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

[Gene Heskett]

On Sunday 05 April 2020 05:23:53 Brian wrote:

> On Fri 03 Apr 2020 at 07:57:31 -0400, Little Girl wrote:
> > Hey there,
> >
> > Bas Roufs wrote:
> > >Canon Pixma G3501 & *Ubuntu 18.04 LTS: though I CAN print, I CANNOT
> > >scan.
> >
> > This may or may not be the same for you with your Canon printer, but
> > my Brother printer does wired or wireless printing, but can only do
> > wired scanning from my Ubuntu MATE machine. This is definitely a
> > GNU/Linux driver issue, because the same printer does wireless scans
> > with no issues from Windows, from an Android tablet, and from my
> > iPad.
>
> SANE does not provide a backend for Brother MFDs. The Android tablet
> and the iPad do not use SANE but AirScan, which Ubuntu 18.04 can also
> use. Lack of wireless scanning is not a GNU/Linux driver issue.

Oh? Somebody should tell the MFC-J6920DW on the next desk, xsane runs it 
just fine at up to 11x17. Even the ADF works for the usual sizes, but 
manually on the bed for 11x17. Using brothers linux drivers.

> Additionally, it is probably not the same issue as with the Canon MFD.
>
> --
> Brian.


Cheers, Gene Heskett
-- 
"There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty:
 soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order."
-Ed Howdershelt (Author)
If we desire respect for the law, we must first make the law respectable.
 - Louis D. Brandeis
Genes Web page <http://geneslinuxbox.net:6309/gene>