Can't duplex print in 12.04

[JD]

On Wed, Jan 9, 2013 at 5:18 PM, Linda <haniganwork at earthlink.net> wrote:

> On 01/09/2013 06:42 PM, Jim Byrnes wrote:
>
>> Fresh install of 12.04.
>> Samsung CLX-3160FN network printer
>> On 10.04 this same printer did and still does print duplex just fine.
>>
>> The print dialog shows the option for duplex printing and selecting it
>> shows the normal 3 options. When I select print the printer acts like it is
>> going to print.  The light flashes and the led says printing but nothing
>> happens.  It stays that way until I turn it off and on. I tried to print a
>> pdf and a text file from gedit with the same results.
>>
>> If I look at it with the browser interface it shows that the job has
>> completed. Also the driver it is using is exactly the same version that was
>> used in 10.04. Googling and looking on launchpad shows some duplex problems
>> but nothing that seems to match what I am seeing.
>>
>> It's been 2+ years since I setup 10.04 and I don't remember having to do
>> anything special to get it to work on 10.04.  Having said that, my memory
>> is not what it used to be, so before I file a bug I thought I would check
>> here.  Does anyone know if I should be doing anything beyond the basic
>> install to get duplex printing to work?
>>
>> Thanks,  Jim
>>
>>
>>  Don't have the same brand of printer, but to get printing to work
> properly on one of my hp printers I had to change to a different driver
>  one that was CUPS+gutenprint instead of straight CUPS,  in you have
> multiple choices you might see if changing the print driver solves the
> problem. In my case it would flash the printer light but fail to print from
> specific applications and also showed that printing had completed.
>                            Linda
>
> --

I ditto Linda.
Had to change my driver as well to enable duplex.
In addition you have to be sure that if the printer itself has a switch or
a setting
that enables/disables duplex, then be sure it is enabled.
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