Samsung ML-2160 laserjet, any drivers yet?

Hi,

The universal driver suggested in the post that you mentioned does not appear to be from an official Samsung/HP source.

You may want to have a look at the HP article https://support.hp.com/us-en/document/c06520117 and the ML-2161 model in the list. The installation information in fine shows a network connection.

The Samsung Universal Print Driver V3.93.01 for SL-M2020 and some other models (https://ftp.hp.com/pub/softlib/software13/printers/SS/Print_Common_SW/Samsung_Mac_Driver_V3.93.01.dmg) could perhaps be worth testing (with a network connection). Look upon this as a pure experiment. It may not work at all. Remember, there is always a certain risk involved with any experiment. Software conflicts cannot be ruled out. A hardware problem is unlikely, but it is impossible to guarantee anything. You may have to erase and reinstall everything on the computer. Data may be lost. Do not proceed unless you know what you are doing. In any case, make sure that you have a minimum of three backup copies of important files before you start.

An ML-2160 (without a W suffix) would have a USB port only. If necessary, it may be possible to connect a small external print server to the USB port in order to allow the printer to connect to a network. There are USB print server models for Ethernet or Wi-Fi from a number of manufacturers.

http://h10032.www1.hp.com/ctg/Manual/c05786357.pdf#G3.4665771

Add a printer on Mac - Apple Support

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

The last printer driver for the Samsung ML-2160 laser was released in 2017 for OS X El Capitan, and would not be compatible with Big Sur. This device is not supported by Apple's built-in AirPrint, It is not supported by GutenPrint either.

This is one of these expendable devices that Samsung chose to stop supporting, even before they sold their printer division to HP, and you have a paperweight unless it still works with Windows or Linux. Apple certainly is not responsible for its driver support.

Should you decide that you need a new printer, look for one that is supported on Apple's AirPrint listing above, or is explicitly stated to support AirPrint by its manufacturer, or has driver support for Big Sur that was released after Nov 2020.

TracyMaps wrote:

I've updated to BigSur in February, unaware of the lack of compatibility with old Samsung laser printer ML-2160. Are there any updated drivers or patches released by apple?

I've been scouring the Internet for possible work-arounds, none have worked so far.

I had the same issue with my ML-2850 series. I was able to copy the Samsung drivers folder into /Library/Printers and the individual PPDs into into /Library/Printers/PPDs/Contents/Resources from my 2019 Mac Pro. The only issue I needed to perform was remove the quarantine extended attribute flag on all files after the copy using "sudo xattr -r -d com.apple.quarantine [folder/files]" where folder/files is the Samsung folder in /Library/Printers and files are the PPDs in /Library/Printers/PPDs/Contents/Resources. After which I was able to add the printer using its Ethernet address on the "Printers & Scanners / Add Printer / IP (middle icon) / HP Jetdirect - Socket" using the printers IP as the Address. If you have a Mac with the installed drivers you might give this method a shot.

Hope this helps..

Hello VikingOSX,

Yes, that is a good idea. Unfortunately, these devices are expensive, often too expensive. Could be of interest in a case like this if found second hand through an online auction site. Furthermore, one cannot completely rule out the possibility that each such AirPrint print server has a list of supported printers... (other printers may or may not be compatible).

Otherwise, "normal" print servers can be found from approx. GBP 30 new (but an appropriate printer driver would be needed for macOS Big Sur).

There are even AirPrint-supported print servers.

Have you explored Gimp-Print as workaround.

It's that pesky VAT… 😎

:-)

No problem. Good news! Glad to hear that it is working now.

Jan

What is the closest compatible?

Che drive hai messo ? grazie

Hi which one ended up working please? Thanks.