[plug] Samsung ML2010 printer problem

[Lance Duivenbode]

Hi Bret,

Just a quick question - is this printer labelled as using GDI? I've got a 
Samsung ML-1210 and it says it works perfectly with Linux. However, after 
purchasing it I discovered it was a GDI printer (not sure what that is but I 
think it's a custom print protocol) so I couldn't use standard CUPS printer 
drivers. 

The only way I could get it to work was to download the Linux CUPS drivers 
from the Samsung support site which included a Postscript to GDI filter that 
was run by CUPS when printing occurred (this is part of the driver so you 
don't need to set it up). 

After that it worked (and still does 5 years later) perfectly.

Lance

(apologies if this is a double post, but I originally replied from a non 
subscribed email)

On Friday 14 September 2007 14:38:52 Bret Busby wrote:
> Hello, everyone.
>
> I am running Debian 4.0 on my computer.
>
> I currently have an HP PSC1410 installed on the computer, which
> installed at the time of the system installation, without any action by
> me, and it runs okay - printing and scanning.
>
> I have just bought a Samsung ML2010 laser printer, to be able to use a
> black laser printer. The printer is supposed to work "Perfectly" with
> Linux, and the Samsung information says that the model runs with Debian.
>
> I have tried, repeatedly, to instal the printer, using foomatic, and it
> simply doesn't instal.
>
> The printer is detected, without any problem, including the correct
> model number.
>
> When stepping through the installation process, the driver default is
> splix (recommended), so, I just step on from that, and it doesn't work.
>
> At "Choose Printer Connection", the printer is listed.
>
> At "Printer Identification", the printer is selcted, with queue name
> ml2010, and I type in Samsung ML2010 for "Printer Description", then
> select <Forward>.
>
> At the "Choose printer make and model", "Samsung" and "ML-2010" are
> listed, so I select <Forward>. Nothing indicates that I need to enter
> anything in the text box "Adobe PPD file".
>
> At the "Choose printer driver" dialogue box, it says
> "Hint: choose the printer driver marked "recommended" below if you're
> not sure which printer driver to use; it should be selected already.
> "splix" is marked, and shown as "recommended". So, I select <Forward>.
>
> Then I come to a dialogue box,
> "Almost done.
> To add this printer, click the Apply button. ...".
>
> So, I select <Apply>.
>
> Then it returns me to the foomatic printer management window, without
> the printer having been installed.
>
> What is going wrong and, why isn't the printer installing?
>
> If I run Synaptic, and search for splix, it is not found.
>
> Thanks in anticipation.
>
> --
> Bret Busby
> Armadale
> West Australia
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