The hero of this story is an open-source project called . These are reverse-engineered drivers specifically for old Samsung and Xerox GDI printers.

Here is the definitive guide to resurrecting your ML-2010. If you plug your ML-2010 into your USB-C hub right now, your Mac will see something is there, but it will call it a "Generic Printer." If you try to print, it will either do nothing, spit out pages of raw code (PostScript errors), or crash the print queue.

Let’s be honest: They don’t make them like they used to.

Fast forward to 2026. Your Mac is running macOS Ventura, Sonoma, or Sequoia. Your printer is 20 years old, dusty, but still has half a toner cartridge left.