Condition

Suggested solutions

 

 

 

Condition

Suggested solutions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The machine does

• Check if the MFP port is not busy. Since functional

 

 

 

I can’t print when I

• Since both Linux Printer Package and MFP driver

 

 

not appear on the

components of MFP (printer and scanner) share the

 

 

 

installed both Linux

make a symbolic link to “lpr” printing command,

 

 

scanners list

same I/O interface (MFP port), the situation of

 

 

 

Print Package (LPP)

which is commonly used on Unix clones, it is not

 

 

(continued).

simultaneous access of different “consumer”

 

 

 

and MFP driver on

recommended to use both package on the same

 

 

 

application to the same MFP port is possible. To

 

 

 

the same machine

machine.

 

 

 

 

 

avoid possible conflicts, only one of them at a time

 

 

 

simultaneously.

• If you still want to use both packages

 

 

 

 

 

is allowed to gain control over the device. The

 

 

 

 

simultaneously, please install the LPP first.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

other “consumer” will encounter “device busy”

 

 

 

 

• If you want to uninstall only one of them, please

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

response. This can usually happen while starting

 

 

 

 

uninstall both packages and install that one you

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

scan procedure, and appropriate message box

 

 

 

 

want to use again.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

appears.

 

 

 

 

• If you don’t want to uninstall MFP driver and install

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• To identify the source of the problem, you should

 

 

 

 

it again, you may make the necessary symbolic link

 

 

 

 

 

open MFP ports configuration and select the port

 

 

 

 

yourself. Please, log in as root user and invoke the

 

 

 

 

 

assigned to your scanner. MFP port's symbol /dev/

 

 

 

 

following command:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

mfp0 corresponds to LP:0 designation displayed in

 

 

 

 

ln -sf /usr/local/bin/samsung/slpr /usr/bin/lpr

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the scanners’ options, /dev/mfp1 relates to LP:1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Can’t scan via Gimp

• Check if Gimp Front-end has “Xsane:Device

 

and so on. USB ports start at /dev/mfp4, so

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Front-end.

dialog.” on the “Acquire” menu. If not, you should

 

scanner on USB:0 relates to /dev/mfp4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

install Xsane plug-in for Gimp on the your

 

respectively and so forth sequentially. In the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

computer. You can find Xsane plug-in package for

 

Selected port pane you can see if the port is

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

occupied by some other application. If this is the

 

 

 

 

Gimp on Linux distribution CD or Gimp home page.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the detail information, refer to the Help for

 

case, you should wait for completion of the current

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Linux distribution CD or Gimp Front-end

 

job or should press Release port button, if you are

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

application.

 

sure that the present port's owner is not

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

functioning properly.

 

 

 

 

If you wish to use other kind of scan application,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

refer to the Help for application.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The machine doesn’t

• Check if a document is loaded into the machine.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I encounter error

Please avoid changing print job parameters (via SLPR

scan.

• Check if your machine is connected to the

 

 

 

 

 

 

“Unable to open MFP

utility, for example) while a print job is in progress.

 

computer. Make sure if it is connected properly if I/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

port device file!”

Known versions of CUPS server break the print job

 

O error is reported while scanning.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

when printing a

whenever print options are changed and then try to

 

• Check if MFP port is not busy. Since functional

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

document.

restart the job from the beginning. Since Linux MFP

 

components of MFP (printer and scanner) share the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

driver locks MFP port while printing, the abrupt

 

same I/O interface (MFP port), the situation of

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

termination of the driver keeps the port locked and

 

simultaneous access of different “consumer”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

therefore unavailable for subsequent print jobs. If

 

application to the same MFP port is possible. To

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

this situation occurred, please, try to release the MFP

 

 

 

 

 

avoid possible conflicts, only one of them at a time

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

port.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

is allowed to gain control over the device. The

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

other “consumer” will encounter “device busy”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

response. This can usually happen while starting

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

scan procedure, and appropriate message box will

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

be displayed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To identify the source of the problem, you should

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

open MFP ports configuration and select the port

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

assigned to your scanner. MFP port’s symbol /dev/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

mfp0 corresponds to LP:0 designation displayed in

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the scanners’ options, /dev/mfp1 relates to LP:1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

and so on. USB ports start at /dev/mfp4, so

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

scanner on USB:0 relates to /dev/mfp4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

respectively and so forth sequentially. In the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Selected port pane you can see if the port is

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

occupied by some other application. If this is the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

case, you should wait for completion of the current

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

job or should press Release port button, if you are

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

sure that the present port’s owner is not

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

functioning properly.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.11

Troubleshooting

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