I have a workaround for broken foomatic printerdriver in Ubuntu 13.10: As of release Version 1.00.06 for the samsung provided driver for Linux my printer CLX-3175FN is fully supported.
the driver provided by samsung here, now works fine for printing and scanning! http://www.samsung.com/de/support/model/CLX-3175FN/XEC-downloads -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to foo2zjs in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/786497 Title: cups: samsung clx-3175 w/ muddy dark color printing Status in “foo2zjs” package in Ubuntu: In Progress Bug description: Binary package hint: cups Hello all, this is a regression bug, which once worked on ubuntu 10.04. Now 10.04, after updating, and 11.04 are affected. Versions: cups: Installiert: 1.4.6-5ubuntu1 Kandidat: 1.4.6-5ubuntu1 Versionstabelle: *** 1.4.6-5ubuntu1 0 500 http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ natty/main amd64 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status I expect printer samsung to print clear colors. Instead the printings are of a dark "muddy" color. Thanks all leder --- Architecture: amd64 DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04 InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release amd64 (20110427.1) Lpstat: device for Samsung-CLX-3170-Series: dnssd://Samsung%20CLX-3170%20Series%20(SEC001599617DDA)._ipp._tcp.local/ MachineType: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. GA-MA790GP-DS4H Package: cups 1.4.6-5ubuntu1 PackageArchitecture: amd64 Papersize: a4 PpdFiles: Samsung-CLX-3170-Series: Samsung CLX-3175 Foomatic/foo2qpdl (recommended) ProcEnviron: LANGUAGE=de_DE:en LANG=de_DE.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.38-8-generic root=UUID=a308b3ed-9fdc-4de2-bdca-3d9dfcac3153 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-8.42-generic 2.6.38.2 Tags: natty running-unity Uname: Linux 2.6.38-8-generic x86_64 UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) UserGroups: adm admin cdrom dialout lpadmin plugdev sambashare dmi.bios.date: 12/24/2010 dmi.bios.vendor: Award Software International, Inc. dmi.bios.version: F7i dmi.board.name: GA-MA790GP-DS4H dmi.board.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. dmi.board.version: x.x dmi.chassis.type: 3 dmi.chassis.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAwardSoftwareInternational,Inc.:bvrF7i:bd12/24/2010:svnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:pnGA-MA790GP-DS4H:pvr:rvnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:rnGA-MA790GP-DS4H:rvrx.x:cvnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:ct3:cvr: dmi.product.name: GA-MA790GP-DS4H dmi.sys.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/foo2zjs/+bug/786497/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp