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Samsung-GDI for Mac OS X

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samsung-gdi-1.816.2.dmg  (180 KB)

source code

Foomatic-RIP for Mac OS X 10.3.x (Panther) - Mac OS X 10.7.x (Lion)

source code included on disk image

Ghostscript for Mac OS X 10.3.x (Panther) - Mac OS X 10.7.x (Lion)

 


Foomatic-RIP for Mac OS X 10.2.x (Jaguar)

source code included on disk image

Ghostscript for Mac OS X 10.2.x (Jaguar)

Please note: all packages require Mac OS X version 10.2 or newer.

 

 
Package Description

Release Date: October 27, 2008

This is a re-release of the Samsung-GDI package released on April 24, 2008. This release fixes an installer script issue that would cause the installer to go into an endless loop for certain Mac OS X 10.5.4 and higher users.

Samsung-GDI is an open-source printer driver for Ghostscript supporting 26 Samsung-GDI printers. On Mac OS X Jaguar and later, printing with Samsung-GDI requires Foomatic-RIP (a CUPS filter script) and Ghostscript (an open-source PostScript interpreter), and a foomatic PPD for each supported printer. Installation Notes

Printer Set Up Instructions

 To add a USB printer, Leopard (Mac OS X 10.5.x) user should open the Print & Fax System Preference pane. Click on the plus (+) icon at the lower left of the Printers list. A new window will open. In that window, click the Default Browser icon at the top left. Highlight your printer in the section below. Use the “Print Using” pop-up menu near the bottom of the window to select the correct PPD for your printer and click Add.

Tiger (OS X 10.4.x) users should open the Printer Setup Utility and click on the Add icon at the top of the Printer List window. A new window will open. In that window, click the Default Browser icon at the top left. Highlight your printer in the section below. Use the “Print Using” pop-up menu near the bottom of the window to select the correct PPD for your printer and click Add.

Jaguar (OS X 10.2.x) and Panther (OS X 10.3.x) users should open Print Center (Jaguar) or Printer Setup Utility (Panther), hold down the Option key, and click the Add Printer button in the Print Center toolbar. Within the setup sheet, choose Advanced from the top popup menu; then in the “Device:” popup menu select your printer by name (it should be the last item in the menu list). Finally, select the correct PPD from the model browser and click Add. Printers

The Samsung-GDI installer for Mac OS X ncludes support for 26 printers.


More Info

Package license: GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE (GPL)

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