<div dir="ltr"><div>Samsung have their own linux drivers/installers called samsung unified drivers:<br></div><div><br></div><div><a href="http://www.bchemnet.com/suldr/" target="_blank">http://www.bchemnet.com/suldr/</a></div>
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<div>Its horrible non-open source nature aside you will get better quality/color using those drvers. Also it allows the scanner functions to work if you have a multi-function printer (Which I do).<br><br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra">
<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 3 January 2013 10:34, Greg Browne <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:greg.browne@gmail.com" target="_blank">greg.browne@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
I use a Samsung CLP-300 which installs very easily but does not print<br>
in colour very well - rather dark colours, which sort of defeats the<br>
purpose. I think it uses Foomatic? through cups. It is easily managed<br>
through cups. I assume that the 300 series would use similar drivers.<br>
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On 3 January 2013 00:53, Kevin Milburn <<a href="mailto:wiltslug@kmilburn.force9.co.uk">wiltslug@kmilburn.force9.co.uk</a>> wrote:<br>
> On Thursday 03 Jan 2013 00:15:55 David Fletcher wrote:<br>
><br>
>> This is crazy! I'm using Printerland as a reference of current,<br>
>> available products and can't find any colour laser from HP, Brother,<br>
>> Samsung or Epson that's listed by CUPS. I've just been playing around<br>
>> with the CUPS web interface on the server. Also been on the avasys site<br>
>> looking for Epson ppd files and they all miss the part numbers I can<br>
>> buy.<br>
>><br>
>> Your P1102 is there but it's a mono.<br>
>><br>
>> Is there no simple way to use a current model printer with Linux?<br>
><br>
> It can be simple, if the right things are installed.<br>
><br>
> For HP printers, it's probably best to use the HPLIP tools directly as they<br>
> also deal with downloading any firmware that's required.<br>
> The only snag is they usually want the printer attached!<br>
><br>
> From a quick check on the following link, it has all of the HP colour<br>
> printers listed as supported that I tried (except the CP1525).<br>
><br>
> <a href="http://hplipopensource.com/hplip-web/supported_devices/color_laserjet.html" target="_blank">http://hplipopensource.com/hplip-web/supported_devices/color_laserjet.html</a><br>
><br>
> From checking my installations model data, the CP1525 is listed<br>
><br>
> As for the other makes, you may have to locate the PPD files manually!<br>
><br>
> Kevin<br>
><br>
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