Using the Samsung ML-1610 GDI printer with MacOS X

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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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121 comments

  1. jose bahamonde
    March 5, 2008 at 12:11 am

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

  2. jose bahamonde
    March 5, 2008 at 2:11 am

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

  3. Mehtap Hisarciklilar
    April 21, 2008 at 8:45 am

    it worked! thanks a lot!

  4. Mehtap Hisarciklilar
    April 21, 2008 at 10:45 am

    it worked! thanks a lot!

  5. Dr Saad
    May 13, 2008 at 6:22 am

    Thanks a lot man. It was a great help

  6. Dr Saad
    May 13, 2008 at 8:22 am

    Thanks a lot man. It was a great help

  7. mich
    July 15, 2008 at 2:45 pm

    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!

  8. mich
    July 15, 2008 at 4:45 pm

    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!

  9. froggy
    August 18, 2008 at 10:15 am

    thanks soooooo much

  10. froggy
    August 18, 2008 at 12:15 pm

    thanks soooooo much

  11. Ricardo Toledo
    September 12, 2008 at 5:18 am

    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

  12. Ricardo Toledo
    September 12, 2008 at 7:18 am

    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

  13. paulette
    September 21, 2008 at 3:51 am

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

  14. Gleb
    December 17, 2008 at 6:51 pm

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

  15. Gleb
    December 17, 2008 at 8:51 pm

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

  16. e-lee
    April 23, 2009 at 3:43 pm

    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!!

  17. Danny
    December 12, 2009 at 12:21 pm

    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!

  18. Danny
    December 12, 2009 at 12:21 pm

    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!

  19. seoracer
    April 19, 2010 at 7:37 am

    Thank you this nice post.

  20. mohamedeldarawany
    May 16, 2010 at 10:39 am

    please help me to install my samsung 1610 laser , i lost cd

  21. guest
    August 7, 2010 at 5:28 pm

    you are a lifesaver! thank you.