Scanning under Fedora

[Bill Davidsen]

I've been unable to get scanning working on any Fedora system, although 
I have had no similar problems on Slackware, and associates report 
success with MEPIS and Ubuntu. I have an Epson USB scanner, which is 
recognized, and I put the firmware in the proper directory, but after 
starting and the scanner is found. However, after uploading the firmware 
the device freezes with an i/o error.

The scanner was tested on a friend's Windows box, it appears to be 
functional. Epson says Linux isn't supported but the firmware in the 
scanner should be fine, don't upload. I can't find a way to do that, 
since the sane complains if I comment out the firmware line.

Is there a Fedora-specific document somewhere, or should I take the path 
of least resistance and just go back to Slackware?

-- 
Bill Davidsen <davidsen at tmr.com>
  "We have more to fear from the bungling of the incompetent than from
the machinations of the wicked."  - from Slashdot