I just got a new MacBook Air from work, the 2020 version with the M1 chip and running Mac OS Monterey. My home printer, a Samsung ML-1630, worked fine with my previous Mac, a five years old MacBook Pro with Big Sur, but I cannot find a working driver for the new one. Does a working driver exist for this combination of computer/printer and where can I find one? Or is this a Monterey or an M1 problem?
MacBook Air Apple Silicon
Hi,
The following discussion could perhaps be of interest to you.
Samsung ML-1640 laser printer (usb only) - Apple Community
A Samsung ML-1630 Series version 2.00.02 printer driver is listed in Printer and scanner drivers for Mac - Apple Support.
Hi,
The following discussion could perhaps be of interest to you.
Samsung ML-1640 laser printer (usb only) - Apple Community
A Samsung ML-1630 Series version 2.00.02 printer driver is listed in Printer and scanner drivers for Mac - Apple Support.
don't think so hp bought samsungs printer department
Samsung ML-1630 Laser Printer series Software and Driver Downloads | HP® Customer Support
and that model does not seem to support macOS higher than Mac OS X 10.7 Lion
but of cause you can check if the old driver works
Thank you! I still have the old MacBook Pro. Do you know if it is possible to export the old driver from that computer to the new one? I googled how to find the driver on the MacBook Pro but the Printer folder in Library, where it is supposed to be, is empty. I can't seem to find a downloadable one on any of the websites with old drivers.
the blue link I posted leads to a page where one can download the driver, not sure what it would accomplish to get a driver from an old computer it would not work better.
this link -> Samsung ML-1630 Laser Printer series Software and Driver Downloads | HP® Customer Support you can choose to change OS on it to get to various versions of macOS, it's just that Lion Mac OS X 10.7 is the newest macOS they have a driver for.
Thank you! I downloaded the driver from HP’s website but the new Mac would not let me install it, that's why I asked about this. But I suppose it would be the same result if I took it from the old Mac. And downgrading to Lion is no alternative for me.
Anyways, thanks again for your replies. I guess I just have to accept that I need to buy a new printer.
Thanks! I'll check that other discussion. 2.00.02 is the version of the driver that I used on the MacBook Pro. The new Mac finds the printer when I connect it but it says that the driver needed is not available from Apple.
So you got Samsung ML-1630 to work also on newish silicon M1 MacBook Air running macOS 12 Monterey, right?
So reportedly these models should work on Intel and Silicon Macs up to macOS 13 Ventura with the driver and install mentioned in the link:
Samsung ML-1630
Samsung ML-1660
Samsung ML-1670
Samsung ML-1675
Samsung ML-1860
Hi. I tried the solution offered in the other discussion and it worked perfectly. Thanks again!
You're welcome! Glad to hear that it worked.
Exactly, with the help of the latest version of Pacifist. I have a MacBook Air M1 2020 running Monterey 12.6.3.
Can I use a Samsung ML-1630 printer with a MacBook Air (M1, 2020)?
