- epson scanner perfection 2480 photo, installation
ID 04b8:0121
install pkgs: sane, sane-utils, xsane, xsane-common, libsane, libsane-extras (driver epkowa)
needs Firmware esfw41.bin, download it

(http://ubuntufs.wordpress.com/2006/05/26/epson-perfection-2480-scanner/)
Open up a terminal & type:
sudo mkdir /usr/share/sane/snapscan/
My copy of the Firmware can be found here (http://gp2x.projectinfinity.org.uk//downloads/esfw41.bin) ! 
(not sure if this is legal or not?) Save it to your Desktop & In the terminal type:

	cd Desktop
	sudo mv esfw41.bin /usr/share/sane/snapscan/
	sudo gedit /etc/sane.d/snapscan.conf & change the line that reads:
	firmware /usr/share/sane/snapscan/your-firmwarefile.bin & change /your-firmwarefile.bin to /esfw41.bin 
	& save your changes before exiting.
	possibly you have to comment out the line:     # /dev/usb/scanner0 bus=usb: 

That’s it! just plug in your scanner & start XSane or the Gimp.