Re: Samsung ML-1915 printer
Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> writes:
> On Mon 27 Mar 2017 at 17:18:12 +0100, Rodolfo Medina wrote:
>
>> kAt <giathnygeia@openmailbox.org> writes:
>>
>> > Brian:
>> >> On Sun 26 Mar 2017 at 14:45:04 -0400, Doug wrote:
>> >>
>> >>>
>> >>> On 03/26/2017 10:55 AM, Rodolfo Medina wrote:
>> >>>> I'm still stuck with my problem, so I'm posting it again hoping for
>> >>>> some help: I alone don't manage to have my printer work, a Samsung
>> >>>> ML-1915. I installed cups but the printer does not respond. Printing
>> >>>> jobs are stopped because of "Filter failed" issue. I also got no
>> >>>> answer from cups mailing list.
>> >>>>
>> >>>> Thanks for any help,
>> >>>>
>> >>>> Rodolfo
>> >
>> >
>> > Howto: Samsung ML-1915 with Debian Lenny
>> > Postby Rodolfo Medina » 2010-11-15 11:12
>> >
>> > http://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=57364#p332331
>>
>>
>> Yes... But now on my brand new desktop PC it won't go...
>
> The HOWTO looks fine for 2010. In 2017 CUPS has changed but, more
> importantly for this thread and its sister one at
>
> https://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2017/03/msg00100.html ,
>
> Samsung has made changes to its Unified Linux Driver package.
>
> rastertosamsungspl doesn't exist anymore. It is now rastertospl; the
> PPDS are altered to reflect this.
>
> It is a good object lesson in not using outdated proprietry software.
>From Samsung web site I downloaded the latest version of Unified Linux Driver
package and tried to use rastertospl in place of rastertosamsungspl, but it
won't work either... I also accordingly changed the ppd file... But, isn't it
strange that on another machine of mine, witht new version of CUPS, the printer
works with the old Samsung files?
Rodolfo
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