Problem printing multiple copies

[Jonathan Dobbie]

> Jonathan Dobbie wrote:
> >>Jonathan Dobbie wrote:
> >>
> >>>Cups Server: 2.6.15-26-powerpc (Ubuntu)
> >>>Cups Version: cups-1.3.3
> >>>Clients: OSX 10.4.x
> >>>Printer: HP 2300n (tried a few others - same problem) through USB (tried ethernet - same problem)
> >>>
> >>>When a client prints more than one copy (either -n or with the printing dialog box), the printer prints more copies than requested.  When printing from the server box, it works fine.
> >>>
> >>>classes.conf:
> >>><DefaultClass Lib_Print_Queue>
> >>>Info Library Printer Queue
> >>>Location Library
> >>>State Idle
> >>>StateTime 1158777914
> >>>Accepting Yes
> >>>Shared Yes
> >>>JobSheets none none
> >>>Printer hp_LaserJet_2300_series_USB_1
> >>>QuotaPeriod 0
> >>>PageLimit 0
> >>>KLimit 0
> >>>OpPolicy default
> >>>ErrorPolicy retry-job
> >>>Option job-hold-until indefinite
> >>></Class>
> >>>
> >>>printers.conf:
> >>><Printer hp_LaserJet_2300_series_USB_1>
> >>>Info hp LaserJet 2300 series
> >>>Location Local Printer
> >>>DeviceURI usb://HP/LaserJet%202300%20series
> >>>State Idle
> >>>StateTime 1193690915
> >>>Accepting Yes
> >>>Shared Yes
> >>>JobSheets none none
> >>>QuotaPeriod 0
> >>>PageLimit 0
> >>>KLimit 0
> >>>OpPolicy default
> >>>ErrorPolicy stop-printer
> >>></Printer>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>We have a nearly identical system with a Xante printer, and it works fine.
> >>>
> >>>Thanks.  I'm stumped.
> >>
> >>Does it produce n*n copies? If yes, I have a suspicion.
> >>
> >>Helge
> >>
> >
> >
> > It does in fact print the square of the number of requested copies.  I'd suspected this, but just confirmed it to be sure.
> >
> > What is your suspicion?
>
> My suspicion is that the number of copies is first evaluated in the
> pstops filter (and transformed into a suitable PostScript statement there)
> and evaluated a second time in the backend that writes the data to
> the printer.
>
> To do a detailed analysis, you should supply more detail on how the
> printer(s) are configured on both the server and the client(s).
>
> Helge
>

I've tried a few different PPDs on both the front and back ends.  Right now, I'm using Apple's 2300 ppd on the clients, and the ijs ppd on the server.  I just added the client with:
lpadmin -p LibraryWP_HP2300 -E -v "http://serverIP:631/classes/Lib_Print_Queue" -P "/Library/Printers/PPDs/Contents/Resources/en.lproj/hp LaserJet 2300.gz"

I added the printer to the server with the :631 web interface.

Hopefully that's enough info.

the client's printer.conf looks like:

<Printer LibraryWP_HP2300>
Info LibraryWP_HP2300
DeviceURI http://serverIP:631/classes/Lib_Print_Queue
State Idle
Accepting Yes
Shared Yes
JobSheets none none
QuotaPeriod 0
PageLimit 0
KLimit 0
</Printer>