I cant install my printer after the 11.01 macos Big Sur

Apple is not responsible for third-party printer drivers. That is HP, who now owns the Samsung printer business, and may choose to prioritize newer printers for Big Sur support over older printers, and some printers will never receive newer drivers. Take that up with HP.

Your Samsung CLP-360 is not supported with Apple's AirPrint either.

Hi,

Would it be correct to assume that you have the M2020 model without a suffix (that is, not an M2020W)?

Also, I guess that the printing system has been reset before attempting to add the printer.

Reset the Mac printing system to solve a problem - Apple Support

Add a printer on Mac - Apple Support

There is a universal driver released Feb 11, 2021. Was this the version used here?

https://ftp.hp.com/pub/softlib/software13/printers/SS/Print_Common_SW/Samsung_Mac_Driver_V3.93.01.dmg

Thank you for the update!

Earlier, could you use the M2020 printer and the same computer (model/year?)? If so, under what operating system and with which driver?

In order to rule out a hardware or software problem related to USB, it is sometimes interesting to carry out alternative tests with a network. Unfortunately, the M2020 is USB only. Do you possibly have access to an Ethernet-to-USB (or Wi-Fi-to-USB) print server, or an AirPort Express (or perhaps another router with a USB printer port), that could be used for an experiment? I say experiment, because the printer is probably not tested to be compatible with many such devices and macOS (but a Samsung Xpress SL-M2020 is at least mentioned in the TP-Link list at https://static.tp-link.com/2020/202004/20200430/PrinterCompatibilityList_20200430.pdf).

The idea would be to try a procedure similar to the Add a network printer by its IP address section in Add a printer on Mac - Apple Support. Also, see the How to install compatible driver section in https://support.hp.com/us-en/document/c06520117 in fine.

I had the same issue after a clean install of Big Sur.

Workaround for (some) printers working with Catalina:

• install Catalina again
• install the printer
• then update to Big Sur.

Kept my samsung driver installed and still works in Big Sur.

Hope it works for you too.

Samsung clx 3175FW

kopiere von der catalina installations den ordner von Library/Printers/Samsung nach big sur library/Printers

kopiere von der catalina installations die datei von Library/Printers InstalledPrinters.plist nach big sur library/Printers

kopiere von der catalina installations die datei von Library/Printers/PPDS/Contents/Resources/Samsung CLX-3170 Series.gz nach Big Sur/Desktop

öffne System Preferences/Printer & Scanners

Drucker hinzufügen

kommt dann Samsung clx3170..

diesen einmal anklicken und bei use:

other anklicken

dann die datei von Desktop/Samsung CLX-3170 Series.gz anklicken und öffnen

dannach Add anklicken und ok

Bei funzt somit mein CLX 3175 wieder mit Big Sur ohne Scan

You are correct. The vendors must work together and most of them do. Apple had advised HP well in advance of the specific technical requirements of the upcoming Big Sur operating system, so the requirements were well known by HP. If HP declines to support Apple's customers, that is on them. Apple does not, and can not write printer driver software for the thousands of printers out there around the world since they do not own or have access to the proprietary software code of each printer model. It is unfortunate that you have to have this experience.

I have a suggestion which may help you. Check the link below where volunteers have written code for many older models of printers which the vendors no longer support. There may be one that works for you.

Gutenprint Supported Printers

Catalina, Big Sur. It seems Big Sur is a continuation of Catalina. Same problem. Except this time the Printer will not be recognized,

When u shut down and open later the Trash has files in it. ALL THE TIME. There is nothing in these empty files. Desk top picture disappear also after shut down. Our Aurora 3d animation does not work at all. And we were thinking of a new $6,000.00 mac pro. Our late 2013 (ours purchased 2014) we are editing gurus. Tell cook to fix it the right way, stop worrying about i phone Apple passed the One Trillion Dollar mark. GOOD We Are Share holders too. Joseph J.

i used the "shared on the network" feature and use the printer set up on my wife's MacBook pro (Mojave) to make the printer work in Big Sur!

Apple upgrades are becoming like Microsoft. Every new upgrading breaks more than it fixes. my computer has become super slow and yes the 2 samsung printers i have couldn't be accessed and scanner didn't work till i figure out this shared on the network feature

On a separate note, the Big Sur upgrade had completely bricked my system. I had to wipe out, install new and then manually pull in files from time machine (restore from time machine didn't work)

I have the same problem with my EPSON XP 200. printer. Apple doesn't mention this when it invites you to update. Just install our fancy upgrade which makes your peripherals unworkable. The incompatibility is then your problem

Hi to all of you Mac geeks in Apple land. Big Sur update did nothing for the Mac Pro. (i movie update) Same problems. Mac Pro will not recognize Epson printer. Sometimes when shutting down, Mail opens and U have to force quit?. When we power up, the trash has (old news ) recovered files in it which are empty files. Photo quits unexpectedly?. Still NO

improvement. Big Sur bugs passed on from Catalina. Come on Apple fix it. Cupertino geeks should be replaced? Mr. Cook

Help us long time customers, Now not later, not tomorrow, not next week...Now Merry Christmas!

JosephJ.

As per phone call to Apple. They recommend update info. from Epson. Apple tells us that should work, fix the issue. No Go!.Then

a msg. from Apple, Mac is working on a Safari fix. Maybe this will fix their other problems including Epson printers.

We will be holding off on the New Mac $6,000.00 Pro Merry Christmas to all..........

Josephobe

I have the same issue and can't use my printer with M1 silicon Macbook Air. It is a shame, printing technology is very old in IT and should not be an issue to have driver compatible at a time where we can execute any technology on any platform with such easy way. Special red lanterne to HP where you can't even open an incident ticket since first step is to give HP serial driver (but it is a Samsung printer bought by HP). HP also don't have such forum/blog like Apple. Apple did help me and tried to fix it over the phone (almost 2 hours).