On Sun, Jan 15, 2012 at 10:57 AM, mike cloaked <mike.cloaked@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > The configs were before I used splix and can look up my old notes on > the issue. However if you have a previously defined printer before > you installed the splix package the way I would proceed is to delete > I will dig out my notes later if you say that this fails to work. > I originally placed some notes at http://userbase.kde.org/Troubleshooting/Samsung_scx-4500W My own private notes file has: Setting up the Printer The following was set up for F12. I downloaded the driver set and untarred them. The drivers are available from Samsung's web page. However I did not install their script(s). Instead I pulled the following two files out of their Unified Driver file (Note that a different directory is needed for x86_64): I added the file rastertosamsungspl (from cdroot/Linux/i386/at_root/usr/lib/cups/filter/rastertosamsungspl) to /usr/lib/cups/filter/ and scx4500w.ppd (from cdroot/Linux/noarch/at_opt/share/ppd/) was needed also. You need to cd to /usr/share/cups/model/foomatic-db-ppds and make directory "samsung", then gzip -c /path-to-my-scx4500w/scx4500w.ppd > samsung/scx4500w.ppd.gz That was all that seemed to be needed. Anyway I plugged in the usb line to the main machine here, and turned on the printer whilst tailing the messages file. On startup it immediately recognised the printer and the messages file showed that the device had been found correctly, and culminated in: Jul 20 20:37:32 home1 kernel: usbcore: registered new interface driver usblp Jul 20 20:38:00 home1 hal_lpadmin: Added printer SCX-4500W-Series A window popped up saying the printer had been added and offered me to check the settings - all that I changed was the paper size from the US Letter to our A4 size and then I ran a test page - which looked perfect. Then I printed a system status page from the printer itself which was fine, and then did a test print from the main machine - all seems well. I then checked that the printer was visible to other machines on the LAN and it worked nicely. To put it on the local network give it a sensible ip address rather than the default 192. address that it comes with. Next to get printing via the network instead of via USB. In the main machine go to System -> Administration -> Printing -> New Printer Select Network Printer and the drop-down HP JetDirect (even though it isn't). Use the known printer IP in the "host" dialog and leave the default "Port 9100". Click Forward. Select ppd file (as in the sections above) and navigate to it - set the remaining parameters required. Change paper to A4. Then I sent a test page - and printed a mail item - which seemed fine apart from the page size being a touch too small for the writing at the top and bottom. That can no doubt be tweaked as necessary later. Then any other machine on the network can either use the printer via cups or set it as an independent route via the network as above. Since the wired cable had been removed this test print went via the wireless network to the scx-4500w. If the printer is wired to your local router via ethernet then the print goes via the wired router - you can't do wireless and wired at the same time with this printer. Your printer may be different in behaviour. When I was advised that the opensource splix package was likely to support my printer I simply deleted the printer definition once splix was installed, and started the printer setup from the popup when it was plugged in again. (I can't remember if I restarted cups as well just to be sure that all was cleaned up first) I hope this helps. -- mike c -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
