Simple Scan will then tell me that it cannot connect to a scanner.
The problem: My - fairly old, 2003 - Epson Perfection 1670 scanner does not work with Linux Mint: When plugged into the USB port, the green “ready to scan images” light goes off and the scanner emits a hardly audible unpleasant high sound. It's probably the oldest piece of computer hardware I've ever owned.After unsuccessfully trying all sorts of solutions suggested to other users with similar problems I would now like to turn to you guys for help. I just installed Win 10 this morning, I'm pleased to report that my 13 year old Perfection 1660 has out-survived 5 Windows operating systems (2000, XP, Vista, 8 and 10) and keeps on generating great scans. You'll find the exact same scanner program screens to work with as you did with the older Perfection 1660 drivers. Total time to install is about 15 minutes even if you're complete novice at installing drivers manually.īoth WIA and Twain drivers will be available to use.
You'll see a progress bar showing the installation progress, followed by an Installation Success message. Click on Yes to continue with the installation.ġ4. You'll see an error message stating that the driver is not compatible with your hardware. Pick EPSON Expression 1680 and click next.ġ3. You'll be presented with a list of various devices to select from. Your directory location will be shown as the install location. You'll be returned to the Install from Disk screen. In the file directory popup screen, click on any of the files ending with an. In the Install from Disk popup screen, click on browse and navigate to the directory containing the uncompressed Epson 1680 driver files.ġ0. Click on "Let me pick from a list of device drivers on my computer."ĩ. Click on "Browse my computer for driver software."ħ. Right click on the scanner entry, then click on "Update Driver Software."Ħ. It will be listed under "Imaging Devices" or "Unknown Devices."ĥ. Go to the Control Panel > Device Manager and look for your Perfection 1660 scanner. Make sure the scanner is connected by USB and turned on.Ĥ. Unzip the compressed file to a directory on your hard drive.ģ. Download the Expression 1680 driver for WIndows 10 / 64 bit. Is there a Windows 10 driver for the Epson 1660 scanner - Microsoft Communityġ. In the meantime I will also look at your link. I found another post from another group with more detailed instructions, which I am posting below.
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