[OT] Canon Pixma G3501 & *Ubuntu 18.04 LTS: though I CAN print, I CANNOT scan.

[Brian]

On Sun 05 Apr 2020 at 16:22:25 -0400, Little Girl wrote:

> Hey there,
> 
> This conversation has become OT. The OP wants help with a Canon Pixma
> G3501. He also recognized that the possible suggestions offered to
> him so far didn't apply in his case and has since moved on to ask for
> additional help, which I can't provide, but perhaps you can.

I offered help (via a question). There has not yet been a response. In
such a situation I would assume the OP has solved her issue or does not
wish to engage.

> Below will be my last contribution to the OT portion of this thread.
> 
> Brian wrote:
> 
> >The MFC-J6920DW does not use a backend provided by the SANE project
> >but one provided by Brother.
> 
> See the "Brother Scanners" section of the
> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/sane#Brother_Scanners page and
> you'll find that "Brother offers proprietary SANE drivers for its
> family of network scanners and multi-function devices."

Did I say something different from this quote.

> >A failure to scan over a wireless link is either a matter for
> >Brother or (more likely) a user induced issue.
> 
> You seem to have a pattern of drawing conclusions without obtaining
> information.

I offered a diagnosis.

> >Pointing a finger at GNU/Linux with either Brother or Canon scanners
> >sweeps both problems under the carpet.

> The scanner drivers provided by Brother are offered only when you
> select "Linux" as your operating system, so it's not finger-pointing
> or GNU/Linux bashing to point out that those fail to fully perform.
> It's a simple observation.

I'd be repeating myself if I commented on this.

-- 
Brian.