Richard,
> Is there a way I can send raw postscript (i.e. my file) to the printer
> for a try?
Ah yes I was forgetting about the filtering.
Create a new postscript print q to your printer that does *not* use the
foomatic/PPD stuff, something like ...
# lpadmin -p <printer> -T PS -I postscript -D "No PPD" \
-m netstandard -o dest=<printer> -o protocol=tcp -v /dev/null
# accept <printer>
# enable <printer>
(I think that's right - Norm/Wendy ? or is there a better way?)
and then send your ps file to that printq telling 'lp' it is of type
'postscript', something like (so it doesn't filter it) ...
# lp -d -c -T postscript hp2840-file.ps
Regards
Paul
Richard PALO wrote:
> Paul Cunningham wrote:
>> Richard PALO wrote:
>>> Well, after installing the postscript driver found on the HP site on
>>> windows (its was only PCL before), I printed the webpage with duplex
>>> 'on' to a postscript file [attached]...
>>>
>>> does this give any more indication?
>>
>>
>> The postscript file (hp2840-windoze.ps) from ms windows seems to have
>> the following stuff in it relating to "Manual Duplex" ....
>>
>> @PJL SET MANUALDUPLEX=ON
>> ....
>> ....
>> featurebegin{
>> %%BeginFeature: *HPManualDuplexDialogItems
>> InstructionID_01_FACEDOWN-NOROTATE
>> %%EndFeature
>> }featurecleanup
>> ....
>> ....
>> featurebegin{
>> %%BeginFeature: *HPManualDuplexDialogModel Modeless
>> %%EndFeature
>> }featurecleanup
>> featurebegin{
>> %%BeginFeature: *HPManualDuplexPageOrder EvenPagesFirst
>> %%EndFeature
>> }featurecleanup
>> ....
>> ....
>> featurebegin{
>> %%BeginFeature: *ManualDuplex True
>> %%EndFeature
>> }featurecleanup
>> ....
>> ....
>> ....
>>
>>
>> I'm wondering if its the PJL (Printer Job Language) line at the top of
>> the ps file that actually makes it work in "Manual Duplex" mode on MS
>> Windows.
>>
>> Have you tried sending that ps file to the printer on your solaris box
>> ? Eg. ...
>>
>> > dos2unix hp2840-windoze.ps hp2840-file.ps
>> > lp -d myprinter hp2840-file.ps
>>
>> and does it work "Manual Duplex" then?
>>
>> If it does you could try removing the PJL line and see if it still works?
>>
>> If that still works, try removing all the HPManualDuplex* features
>> lines from the file, leaving the '*ManualDuplex True', and see if it
>> still prints in "Manual Duplex" mode ?
>
>
> Unfortunately, the initial file doesn't print duplex, neither do the
> subsequent tries...
> I must imagine that there is some "filter" getting in the way. No?
> (foomatic?)
> Is there a way I can send raw postscript (i.e. my file) to the printer
> for a try?
>
>
