| Samsung SCX-4200 | |
| BW laser printer, max. 600x600 dpi, works Mostly |  |
| Recommended driver: splix (Home page, Driver packages for: x86 32 bit (RPM for LSB 3.2), x86 32 bit (DEB for LSB 3.2), x86 32 bit (RPM for LSB 3.1), x86 32 bit (DEB for LSB 3.1), x86 64 bit (RPM for LSB 3.2), x86 64 bit (DEB for LSB 3.2), x86 64 bit (RPM for LSB 3.1), x86 64 bit (DEB for LSB 3.1), How to install) Generic instructions for: CUPS, LPD, LPRng, PPR, PDQ, no spooler | |
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Notes
You now have an option between the experimental splix2 driver and the proprietary samsung driver. The splix2 driver appears to work just as well as the samsung driver. (26 November 2008) . Just grab the files, meet the dependencies (apt-get build-dep cups and libcups2/similar ) or using whatever package manager you have / methods. Then make install. It will appear in cups. Enjoy.
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Don't use the driver software provided on the driver CD : it is obsolete and will mess everything up. Go on samsung website directly to get lates version
Download and install the latest original driver from Samsung, cause you'll need the filters and PPD file for CUPS to get this printer to work. The driver itself won't work for you in most of distros, so you'd better configure your printer with CUPS web interface (http://localhost:631)
The scx4200.ppd from driver installation files must be placed in /usr/share/ppd to let CUPS find it
You can Scan with no problems with the samsung control panel (but it sets (or it used to) the suid bit on xsane, that's pretty bad)
Scanner configuration seems ok (some people say thet scanning is OK only for root - don't believe them, don't tell'em anything, just smile and add your user to "lp" group ;) )
P.S. Some people (in Ubuntu forums) report that interpreter in driver installation script (install.sh) should be changed to "/bin/bash" from "/bin/sh" to get all installation "bash-only" tricks well done (of course, this doesn't bother you if your /bin/sh symlink already points to bash :) )
Discussion forum
Look for help in our forum for printers from Samsung.
Miscellaneous
Printer does not support PJL.Printer supports direct text printing with the `us-ascii' charset.
Refill: toner
Related website
Known autodetection signatures: Parallel Port or USB.
Drivers
The following driver(s) are known to drive this printer:
Recommended driver:
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| The support of the printer by this driver is already confirmed in the OpenPrinting database. | ||||||||
| Driver for Samsung SPL2 (ML-1710, ...) and SPLc (CLP-500, ...) laser printers Supplier: SpliX project License: GPL (free software, show license text) This driver contains algorithms which are (possibly) patented (See license text). | ||||||||
| User support: | SpliX forum at SourceForge (voluntary) | |||||||
| Max. rendering resolution: 1200x1200dpi Only monochrome output Type: CUPS Raster | ||||||||
| Text: Line art: | |||||||||||||||||||| 100 |||||||||||||||||||| 100 | Graphics: Photo: | |||||||||||||||||||| 100 |||||||||||||||||||| 80 | System load: Speed: | Unknown Unknown | |||
| Download: | Driver packages: x86 32 bit (RPM for LSB 3.2), x86 32 bit (DEB for LSB 3.2), x86 32 bit (RPM for LSB 3.1), x86 32 bit (DEB for LSB 3.1), x86 64 bit (RPM for LSB 3.2), x86 64 bit (DEB for LSB 3.2), x86 64 bit (RPM for LSB 3.1), x86 64 bit (DEB for LSB 3.1) (How to install) | |||||||