More printer madness....... :O
So I thought i did everything I did last time (before upgrading slackware) to get my printer working, same printer samsung ML1210, same machine.
When I try to print from Kwrite the printer makes a sound like its going to print and Kjob viewer opens up and shows the job but then nothing prints. How should I go about investigating this? |
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Samsung has poor linux support. http://www.linuxprinting.org/show_pr...amsung-ML-1210 http://www.toggle.com/lv/group/view/...1210_Laser.htm |
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So, back to the original question, how did you install the printer ? Go here http://localhost:631/ and install it. If it isn't listed, download the ppd file from linuxprinting.org (the link above) and use that to install it. |
Both the links I supplied pointed to drivers... the one you reference:
http://www.linuxprinting.org/show_pr...amsung-ML-1210 says: Quote:
OpenPrinting's entry for the driver (GDI) says: Quote:
Curiously, I keep seeing the driver listed as "freeware", but the above suggests that it is GPL. |
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Ive been through http://localhost:631 over and over and nothing I change/add or do there works. I installed the ppd file and that is where I am at. After I installed the ppd file that is when the printer started to respond and Kprint opens up but nothing prints, that is it, that is as far as I can get. What else can I try. |
Can you try to print to it in other ways other than Kprint, it may be an issue with kprint. Try printing just a file with 'lpr' or 'lp'.
Also, I didn't realize this particular model is actually a Lexmark, this is not good. In general, Samsung has reasonable Linux support, especially if openprinting says so. |
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How is the printer hooked up ? USB or Paralled port ? Typically it's better to use USB in most cases.
Can you also check dmesg, maybe CUPS posts some errors ? |
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When linux boots, it shows my printer model and the parallel port during the boot process so I guess it is initializing them or something. parport: PnPBIOS parport detected. parport0: PC-style at 0x378, irq 7 [PCSPP,TRISTATE] parport0: Printer, Samsung ML-1210 lp0: using parport0 (interrupt-driven). lp0: console ready |
I just tried to install one of the drivers from the supplied link and I get this error,
./setup.sh: line 143: 4174 Aborted "$setup" "$@" 2>>$NULL The setup program seems to have failed on x86/glibc-2.1 yes I was root when I tried to install it. |
That means it requires glibc version 2.1. Slackware has version 2.5. If the driver is not open-source so you can recompile it, there's not much you can do except downgrade all of Slackware. Switching to an earlier glibc will not work, it'll cause tons of issues.
So, you're trying to install this driver: http://www.openprinting.org/download...g/samsung-gdi/ Make sure to read the README. On openprinting people have posted: Quote:
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It depends, which driver are you trying to install ? You're trying to install a binary, the one that I pointed to is open-source, so you should try that, it'll probably work.
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I tried the one you provided also and it installs but nothing prints from Kde or from command line. I would think since my printer is being detected at boot and it even shows the model in the boot messages it should simply work. |
I wonder, can you print as root ? Try it, maybe it's a permissions issue.
Hopefully if you did install the driver in the link I posted you read the README, it says it won't work without the patch (can be obtained in the same place). |
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