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Was running Ubuntu 9.04 and had my Samsung SCX4826FN MFD working perfectly.
Replaced that computer with a new 64 bit Intel computer, and installed Ubuntu 10.04, but cannot successfully install ...
- 01-06-2011 #1Linux Newbie
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MFD won't install after OS upgrade
Was running Ubuntu 9.04 and had my Samsung SCX4826FN MFD working perfectly.
Replaced that computer with a new 64 bit Intel computer, and installed Ubuntu 10.04, but cannot successfully install the MFD. On the first attempt, when I tried to print, I got a message saying,
I tried reinstalling and in this new configuration, trying to print a test page, a page prints out saying,There is a missing print filter for printer 'Samsung-SCX-4x26-Series'
Yet a third attempt prints a series of faint straight lines over several pages.%You are using the wrong driver for your printer
0 setgray
initclip newpath clippath gsave stroke grestore pathbox
exch pop exch pop exch 9 add exch 9 sub moveto
/Courier findfont 12 scalefont setfont
0 -12 rmoveto gsave product show grestore
0 -12 rmoveto gsave version show ( ) show revision 20 string cvs show grestore
0 -12 rmoveto gsave serialnumber 20 string cvs show grestore
showpage
(BTW, all three of these install attempts are still in my printer list with different names if I need to go back to any of them.)
Tried upgrading the older computer and installing the printer on it due to urgent printing needs, but no cigar there either.
At this Samsung support page
Samsung
there is a 32 MB unified driver download and these instructions:
I have attempted to follow the above, butthere are lots of choices to be made during the install process and I have no idea if I am entering the right choices. Samsung support says they don't support linux and wash their hands of it.[Unified Linux Driver Install Guide]
1. Make sure that you connect your machine to your computer.
Turn both the computer and the machine on.
2. When the Administrator Login window appears, type in root in the Login field
and enter the system password.
3. Download and extract the driver
[root@localhost root]#tar xzf [Downloaded File Name(XXXX.tar.gz)]
4. The driver will be extracted as ''cdroot'' folder in current path.
5. Execute installation program.
[root@localhost root]#./cdroot/autorun
6. When the welcome screen appears, click ''Next'' and proceed installation.
[Ubuntu OS Installation]
1. Download and extract the driver
2. Open ''Root Terminal''
3. Execute installation program.
$ sudo cdroot/autorun
4. After install, PPD path is set again.
$ sudo ln -s /usr/share/cups/model/samsung /usr/share/ppd/custom/samsung
5. Execute Configurator, and Add your printer model name by Add Printer
Can anyone help me with this, please? I badly need to print out some things. TIA.Last edited by Odyssey; 01-07-2011 at 12:40 AM.
- 01-07-2011 #2Linux Newbie
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Found this:
HOWTO Install Samsung Unified Printer Driver - Ubuntu Forums
Problem solved. Thanks.


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