[lug] Samsung CLP-325W printer

[Elyse Grasso]

Samsung should have a universal printer driver you can download. Check
their website for your printer model.
I've used the one for my CLX-3180 successfully with Ubuntu.

On Mon, Dec 19, 2011 at 2:03 PM, Steve Sullivan <sullivan at mathcom.com>wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I'm trying to install a Samsung CLP-325W printer on Debian
> Lenny (helix 2.6.26-2-686) with KDE.  When I plug in the USB
> cable /var/log/messages shows:
>
>  Dec 19 14:39:49 helix kernel: [285941.215726] usb 2-1: new high speed USB
> device using ehci_hcd and address 3
>  Dec 19 14:39:49 helix kernel: [285941.354423] usb 2-1: configuration #1
> chosen from 1 choice
>  Dec 19 14:39:49 helix kernel: [285941.355114] usb 2-1: New USB device
> found, idVendor=04e8, idProduct=329f
>  Dec 19 14:39:49 helix kernel: [285941.355117] usb 2-1: New USB device
> strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3
>  Dec 19 14:39:49 helix kernel: [285941.355120] usb 2-1: Product: CLP-320
> Series
>  Dec 19 14:39:49 helix kernel: [285941.355122] usb 2-1: Manufacturer:
> Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
>  Dec 19 14:39:49 helix kernel: [285941.355124] usb 2-1: SerialNumber:
> Z5ZRBABBA00892D
>  Dec 19 14:39:49 helix kernel: [285941.551735] usblp0: USB Bidirectional
> printer dev 3 if 0 alt 0 proto 2 vid 0x04E8 pid 0x329F
>  Dec 19 14:39:49 helix kernel: [285941.551760] usbcore: registered new
> interface driver usblp
>
> When I use the KDE Printer wizard to add the printer,
> it shows a menu of local devices:
>      Local System
>        Parallel
>        Serial
>          Serial Port #1
>        USB
>        Others
>          HP Fax (HPLIP)
>          HP Printer (HPLIP)
>          SCSI Printer
>  and an empty text box "URI:".
>
> Clicking USB and "next" gives an error popup: "Empty URI".
> I tried using "usb 2-1" in the URI text box, but that gives
>  "The local URI doesn't correspond to a detected port.  Continue?"
>
> If I continue, and select Samsun model CLP-300 (the closest available),
> and pick driver Samsung CLP-300 (Foomatic + foo2qpdl) [recommended],
> I get another popup: Unable to load the requested driver ...
>
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Steve
>
>
> --
>
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> Steve Sullivan      sullivan at mathcom.com
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Elyse Grasso
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