Re: apsfilter V5.4.2 -- HP 4050 (PS) doesn't print the last page

[Michael Loßin <phallobst@xxxxxx>]

Alexey Koptsevich wrote:
> 
> Hello,

Hi!

> I have a problem with HP 4050 duplex printing. I have created 2 printers
> in /etc/printcap, one with
> HARDWARE_DUPLEX=""
> DUPLEX=""
> and another with
> HARDWARE_DUPLEX=set
> DUPLEX=set
> If I switch on/off the printer and then first use it in simplex mode
> everything is going fine. But once I use it in dupolex mode it stucks in
> it for all further printing tasks. Moreover, it prints only even number of
> pages in duplex mode, and if I send odd number it does not print the last
> page but waits for another one page.

If your printer can physically handle duplex printing by itself, you
should
_always_ use HARDWARE_DUPLEX=set ; this doesn't mean the printer will
print
all documents in duplex mode, but it just _able_ to do it.

If HARDWARE_DUPLEX is not set, apsfilter will "fake" duplex print jobs
by
printing the even pages first, then sending you an email with some
instructions how to proceed, then printing the odd pages.


Does the last page not get printed if you use HARDWARE_DUPLEX=set ?
In this case, it seems to be a badly setup printer...


HTH

Michael