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Samsung SCX-4200 in Ubuntu: Fourth Attempt

February 4th, 2007 at 11:52 pm » Comments (0)

On the fourth attempt, four Sunday afternoons, I got the Samsung SCX-4200 to print.
I’m too tired to outline the details -will do so soon - but suffice to say for now that the crucial first step is to change the permissions on install.sh so that you, the owner, can read, write and execute. That last [...]



Samsung’s Multi Function Printer SCX-4200 Driver and Install Guide

January 21st, 2007 at 11:16 pm » Comments (0)

I’m now on my second attempt to install the Multifunction Printer. I discovered that the driver on the cd which came with the MFP is useless, so I downloaded a new driver, without success. Now I’ve discovered a new page for the most uptodate driver and you can get it from the link below.

Samsung’s [...]



Samsung SCX-4200 in Ubuntu

January 14th, 2007 at 1:36 am » Comments (0)

I needed a printer, so one of the reasons I opted for the Samsung SCX-4200 3-in-1, apart from Paddy Doyle’s recommendation, was that it supported Linux.
But could I get it to work? Umm…
Needless to say, it worked in XP for me - a smooth install from the cd.
All is not lost, however.
Elijah Lofgren’s Ubuntu and [...]