How do I connect my Samsung ML 1630 printer to my new MacAir?

I am sorry you are having printer problems. Experience has shown that many printer manufacturers are very slow to provide updated drivers. Drivers for some older printers are never provided. (Apparently, they prefer to sell new printers.) What we can do is to thoroughly check the printer web site for an updated driver that works. If one is not available, then we should ask when one will be released. If that doesn't work, if the Printer has the Air Print feature, that can be used and no driver will be needed. If not, then you can check the web site below where volunteers write drivers for older printers which are no longer supported, but which work with newer operating systems. It is worth checking out. Good luck.

Gutenprint Supported Printers

The ML-1630 appears to use a special Samsung printer language. This makes it difficult to find/use alternative drivers. If nothing else works, you could perhaps carry out a few experiments with a universal Samsung macOS Catalina driver intended for another printer (for example, SL-M2020): https://ftp.hp.com/pub/softlib/software13/printers/SS/Print_Common_SW/Samsung_Mac_10.15_Driver_V3.92.00.dmg . This may not work at all. A macOS Catalina driver would be 64-bit, and may therefore as such be compatible with macOS Big Sur as well. However, regarding the ML-1630, there is absolutely no guarantee that the driver can be installed, nor that it will recognise and allow the printer to print.

Hi,

Thank you for the report. Yes, as I mentioned, the printer language makes it difficult with a printer like the ML-1630.

In addition to an experiment with something like the SL-M2020 universal driver (link in my previous message), I guess that you have carried out tests with an old Mac OS X 10.7 ML-1630 driver https://ftp.hp.com/pub/softlib/software13/printers/SS/ML-1630/ML-1630.zip (from the link provided by BDAqua above).

You may even want to experiment with the Samsung Printer Drivers v2.6 for OS X package (https://support.apple.com/kb/DL905?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US).

Generally speaking, it appears to have been important to a use fresh downloads, and to begin by resetting the printing system, before every attempt to use new drivers with Big Sur.

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

Add a printer on Mac - Apple Support

I don't think it's going to work, latest drivers were for 10.7 Lion!

https://support.hp.com/us-en/drivers/selfservice/samsung-ml-1630-laser-printer-series/17156950

Once again , thx for keep posting

Yes, I have tried original drivers ML-1630.zip, not working with Big Sur at all

Even universal driver not working with big sur

Guess giving up here after having this printer in 10 years :)

Sad, full working printer going to garbage :(

Have a nice day everyone and thx for sharing ideas

Thx for sharing. I have tried on mine without success. all provided drivers not working with ML 1630. :(

Thank you Jan. The above link worked!

Well, you asked for information about how to connect an ML-1630 to a new Mac. A number of other users offered advice in order to, if at all possible, use that printer, but you did not provide any feedback. If you think that it is a waste of time to try various ideas, it is probably better to use that time looking for a new printer. Good luck!

Hi gerrenimo,

You're welcome! Just to clarify, was it the V.3.92.00 driver link? It would be interesting to know which exact Mac model and operating system version you are using with your ML 1630. Many thanks in advance.

EDIT: Sorry, BDAqua. Disconnected before posting. Clicked on the wrong button.

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