[lug] Samsung CLP-325W printer

[Steve Sullivan]

Elyse, 

Many thanks - a vendor-supplied install.sh that works without
hassles is a treat!

Steve


On Mon, Dec 19, 2011 at 02:07:21PM -0800, Elyse Grasso wrote:
> 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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