14Jul

Using the Samsung ML-1610 GDI printer with MacOS X

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Welcome back!

My mother just got (on my recommendation, as I own the ML-1210) a Samsung ML-1610 USB GDI printer.

GDI usually means that it will only work on Windows, but I got the ML-1210 working on a Mac, so I told her to get the ML-1610, thinking that it would be an easy job.

I got a bit worried when I read – after she had ordered it – that people just couldn’t get it to work, supposedly because it had a new kind of printer language called SPL2.

On other sites I read that it ran on Linux, so it had to be possible somehow. Lo and behold, it was as easy as I expected: go get ESP Postscript and the Samsung GDI driver from linuxprinting.org and install the two. Go add a USB printer in the OSX print center, hold the option key to get to the “Advanced Options” and add a “Samsung” printer, chose the ML-1210 driver and you’re done.

Easy, wasn’t it? Just writing it down here to help somebody else who might be looking for it…

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Tags: cups, gdi, linux, macos, macosx, ml-1210, ml-1410, ml-1610, ml-1710, ml-2010, ml-2510, printer, samsung, usb, windows

Danny

Thanks a lot it's working on my Imac. First had some problems but in stead of chosing the 1610 driver in the print center I chose for the Samsung 2.5 SPL. It's working perfectly.

Thanks!

e-lee

Thanks a lot
You let me to solve a great problem!!
Thanks to Simon Woods too
He let me to solve my problem in another way.
Two easy solutions!!

Gleb

It's available now driver's exactly to Ml-1610, i'd install all. And,magic, it works!!! Thanks man.

paulette

Nice job. I too experience some hardware conflicts due to compatibility issue.

Ricardo Toledo

Thanks Bro. you are such a big guy, Now I can use my samsung printer with Mac Leopard.
Gracias carnal eres grande al fin puedo usar mi impresora en mi Mac
con sistema Leopard

froggy

thanks soooooo much

mich

i was able to get my ML 1610 by choosing ML 1210. but this only works with pages. i cant seem to get it to work with word for mac (which i need for work). it keeps saying that "word cannot print due to a problem with the current printer. make sure you have a printer selected in Print Center. you may need to print again or adjust your printing settings." i have done this countless times already but it is still not working with office for mac. can anyone please help me? thanx!

Dr Saad

Thanks a lot man. It was a great help

Mehtap Hisarciklilar

it worked! thanks a lot!

jose bahamonde

I just want to say T H A N K S!!!!!!!!!!!!

Fel

Tank you

Fel

Muchas gracias me resolviste algo muy urgente

Keith Jones

Samsung seem to have stopped supplying Mac drivers for the ML-1210 (unlike Epson, Samsumg have never been very "Mac-friendly"). Thanks to your advice, however, the printer is working flawlessly under Mac OS 10.4.10 on a G4 400MHz

Usman

U have no softwares for printer specially for samsung

Rodolfo Bermejo

It's great to find people like you!
My dad got the ML1610 and we were not able to make it run in his new Mac. Guys like you save the word!
Next time u are in Mexico the tequila is on my side!!

Gracias!

rb

ruel

what site can i download the driver of ML-1610 Mono Laser Printer.

crystina

hey. i have a ML-1740 printer but I have no idea how to add it to my list of printers on my intel based mac. OS X 10.4.9
and I am a complete idiot when it comes to computers.
can anyone help me? please??

ronald

man, this helped me a lot! strike at once...

thanx!

dom

installed the Samsung ML-1210 successfully on my Mac Powerbook OS X 10.4.8 by going to http://www.linuxprinting.org/macosx/samsung-gdi and installing FIRST the espgs-7.05.5-0.ppc.dmg and THEN the samsung-gdi-foomatic-1.0.ppc.dmg -- then going to Printer Setup Utility in Utilities folder and choosing Add Printer under the Printers menu. Choose Samsung, then ML - 1210 in the Print Using dropbox. (thanks faith, and all ye'all.)

thanks. --d!

Sandra

Hello, any chance you can help.. I'm running Mac OS 10.4.8 on a Airport Wireless Network and am trying to get a Samsung ML 1210 running. Can't find an up to date driver from Samsung or anywhere else. Samsung advised me that Airport must be GDI compatible, but of course, its a Mac, so it isn't, so that was no help... I found your article on making GDI run with a Mac, would something similar work in this scenario?

yankinulster

As others have achieved, with this method I successfully got a Dell 1100 laser printer to work with Mac OS 10.4. I had to make both downloads and installations; the first (samsung-gdi-foomatic-1.0.ppc.dmg) on its own was insufficient, but after installing the second (espgs-7.05.5-0.ppc.dmg), viola!

Maximiliano

All day trying to connect to a ml-1610 via a xp pro server. My macbook wont connect to through lpd to the server. Any suggestion

Lennart

Wow thank you sooo much!! It works perfectly on My Mac mini with Mac OS 10.4.8!!! THANKS!

steph younane

Brilliant advice - worked a charm on my ibook g4. Thanks!

Arturo Reyes

both options workd lke a charm, thanks guys, i was starting to sweat hear

Macroni

I found another method i think. I installed the drivers of the ml-1615 printer. It has osx 10.3 drivers.

here's the link:

http://www.samsung.com/ur/support/productsuppor...

Jewel

hey, read your post on Samsung printers and Mac. I have the same samsung as you, the ML 1210, and am trying to install it on my newish iBook G4, OS X 10.4.2

well, I have had no success getting the download online anywhere, and am starting to sweat. I have midterms and finals and term papers to produce, and can't get a printer on this thing for my life. arrrgh.

any suggestions? how did you get it to install on your mac?

