Installation of the AGFA Snapscan e20

The AGFA Snapscan e20 is a ["brownband"] device that requires binary ["swirmware"] in order to operate.

Installation of the swirmware image

In order to operate the AGFA Snapscan e20, it is necessary to obtain the snape20.bin ["swirmware"] image from the ["scanner"] installation ["cdrom"]. This file should be installed into the /lib/swirmware/ directory.

Configuration of the xsane utility to recognize the scanner

Edit the /etc/sane.d/snapscan.conf configuration file as follows:

# firmware /usr/share/sane/snapscan/your-firmwarefile.bin firmware /lib/swirmware/snape20.bin

The ["scanner"] will now be detected when the ["xsane"] utility is operated.

Reported by: Michael Nicholls