[SOLVED] Problem with duplex printing with Samsung ML-2851ND

[lordalbert]

Hi,
I've installed my printer, a Samsung ML-2851ND using Samsung's official driver, downloaded by their site. I'm using ethernet interface to print. In printer's control center (access by http://printer-ip/ ) i have setted duplex option.
In kde settings, duplex is enabled.

But when i print, duplex is not working! (also in other systems, like ubuntu).

But 2 years ago, i was able to print duplex with this printer, without any problem. I don't know why it doens't work anymore....


I posted logs:
error_log: http://pastebin.com/amyuhktN

[Roman_Gruber]

Hi.

the keyword is cups.

when cups is proper set up, than it should work.

there was something like http://Localhost:631 what i rememeber to access the cups interface as root

First set up cups correctly, print the test pages and install the provided gnu linux drivers from your manufactuerer.

if those do not work you have to stick to pcl or one of the other emulations but you will loose functionality.

most of the extra features are provided by that ppd? file provided by your manufacturer.

there should be somewhere a cups howto around, check e.g. gentoo wiki / google.

[lordalbert]

I forget to say, but i tryed also configuring CUPS.

Now i delete my 2 printer (someone says me that samsung drivers, when installing more than one printer, have a problems.... i had 2 printer installed, so i delete both. And now i installed only one printer (2851ND, that gives me problems)).

After that, i download from Samsung site the UnifiedLinuxDriver. I don't run installing bash script, i extract from package the ppd (ML-2850ps.ppd) and, from web interface of cups, add new printer. I use the ppd downloaded, and enable 2-side print.

Try to test a test page, but same problem... duplex doesn't work.

Here a summarize of cups:

[chithanh]

This is a PostScript printer. It is not necessary to install Samsung software, unless you need SmartPanel etc.

Regarding the duplex printing, I suggest to install net-print/foomatic-db-ppds and choose Samsung ML-2851ND Foomatic/Postscript as cups driver. Make sure that the duplexer is set to installed if there is such a setting.

[lordalbert]

ok, i installed net-print/foomatic-db-ppds, so i add a new printer in CUPS (localhost:631) but when it ask me the ppd, in the list of samsung printers, there's no ML-2851 printer. Only ML-2853 and ML-2855.

I tried to use ppd from http://www.openprinting.org/printer/Samsung/Samsung-ML-2851ND but duplex printing doesn't work.

[lordalbert]

Hi,
after years i'm trying again!
I installed

foomatic-db-ppds
foomatic-db-engine
foomatic-db

and in cups i selected both postscript and pxlmono (i created 2 "printers") with duplex enabled in settings, but it doesn't work....

I attach two screenshot of cups configuration...

https://imgur.com/8F9Jgce.png

https://imgur.com/NMpPUoD.png

Do you have any idea how to fix it?

Thank you

[Fitzcarraldo]

I too had a similar problem as you, but with a Konica Minolta printer. I have drivers installed for quite a few printer manufacturers and models in the various offices where I work and had no trouble printing single-sided and double-sided documents on the printers that support duplex printing. However, one of the offices has a Konica Minolta bizhub C368 and the printer in this MFP does not enable me to switch between single-sided and double-sided printing even though Windows users could. I tried everything with CUPS unsuccessfully and eventually implemented a work-around to switch between the two printing modes. I explain it below in case it is of any use to you.

I installed the manufacturer's Linux driver for the printer according to their instructions. I then used the CUPS Administration page in a browser window to set up the printer.

As I wanted the printer to be the default printer while I was working in that office, I edited the system-wide and user-specific lpoptions files to contain the printer name I had specified to CUPS when setting up the printer:

[vasettoo]

I never had success for duplex printing with official repo drivers. My Samsung CLX-6260 prints duplex after installing samsung unified driver from overlay - I use pg_overlay for that. And I'm printing wirelessly through wifi router setup on ASUS RT-AC56U with network print server built-in.

[lordalbert]

@Vasettoo: thank you. I try to install samsung unified driver from that overlay but nothing changed

@Fitzcarraldo: Thank you, so the problem is mainly solved changing .ppd file.
I open my .ppd, it seems ok but i can't understand every single line....

i copy here the section related to Duplex. I'm missing something?