Bug 1038141

Summary: Update for iscan-Software for Epson Perfection scanner is available
Product: [Fedora] Fedora Reporter: Rolle <rolle.hoffmann>
Component: iscan-firmwareAssignee: Dominik 'Rathann' Mierzejewski <dominik>
Status: CLOSED NOTABUG QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance <extras-qa>
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Description Rolle 2013-12-04 14:04:32 UTC 
Description of problem:
A newer version is on the Epson/Avasys-Homepage available.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
Fedora 20 beta, iscan 2.26

How reproducible:
always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. yum info iscan
2. yum info iscan-firmware

Actual results:
Version 2.26

Expected results:
Version 2.29

Additional info:
The software is available under:
http://download.ebz.epson.net/dsc/search/01/search/?OSC=LX

The older website http://www.avasys.jp/english/linux_e/index.html is no more for software downloads.

The software consists of 3 packages:
- iscan                 V2.29.2 (A separat scanprogram for these epson-scanner)
- iscan-data            V1.24.0-2 (Firmware for the epson-scanner)
- esci-interpreter-gt-f720 V0.1.1-2 (provides a Sane-API)
- (so the iscan-firmware, which is actually in the fedora-repositories are obsolet?)


yum info iscan
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Geladene Plugins: langpacks, refresh-packagekit
Installierte Pakete
Name       : iscan
Architektur : x86_64
Version    : 2.29.2
Ausgabe    : 1.usb0.1.ltdl7
Größe : 1.8 M
Quelle      : installed
Aus Quelle  : /iscan-2.29.2-1.usb0.1.ltdl7.x86_64
Zusammenfassung: simple, easy to use scanner utility for EPSON scanners
URL        : http://download.ebz.epson.net/dsc/search/01/search/?OSC=LX
Lizenz      : GPL (with exception clauses) and AVASYSPL
Beschreibung: Image Scan! is a graphical scanner utility for people that do not need
            : all the bells and whistles provided by several of the other utilities
            : out there (xsane, QuiteInsane, Kooka).
            : 
            : At the moment it only supports SEIKO EPSON scanners and all-in-ones.
            : However, the scanner driver it provides can be used by any other SANE
            : standard compliant scanner utility.
            : 
            : Note that several scanners require a non-free plugin before they can
            : be used with this software.



yum info iscan-data
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Geladene Plugins: langpacks, refresh-packagekit
Installierte Pakete
Name       : iscan-data
Architektur : noarch
Version    : 1.24.0
Ausgabe    : 2
Größe : 222 k
Quelle      : installed
Aus Quelle  : /iscan-data-1.24.0-2.noarch
Zusammenfassung: Image Scan! for Linux data files
URL        : http://download.ebz.epson.net/dsc/search/01/search/?OSC=LX
Lizenz      : GPL
Beschreibung: Provides the necessary support files for Image Scan! for Linux,
            : including device information and policy file generation logic.
            : 
            : Image Scan! for Linux will not function without this package.




yum info esci-interpreter-gt-f720
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Geladene Plugins: langpacks, refresh-packagekit
Installierte Pakete
Name       : esci-interpreter-gt-f720
Architektur : x86_64
Version    : 0.1.1
Ausgabe    : 2
Größe : 382 k
Quelle      : installed
Aus Quelle  : /esci-interpreter-gt-f720-0.1.1-2.x86_64
Zusammenfassung: Plugin for the GT-F720/S620 and Perfection V30/V300 Photo
URL        : http://avasys.jp/english/linux_e/
Lizenz      : AVASYS PUBLIC LICENSE
Beschreibung: This plugin converts between the native protocol of the supported
            : devices and the ESC/I protocol.  The latter protocol is supported
            : by the SANE 'epkowa' backend, part of Image Scan!, and some other
            : SANE backends.  However, only the 'epkowa' backend provides the
            : hooks needed to use this plugin.
            : 
            : You only need this plugin if you have one of the following models:
            :  - Epson GT-F720
            :  - Epson GT-S620
            :  - Epson Perfection V30
            :  - Epson Perfection V300 PHOTO
Comment 1 Dominik 'Rathann' Mierzejewski 2013-12-05 00:23:21 UTC 
iscan, iscan-data and related packages from Epson are not part of Fedora package collection (mainly due to not being fully free and open-source software).

iscan-firmware package present in Fedora repositories is not obsolete. It contains ONLY the redistributable firmware files for certain Epson scanners.

The F20 package is currently missing only the firmwares for GT-F740, GT-S640, Perfection V37/V370 models, which is not what you appear to have.

I'll prepare an update containing that firmware and changing the versioning scheme so that it's less confusing.
Comment 2 Dominik 'Rathann' Mierzejewski 2013-12-05 18:16:17 UTC 
New packages should be available in updates-testing soon. However, this particular report is not actually a bug, so I'm closing it.
Comment 3 Rolle 2013-12-05 20:04:07 UTC 
Ah. I didn't know that.
Thank you for your information.
Comment 4 Be 2015-03-09 05:37:45 UTC 
(In reply to Dominik 'Rathann' Mierzejewski from comment #1)
> iscan, iscan-data and related packages from Epson are not part of Fedora
> package collection (mainly due to not being fully free and open-source
> software).

Fortunately, the only nonfree part of iscan is libesmod, which is not required for all models. Unfortuntately, I cannot find any documentation regarding what libesmod does or what models require it. Could iscan and iscan-data be included in Fedora without libesmod?
Comment 5 Dominik 'Rathann' Mierzejewski 2015-03-09 12:48:14 UTC 
(In reply to Be from comment #4)
> (In reply to Dominik 'Rathann' Mierzejewski from comment #1)
> > iscan, iscan-data and related packages from Epson are not part of Fedora
> > package collection (mainly due to not being fully free and open-source
> > software).
> 
> Fortunately, the only nonfree part of iscan is libesmod, which is not
> required for all models. Unfortuntately, I cannot find any documentation
> regarding what libesmod does or what models require it. Could iscan and
> iscan-data be included in Fedora without libesmod?

You are welcome to package it yourself and submit for review and inclusion into Fedora. I'm no longer the maintainer of this package or anything Epson-related, as I don't have the hardware anymore, so I'm not interested.