How to install Samsung ML-1640 printer driver for macOS Ventura and Apple Silicon

This example shows how to install the ML-1640 printer driver on macOS Ventura.

• clone the provided files

git clone https://github.com/MTz12/Samsung-ML-1640-Printer-Ventura-Apple-Silicon.git

• copy the Samsung folder to

/Library/Printers/

• copy the file Samsung ML-1640 Series.gz to

/Library/Printers/PPDs/Contents/Resources/

• open a terminal and execute the following commands

sudo chmod +x /Library/Printers/PPDs/Contents/Resources/Samsung\ ML-1640\ Series.gz
sudo chown root:admin /Library/Printers/PPDs/Contents/Resources/Samsung\ ML-1640\ Series.gz

• Connect the ML-1640 printer
• Open System Settings
• Go to Printers & Scanners
• Click on Add Printer
• Select Samsung ML-1640 as the driver
• You may get an error message: "The Printer software was installed incorrectly."
• Click on Repair to fix the error
• Start printing a test page
• You may receive an error message when printing for the first time: "rastertoqpdl cannot be opened because the developer cannot be verified."
• Open System Preferences
• Go to Privacy & Security
• Scroll down to the message "rastertoqpdl was blocked from use because it is not from an identified developer."
• Accept the error message and click Allow Anyway
• Try printing again and click Open when an error message appears