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From: Blumf on 21 Feb 2006 05:15 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Just for the archives as I hadn't seen anything about this printer here yet. Got a ML-1610 this weekend, cheep laser printer. Went with Samsung because they seem to be Linux friendly. Installed on a plain Slack 10.2 system without any real problems, just followed the CD instructions (v1.14). Issues: * The installer is an X app, requiring GTK v1.2 libs to run. In my case I was trying to install it on a server (i.e. No X). Had to install the base packages in x/, then on a workstation: $ xhost +inet:$SERVER_IP and on the server: # export DISPLAY=$WORKSTATION_IP:0 # ./setup.sh Easy, the printer showed up on the CUPS config web page and worked. * The install add some util programs for printer config, however they have a pretty vague name (like 'linux-config'). * I'm sure you could just grab the relevant PPD file and filters from the CD (in this case 'ML-1610spl2.ppd' and 'ppmtospl2') and add them to the relevant places for CUPS to use them. Anyhow, now a search of a.o.l.s has something to say about the ML-1610. Blumf -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.2 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFD+uhQMid3IcxolsoRAij/AJ0fAxAF/Uby6FF+I+3oV5D9N1l1yACfVVsE yeu5XZhjVuZTgxwE//ADKy8= =rgxz -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
From: Migs on 21 Feb 2006 20:10 I saw something about samsung laser printers in general over at broadbandreports.com, oh, maybe a month ago. seems to be that its one of the printers that work very well with linux. Im considering getting one myself, seeing as its a lot cheaper than an HP laser. Hows the print quality and speed?
From: olive on 22 Feb 2006 00:32 Blumf wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Just for the archives as I hadn't seen anything about this printer here yet. > > Got a ML-1610 this weekend, cheep laser printer. Went with Samsung > because they seem to be Linux friendly. Installed on a plain Slack 10.2 > system without any real problems, just followed the CD instructions (v1.14). > > Issues: > > * The installer is an X app, requiring GTK v1.2 libs to run. In my case > I was trying to install it on a server (i.e. No X). Had to install the > base packages in x/, then on a workstation: I have also installed a Samsung ML-1610 printer according to the CD. By default the installer replace the lpr command with a GUI command. I have removed a file /etc/profile.d (I do not remember the exact name) in order to reverse the situation (the file in /etc/profile.d add a directory to the path which contain a symlink 'lpr' pointing to their GUI command). I have not tried it but installing by hand will be a little more complicated that what you say: you must have a working /etc/linuxprint.cfg (ask again if you need mine) This printer work also with the free gdi driver that are part of gs: in order to use it grab the ppd file on linuxprinting for a similar printer (ML-1610 is not present: take another printer which use the gdi driver). However, the output of this driver is bigger than the output of the Samsung driver. I have found some files (typically photo) which don't print with the GDI driver but well with the Samsung driver; I guess the reason is a shortage of memory (this printer has only 2MB memory). Olive
From: EricF on 22 Feb 2006 00:41 I have a Samsung ML-1450 I bought in the summer of '02. I love it. The print quality is great and the speed is good. Eric In article <1140570614.554131.171090(a)o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com>, "Migs" <jc.devilla(a)gmail.com> wrote: >I saw something about samsung laser printers in general over at >broadbandreports.com, oh, maybe a month ago. seems to be that its one >of the printers that work very well with linux. Im considering getting >one myself, seeing as its a lot cheaper than an HP laser. > >Hows the print quality and speed? >
From: olive on 22 Feb 2006 00:43
Migs wrote: > I saw something about samsung laser printers in general over at > broadbandreports.com, oh, maybe a month ago. seems to be that its one > of the printers that work very well with linux. Im considering getting > one myself, seeing as its a lot cheaper than an HP laser. > > Hows the print quality and speed? > For how well it works with linux see my other message. The speed is very good and comparable with more expensive Laser printer. This printer is relatively noisy when it prints. This printer print in 600dpi: this gives a perfect quality for (black) text (or some "picture" like diagrams which does not contain shadow of grey). If you want to print pictures with shadow of grey; the quality is less good (as you know this printer does not print colours). Olive |