Re: Samsung ML-1915 printer

From	Rodolfo Medina <rodolfo.medina@gmail.com>
Newsgroups	linux.debian.user
Subject	Re: Samsung ML-1915 printer
Date	2017-03-27 19:40 +0200
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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 It is a good object lesson in not using outdated proprietry software.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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Samsung ML-1915 printer Rodolfo Medina <rodolfo.medina@gmail.com> - 2017-03-26 17:00 +0200
  Re: Samsung ML-1915 printer Teemu Likonen <tlikonen@iki.fi> - 2017-03-26 17:10 +0200
    Re: Samsung ML-1915 printer Rodolfo Medina <rodolfo.medina@gmail.com> - 2017-03-26 17:40 +0200
  Re: Samsung ML-1915 printer Rodolfo Medina <rodolfo.medina@gmail.com> - 2017-03-26 17:50 +0200
    Re: Samsung ML-1915 printer Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2017-03-26 18:20 +0200
      Re: Samsung ML-1915 printer Rodolfo Medina <rodolfo.medina@gmail.com> - 2017-03-26 19:10 +0200
        Re: Samsung ML-1915 printer Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2017-03-26 19:20 +0200
  RE: Samsung ML-1915 printer David Martens <David.Martens@wits.ac.za> - 2017-03-26 20:10 +0200
  Re: Samsung ML-1915 printer Doug <dmcgarrett@optonline.net> - 2017-03-26 20:50 +0200
    Re: Samsung ML-1915 printer Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2017-03-27 14:00 +0200
      Re: Samsung ML-1915 printer kAt <giathnygeia@openmailbox.org> - 2017-03-27 18:00 +0200
        Re: Samsung ML-1915 printer Rodolfo Medina <rodolfo.medina@gmail.com> - 2017-03-27 18:20 +0200
          Re: Samsung ML-1915 printer Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2017-03-27 19:20 +0200
            Re: Samsung ML-1915 printer Rodolfo Medina <rodolfo.medina@gmail.com> - 2017-03-27 19:40 +0200
              Re: Samsung ML-1915 printer Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2017-03-27 21:00 +0200
                Re: Samsung ML-1915 printer Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2017-03-28 11:40 +0200
                Re: Samsung ML-1915 printer Rodolfo Medina <rodolfo.medina@gmail.com> - 2017-03-29 00:10 +0200

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