x1170
0x1171
0x1172
0x1173
0x1174
0x1175
0x1176
0x1177
0x117A
0x117B
0x117C
0x117D
0x117E
0x117F
0x1180
0x1181
0x1182
0x1183
0x1184
0x1185
0x1186
0x1187
0x1188
0x1189
0x118A
0x118B
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0x118D
0x118E
0x118F
0x1190
0x1191
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0x1193
0x1194
0x1195
0x1196
0x1197
0x1198
0x1199
0x119A
0x119B
0x119C
0x119D
0x119E
0x119F
0x11A0
0x11A1
0x11A2
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0x11A7
0x11A8
0x11A9
0x11AA
0x11AB
0x11AE
0x11AF
0x11B0
0x11B1
0x11B2
0x11B3
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