[Discuss] CUPS PPD files and printing

[Cy Schubert]

In message <c5852ac5-e807-3474-e34a-f37a72d89c4e at gmail.com>, Craig 
Miller write
s:
> Thanks Burkhard,
>
> As I mentioned the vendor supplied PPD doesn't load (with an error that 
> it is a bad format). I did try the generic postscript driver, and that 
> prints, but only single sided, even though there is a check box for 
> "double sided" and it is checked. Clearly the printer isn't getting the 
> message that it double sided print job.
>
> Interestingly, on my debian machine, I am using the driver HL-2250DN 
> works works (including duplex) fine. Alas, the 2250DN is not a choice on 
> the Chromebook.

It's been a good number of years since I've looked at any ppd file. 
IIRC you can load it through the cups web interface. (YMMV as it's been 
a decade since I've seriously looked at cups.) Run file(1) on the ppd 
file to tell you about the file, as it could be something other than a 
ppd file. The file(1) man page is your friend.

~cy

>
> Craig...
>
>
> On 03/02/2018 06:28 PM, Burkhard Ott-Langer wrote:
> > On Fri, 2 Mar 2018 10:10:44 -0800
> > Craig Miller <cvmiller-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> >
> >> It has been a long while since I have played with PPD files. I bought
> >> a new printer that is a Brother HL-L2360DN (a duplex printer).
> > The vendor of any postscript printer provides the PPD as far as I know.
> > (http://support.brother.com/g/b/downloadlist.aspx?c=gb&lang=en&prod=hll2360
> dn_eu_as&os=128)
> >
> > A generic postscript driver should work too, since 2 sided printing is
> > not a specific thing of postscript. Should work with any printer.
> >
> > hope that helps.
> >
> > cheers
> >
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