Install Samsung Printer ML-2165W on macOS Sonoma

Samsung ML-2165W Universal Print Driver for Mac OS 14.5

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Install Samsung Printer ML-2165W on macOS Sonoma
Samsung printers are now part of HP.

If you have same problem with your old Samsung ML-2165W printer and managed to fix it by using the Samsung universal print driver, I've attached a link to where I downloaded it from.

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Make sure that you have backup copies of all important files before testing anything.

Samsung Universal Print Driver

https://ftp.hp.com/pub/softlib/software13/printers/SS/Print_Common_SW/Samsung_Mac_Driver_V3.93.08.dmg

Samsung Universal Print Driver - [Download]
Universal printer and scanner drivers for Samsung printers and MFPs for Windows 10 / 8.1 / 8 / 7 / Vista / XP / 2012 / 2008 / 2003 (32/64-bit) and Mac OS X 11.0 / 10.15 in English.
Samsung Printer Software Installer

Supported Products : Samsung Laser Printer and MFP (Inkjet and some older printer models may not be supported.)

Your Mac should auto detect which driver to use once you've installed the package if not pick the "Samsung M2060 Series".

Go to System Preferences, Printers & Scanners
Click the '+' button to add a printer
The tricky part is here :

Select the Printer, then choose "Use: ....."
Go to "Select Software ...."
Now you pick M2060 from list

Mac with Apple silicon

If you need to install Rosetta on your Mac - Apple Support
Rosetta 2 enables a Mac with Apple silicon to use apps built for a Mac with an Intel processor.

If necessary, reset the printing system

Reset the printing system on your Mac to solve a problem
You can reset the printing system on your Mac if you can’t print and no other troubleshooting technique solves the problem.

Updated: 16 Jun 2024