Package: printer-driver-gutenprint
Version: 5.3.3-3
Package: libgutenprint-common
Version: 5.3.3-3
Package: libgutenprint9
Version: 5.3.3-3
Severity: minor
Tags: patch
Hello,
I am using an Epson Stylus Office BX535WD printer. Most Epson BX
printers are able to print two-sided (duplex, double-sided, 2-sided).
There is no possibility for the user to define duplex in the web
configuration of cups (localhost:631) nor in any application, because
the generated PPD printer driver file misses the duplex option although
the driver itself reports 2-side printing:
To correct this and to be able to select duplex printing the underlaying
XML definition files which generates the gutenprint printer driver PPD
must be modified:
Take a look in the XML file
"/usr/share/gutenprint/5.3/xml/printers/escp2.xml"; most BX printers are
defined as "model=92".
Patch:
In the XML file
- "/usr/share/gutenprint/5.3/xml/escp2/model/model_92.xml"
the parameter
- "<inputSlots src="escp2/inputslots/default.xml>"
should be corrected to
- "<inputSlots src="escp2/inputslots/default-duplex.xml".
After that the printer driver configuration should be reinitialized in cups:
- delete the current BX printer in the cups web front-end
- stop the cups printing service
- delete the PPD file for the printer from "/etc/cups/ppd/*[BX|bx]*.ppd"
- start the cups printing service
- re-create the BX printer
Now you are able to configure "2-sided" (duplex, two-/double-sided)
printing in the web front-end.
Regards,
Twinker