Tony G

Works a treat for Intel-based iMac running OSX 10.4! After installing the software I did need to restart the machine in order to see the ML1210 option mentioned above (which is the one I'm using, and it's fine!

Thanks for the help.

Tony

Kimi

Thanks for great advice.

Klaus T

It worked - thanks alot :)

I had to restart my Macbook before "Samsung" showed up on the list, but it works now.

Tony G

Does the above advice also apply to Intel-based Macs?

I wondered because manufacturers (e.g. Oki) supply drivers for OSX 10.4 which don't work on Intel-based machines. This looks like a perfectly adequate printer, so if anyone has made it work I'd love to hear from them.

Thanks,

Tony

glad

I too was thinking about the Ml1610 but was put off when I found out it wasn't supporting Mac OSX, however your site gave me all the info needed, so I bought it and loaded the drivers for the ML 1710 and it worked first time. £49.99 for a laser printer hard to beat, in fact it's the same price as the replacement cartridge! many thanks for the info.

Chris

Hi,

I've finally tired of playing the "you've bought the cheap razor, now pay through the nose for the blades!" game with inkjets, and saw one of these printers brand new on eBay for a good price.

A quick Google brought me to this page, so I'm pretty happy that it should work fine with OS X.

One question though: has anyone managed to successfully share this printer via an AirPort? Ideally I'd like to connect this printer to one of my AirPort Express base stations and print via that.

Cheers,
Chris (another one!)

Chris Judd

This instrucion set works perfectly for the Dell 1100.

Thanks,
Chris

monica

Hi,
unfortunately for me that didn't work?
Could anybody help me?
I've followed the instruction but when I go to the "advanced Options" the add button doesn't work. It works if I chose "modem" in the "Device" options.
Is there something I can do?
Sorry for my English
Thanks
Monica

Steffen

Thanks, it worked perfectly!
you saved me from buying another printer! :-)

Computername: iMac G5
CPU-Typ: PowerPC G5 (3.0)
Systemversion: Mac OS X 10.4.2 (8E104)
Kernel-Version: Darwin 8.2.2

cunt fucker

your a cunt. fucked my misses and thought i wouldnt find out!!

bob

i found the 1710 drivers had the 1610 drivers included/recognised in them already.
much quicker than your method

Jan Christian

Hey, I returned the printer to the the dealer and now I have a new unit: no problem anymore.

Mittoo

Hey guys,
i tried this and i managed to get the printer in the list under print and fax-system preferences. Now when i print it says job completed but there is no printout
I'm running OS X 10.4.3. Help!! Thanks

Jan Christian

I am using Mac OS X 10.4.3

Jan Christian

I bought a Samsung ML-1610 and tried all your advices. Unfortunalety the printer is not printing: the paper of the first page printed stops after 75 % of spooling the paper and I have to restart the printer.
Any help?

Sciman

Any advice on installing a Samsung ML-2152W network printer on a Mac network? The drivers install, but when I try to print to the printer, via IP printint, i.e. using the IP address, it times out and tells me that it's "waiting" for the printer."
Thanks

diego

Hi, I tried exactly what you all did, but I´m not able to add the printer in the advanced options menu , if I declare it as USB-device. I am only able to add printers as adobe pdf or modem device - what doesn´t work...

Mac OSX 10.3.9., ML1610

Please Help !

Regards,

Diego

Fatih

Thank you, after several hours of try, i read your solution and it perfectly worked. No need any extra drivers like ML-1740 or anything. Just installing two packages and choosing ML-1210 is enough. By the way, Ben, open Printer Setup Utility in Utilities folder after installing the packages, choose Add Printer under the Printers menu. Choose Samsung, then ML - 1210 in the Print Using dropbox.
Thanks again Frank...

Powerbook 15" 1GHz
Mac OS X Tiger 10.4.3

Ben

Hi

I purchased the printer yesterday and installed the ESP Postcript, Samsung GDI and ML-1740 drivers.
I’m a recently converted Windows user and having trouble adding the printer in the OSX Print Center. Is this found in the Print & Fax settings in System Preferences because I can’t find anything in OSX saying print center on.

PS – I’m running Mac OSX Tiger 10.4.2.

Thanks

Martin

Hi. Did you have much trouble getting the 1210 to work with OS X? I've just bid on one on eBay!

Thanks.

Mart

I ordered the printer after i read this website. I used the driver for the ML-1740 for Mac OS X to get the ML-1610 working. It is no longer available from the samsung website but some people have managed to put up mirrors, you can find it through google. I previously had already installed the ESP postsctipt and the Samsung GDI drivers. Then plugegd in the printer and selected it in the Mac os printer center. It is working like a charm. Thanks

Joe

Worked perfectly on my powerbook G4/tiger/ML-1210!!!
thank you for posting this!

Stephan

Worked perfectly with my Dell Laser Printer 1100 on OSX 10.4.

Brian

Worked great for my Samsung ML-1210 hooked via USB to my iBook running OSX 10.4.

As easy as you said. Thanks!

Brian

gars

That was as easy as you wrote.
Thanks for a lot the tip.

By the way it's working on a mac mini with OS X 10.4.2
The only complaint si that this printer is way more loud than the mini.

Cheers,

Simon Woods

Hi, this was excellent advice but even after following it my (ultra cheap!) 1610 wasn't recognised on my system (running OSX 10.3.9). After hours of fruitless testing, i suddenly came across the idea of installing the OSX drivers for the ML-1740 from the samsung.com site. Lo and behold the printer worked beautifully! I suspect it was a combination of the drivers already listed here and the samsung one which created the final link but I thought others with later versions of OSX might be pleased to know that the current bargain laser can and will work with their systems.

www.gadgetguy.de

Using the Samsung ML-1610 GDI printer with MacOS X

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