[SOLVED] Can't duplex print in 12.04

[NoOp]

On 01/09/2013 07:47 PM, Jim Byrnes wrote:
> 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.

<https://www.samsung.com/us/support/owners/product/CLX-3160FN#>

> 
> 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.

Have you tried the Samsung provided linux driver:
Unified Driver (Driver) (ver.3.00.65) Linux Feb 26, 2010 MULTI LANGUAGE
36.01
(from the above link)?