[SOLVED] Can't duplex print in 12.04

[Jim Byrnes]

On 01/09/2013 07:58 PM, Jim Byrnes wrote:
> On 01/09/2013 07:25 PM, JD wrote:
>> 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.
>>
>>
>>
>
> No switch. On this printer it is enable through the printer dialog. The
> only driver I know of for this printer is  Driver: Samsung CLX-3160
> Foomatic/foo2qpdl (recommended) (color, 2-sided printing) and it is the
> same on 10.04 and 12.04.
>
> Thanks,  Jim
>
>

Solved may be the wrong word but I did get it working by copying the ppd 
file from 10.04 to my 12.04 installation.  Not a good scenario for 
someone that did not have a 10.04 install to fall back on.

Regards,  Jim