[cups.general] HP LaserJet 5 Si MX and multiple paper sizes

[Franz Pfoertsch]

Phil Reynolds wrote:

> On Wed, Jul 18, 2007 at 11:12:42AM -0700, Kurt Pfeifle wrote:
>> Phil Reynolds wrote:
>> > I have recently acquired a second hand HP LaserJet 5Si MX.
>> 
>> Is that thingie PostScript-enabled? What interfaces does it have?
>> Parallel? Network as well?
> 
> Postscript. Parallel (not in use) and Network.
> 
>> > I am wondering how, if possible, I can have a single name for the
>> > printer and cope with the automatic selection of trays (and duplex once
>> > fitted).
>> 
>> I don't know what you mean with "automatic selection of trays".
> 
> There are two paper trays - on mine, one contains A3, the other A4. If I
> configure in CUPS for A3 then print an A4 document, it prints A4-sized
> in the corner of an A3 page.
> 
>> You may or may not have installed a lot of PPDs already on your system.
>> You can manually search for them in /usr/share/cups/model/ and subdirs.
> 
> I have about five suitable PPDs - I find the hpijs one doesn't support
> A3, and the Gutenprint one does - I have not yet tried the others, but
> don't see one for PostScript.
> 
have a look at
http://www.linuxprinting.org/foomatic-db/db/source/PPD/HP/HP_LaserJet_5Si.ppd

I hope this is the right one.

regards
Franz