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Edit File: Samsung-ML-1610.xml
<printer id="printer/Samsung-ML-1610"> <make>Samsung</make> <model>ML-1610</model> <mechanism> <laser /> <resolution> <dpi> <x>600</x> <y>600</y> </dpi> </resolution> </mechanism> <url>http://www.samsung.com/Products/PrinterandMultifunction/BlackWhiteLaserPrintersforHomeandHomeOffice/ML_1610XAA.asp</url> <lang> <proprietary /> </lang> <autodetect> <usb> <ieee1284>MFG:Samsung;CMD:GDI;MDL:ML-1610;CLS:PRINTER;MODE:GDI;STATUS:IDLE;</ieee1284> <commandset>GDI</commandset> <manufacturer>Samsung</manufacturer> <model>ML-1610</model> </usb> </autodetect> <functionality>A</functionality> <driver>splix</driver> <comments> <en> User comment:<p> Samsung also has a driver <a href="http://www.samsung.com/support/productsupport/download/FileView.aspx?cttfileid=303020&type=Printer+and+Multifunction&typecode=&subtype=Black+%26+White+Laser+Printers+for+Home+and+Home+Office&subtypecode=&cmssubtypecode=&model=ML-1610/XAA&filetype=DR&language=&LSSI=/include/SSI/us_left/LMenu_PrinterandMultifunction_BlackWhiteLaserPrintersforHomeandHomeOffice.sec&RSSI=/include/SSI/us_right/RMenu_PrinterandMultifunction.sec"> here</a> which I didn't try yet. <p> ===<br> A report on using the Samsung driver and installing this printer on Slackware.<p> <a href="http://www.linuxpackages.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=15246">http://www.linuxpackages.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=15246</a><p> It works perfectly fine, although there is a peculiar 'error' logging in /var/log/cups/error_log - 'media tray empty!' after every print job, but it doesn't seem to affect the printer (or CUPS) at all.<p> The 'media try empty' error message is a bug in CUPS, and is fixed from:<p> CHANGES IN CUPS V1.1.21rc1 - The USB backend incorrectly reported "media tray empty" (STR #660) <br>===<p> <em>My experience on Gentoo:</em> Samsung offers an tar.gz package, which contains a GUI installer. The installation is quick and flawlessly. You can use CUPS or LPRng as backend. The installer also offers to install a printer management GUI and to integrate that with KDE/Gnome. (This GUI seems to be able to manage other CUPS printers, too; I didn't try that, however.)<p> The driver package also contains a set of .ppd files among which is one for the ML-1610, appearently for PS Level 3.<p> As the installation went smooth and the printer works fine, I'm setting the status to "Perfectly".<p><p> Consumables/Refills: Single toner cartridge / 2,000 pages (ships with 1,000-page starter toner cartridge)<p> </en> </comments> </printer>