On Sat, September 3, 2005 12:23 am, J. Gabriel Schenz wrote:
> Hello all. First time post here, so be patient.
>
> I am trying to install a new printer that I purchased the other day.
> When I purchased it, I looked at the literature that was associated with
> the printer, and it said that it was compatible with Linux. (So much
> for truth in advertising, eh?) Perhaps that last non-parenthetical
> phrase should be in finger-quotes ("compatible with Linux"). It is a
> Samsung CLP-510, which I picked up at Best Buy. I thought it a great
> bargain for a color laser printer with duplexing. Unfortunately, it
> does not install easily. (That is code for "I can't figure it out.") I
> am running SuSE 9.3 Pro on an Intel P3 667MHz processor with 256MB ram.
> I am trying to install through Cups, and I downloaded the latest stable
> Cups release and did a configure; make; make install. I have the ppd
> file from the cd that came with the printer, the Samsung web site, and
> one that I got from someone that posted to google groups saying that
> they had this particular printer and that it worked fine for him. Still
> no luck. Does anyone on this list have the expertise that I am sorely
> lacking? I would greatly appreciate any help that could be provided.
>
> Thanks much.
>
> -Gabe
Well according to the SUSE hardware compatibility database the Samsung
CLP-500 is not supported. I would suspect the same for the CLP-510.
That said I did a little exploring (via google) and found some references
about things to try. You might check:
http://linux.derkeiler.com/Newsgroups/alt.os.linux.suse/2005-04/1456.html
This is the last message in a thread on the CLP-510. It implies mixed
results, but might offer suggestions.
Another reference I noticed was that the Xerox 6100/BD is just the CLP-510
with Xerox name on it. You might try the driver Xerox has available. Some
notes (not encouraging) are here.
http://www.linuxprinting.org/show_printer.cgi?recnum=Samsung-CLP-500
Hope this helps.
Jack
Local SUSE bigot
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