Re: [H-source-users] Samsung Xpress M2825ND laser printer - cannot add to H-Node

[Ian Gilfillan]

I have added this as an issue on h-node.

On 07/10/2017 19:42, John Sullivan wrote:
> Hi Sam,
>
> Would you mind also adding this as an issue at
> <https://h-node.org/issues/viewall/en/1/token>? I'd like to make sure it
> doesn't get lost, even if it takes a while for someone to get to it.
>
> -john
>
> Sam Kuper <address@hidden> writes:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > I have access to a Samsung Xpress M2825ND printer. It seems to work
> > well with fully free software. Unlike many of the low duty cycle
> > printers I have previously encountered, with this one, all the
> > features that I have tried so far worked fine from GNU/Linux with a
> > libre kernel, including duplex printing. Given that it is relatively
> > inexpensive and widely available, I would like to add it to H-node so
> > that others can benefit from this information.
> >
> > Unfortunately, attempting to do so yields the error message,
> > "VendorID:ProductID is already present in the database. This means
> > that the device you are trying to insert is already in the database.
> > See here: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd SL-M2820DW" with a link to
> > https://h-node.org/printers/view/en/1398/Samsung-Electronics-Co---Ltd-SL-M2820DW/1/1/undef/undef/undef/undef/compatibility/undef
> >
> > This seems to me to be a bug in H-node. Just because two different
> > printer models share a VendorID:ProductID pair does not mean that they
> > are the same product (at least, not from the perspective of a person
> > who wants to buy a printer!). Unlike the M2825ND, which as noted above
> > is widely available at the moment, the SL-M2820DW seems to be
> > obsolete: I can't find it for sale new on Amazon or eBay or anywhere
> > else obvious. So, knowing that it works with GNU/Linux won't much help
> > anyone who wants to buy a good printer.
> >
> > Therefore, I would very much like to add M2825ND to H-node, in the
> > hope that other people might be spared some trouble when looking for a
> > decent, current printer!
> >
> > Below is the information that I would have added to H-node had it
> > allowed me to. Perhaps someone else can figure out a way to include it
> > in H-node's hardware database?
> >
> > N.B. If you reply, please CC me, as I am not subscribed to the list.
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> >
> > model name: M262x/M282x Xpress Series Laser Printer
> >
> > possible other names of the device: Samsung Xpress M2825ND
> >
> > subtype: laser
> >
> > VendorID:ProductID code of the device: 04e8:331e
> >
> > year of commercialization: 2013
> >
> > interface (set not-specified if not sure): usb
> >
> > GNU/Linux distribution used for the test: debian_9
> >
> > tested with the following kernel libre: 4.9.0-3-amd64
> >
> > compatibility with free software: A-Full
> >
> > does it adopt any techniques to track users?: not specified
> >
> > free driver used (see the help page or leave blank if you are not sure): 2.2.1-8
> >
> > Description:
> >
> > [code]sudo hwinfo --usb[/code] gives (after individually-identifying
> > information redacted with X's):
> >
> > [code]
> > USB 00.0: 10900 Printer
> >    [Created at usb.122]
> >    Unique ID: XXXX.XXXXXXXXXXX
> >    Parent ID: XXXX.XXXXXXXXXXX
> >    SysFS ID: /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1a.0/usb1/1-1/1-1.2/1-1.2:1.0
> >    SysFS BusID: 1-1.2:1.0
> >    Hardware Class: printer
> >    Model: "Samsung Electronics M262x/M282x Xpress Series Laser Printer"
> >    Hotplug: USB
> >    Vendor: usb 0x04e8 "Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd"
> >    Device: usb 0x331e "M262x/M282x Xpress Series Laser Printer"
> >    Revision: "1.00"
> >    Serial ID: "XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX"
> >    Driver: "usblp"
> >    Driver Modules: "usblp"
> >    Speed: 480 Mbps
> >    Module Alias: "usb:v04E8p331Ed0100dc00dsc00dp00ic07isc01ip02in00"
> >    Driver Info #0:
> >      Driver Status: usblp is active
> >      Driver Activation Cmd: "modprobe usblp"
> >    Config Status: cfg=new, avail=yes, need=no, active=unknown
> >    Attached to: #15 (Hub)
> > [/code]