First, uninstall the printer completely (right‑click → Delete Printer). Then restart your Mac, add the printer again, and carefully select the correct driver. On Apple Discussions, a user reported that “the system searched for and found the installed Samsung ML‑2010 driver. It was suggested to download the driver for the ML‑2240 instead. I installed it and am up and printing.”

If the open-source route feels too complex, you can extract the driver files from the final official universal driver package that Samsung released for macOS 10.10/10.11. While the installer app itself is broken on modern macOS, the actual driver profile inside it still works perfectly.

The same user who tested SpliX found that Samsung‑GDI “handles .jpg well.” It also supports a wider range of older GDI‑based Samsung printers that SpliX does not cover. The trade‑off is that Samsung‑GDI requires (an open‑source PostScript interpreter) and Foomatic‑RIP (a CUPS filter script), making the initial setup slightly more involved.

Many users have successfully connected their ML-2010 to modern Macs by downloading the Samsung Universal Print Driver from the HP Support site and manually selecting the ML-2020 or ML-2240 model in the printer setup list.

Enter your Mac’s administrator password to complete the installation for all three packages. Step 3: Manually Add the Printer

Most users find success using the Splix drivers or the Samsung-GDI package.

For Mac users holding onto the reliable , finding compatible drivers for modern macOS versions can be a challenge since official support originally capped at Mac OS X 10.7 . However, community-tested workarounds and alternative drivers often allow this "legacy" workhorse to function on even the newest systems. The "Exclusive" Workarounds for Modern macOS

This is the best option if you're running an older version of macOS (10.6 through 10.14) and have your original installation CD. Your printer came with a CD-ROM containing a PPD (PostScript Printer Description) file. This file tells your Mac how to communicate with the printer.