--- epson.c	Mon Apr 22 20:03:44 2002
+++ ../../epson-old.c	Fri Sep 27 11:49:26 2002
@@ -2060,9 +2060,7 @@
  *  Extended status flag request (ESC f).
  *    this also requests the scanner device name from the the scanner
  */
-#if 0
 	if( SANE_TRUE == dev->extension) 
-#endif
 	/*
 	 * because we are also using the device name from this command, 
 	 * we have to run this block even if the scanner does not report
@@ -2190,6 +2188,21 @@
 			dev->sane.model = ( char *) memcpy( str, device_name, len);
 		}
 	}
+	else
+ 		{
+#define DEVICE_NAME_LEN	(16)		
+#define DEVICE_NAME	"GT 6000"
+
+			int len;
+
+			len = strlen(DEVICE_NAME);
+			str = malloc( len + 1);
+			str[len] = '\0';
+
+			/* finally copy the device name to the structure */
+			dev->sane.model = ( char *) memcpy( str, DEVICE_NAME, len);
+		}
+
 
 /*
  *  Set values for quick format "max" entry.