For Linux users, or the brave on macOS via Homebrew. A command-line incantation: brew install sane-frontends . Then scanimage -L . The terminal replied: device 'epkowa:interpreter:003:004' is a Epson Perfection V39 flatbed scanner . The driver lived, but only in text.
Elena chose VueScan. Not because she couldn't handle the terminal, but because she wanted the scanner to feel forgiven . Here is what the driver saga reveals: epson v39 driver
Epson's official website offered the V39 driver — but only for older operating systems. The page hadn't been updated in three years. A small, gray note read: "Compatible with macOS 10.15–11.0. Windows 7, 8, 10." For Linux users, or the brave on macOS via Homebrew