The only thing that works is to briefly plug it into a Microsoft Windows machine. Scanimage: open of device snapscan:libusb:002:004 failed: Invalid argumentĪnd then no amount of unplugging of the scanner and even rebooting of Arch gets my Epson Perfection 2480 Photo reset such that I can scan again. Cannot open firmware file /usr/share/sane/snapscan/your-firmwarefile.bin. Output format is not set, using pnm as a default. When it's seized, I get reports like this: $ scanimage -A I've been using for a few years now Arch Linux with SANE installed, then iscan-plugin-gt-f500 from the AUR such that I can get reports like this: $ scanimage -Lĭevice `snapscan:libusb:002:004' is a EPSON EPSON Scanner flatbed scanner This is a summary of my Arch Linux SANE configuration:
3 Select your language, country, and time. 2 Raise the control panel and turn on the product. Caution: Do not connect to your computer yet. 2 Turn on and configure 1 Connect the power cord to the back of the product and to an electrical outlet.
I have found no way to reset it solely from GNU/Linux, which is currently my preferred operating system. 2 Lift up the scanner unit until it locks and remove all protective materials from inside the product. Occasionally, for mysterious reasons it freezes, and when it does the only way I can get it to reset, which is indicated by a brief activation of the scanning arm, is to plug it into a Microsoft Windows system. But hopefully, these steps have helped fix your stuck print job before going that far.So I have been happily using my Epson Perfection 2480 Photo for years from Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows 10, and various GNU/Linux distributions, and it's still going strong.
If restarting the print spooler and clearing documents from the print queue didn’t fix your printing problem-and your printer was working successfully previously-then you’ll likely need to turn your attention toward things like updating or reinstalling your printer drivers or moving on to whatever diagnostics are provided by the manufacturer of your printer. Click the “Printer” menu and then choose the “Cancel all documents” command.Īll the documents in the queue should disappear and you can try printing a new document to see if it works. If the document didn’t get canceled at all-or if the document did get canceled but printing is still not happening-you’ll need to try canceling all the documents in the queue. If the cancellation was successful, the document should disappear from the print queue and the printer will start printing the next document in line. Other times, you might have to cancel all the currently printing documents and then try printing them again.Ĭlick Start, type “devices,” and then click the “Devices and Printers” Control Panel app.Ĭlick “Yes” to confirm that you want to cancel the document. Sometimes, clearing a single stuck document will get your printer going again and any other print jobs in the queue can finish printing normally. If clearing and restarting the print spooler didn’t do the trick, the next step you’ll want to take is to see if you can identify-and cancel-whatever document is stuck. Restart or Cancel Some or All of Your Printing Documents Better yet, create a shortcut to the batch file and then place that shortcut where it makes the most sense to you-desktop, Start menu, or taskbar-and you’ll have one-click access to clear and restart the print spooler whenever you want. You can now double-click that batch file to clear the print spooler whenever you want. Name your file whatever you like, but include “.bat” at the end. On the “Save as type” drop-down menu, choose the “All files (*.*)” entry. In the “Save As” window, browse to the location you want to save the file. Open the “File” menu and click the “Save As” command.