Two identical printer on the same setup

[Helge Blischke]

Doucet M-A wrote:

> Hi,
> I installed two identical usb printers on the same station. After
> installation succeed, printers have different name in cups but the same
> URI: Zebra_TLP2844_USB_2
>    Description: Zebra TLP2844
>    Location: Local Printer
>    Printer Driver: Zebra CPCL Label Printer, 1.3
>    Printer State: idle, accepting jobs, published.
>    Device URI: usb://Zebra%20/TLP2844
> 
> Zebra_TLP2844_USB_3
>    Description: Print MAC Label
>    Location: Local
>    Printer Driver: Zebra CPCL Label Printer, 1.3
>    Printer State: idle, accepting jobs, published.
>    Device URI: usb://Zebra%20/TLP2844
> 
> But when I send try to print on the second printer (lp -d
> Zebra_TLP2844_USB_3 -o raw /tmp/MyFile) it printed out by the first one
> (Zebra_TLP2844_USB_2). I'm not able to print out something from the second
> printer.
> 
> Here is more details from lpinfo:
> lpinfo -l -v
> Device: uri = usb://Zebra%20/TLP2844
>         class = direct
>         info = Zebra TLP2844 USB #2
>         make-and-model = Zebra TLP2844
>         device-id = MFG:Zebra ;CMD:None;MDL:TLP2844 ; P
> Device: uri = usb://Zebra%20/TLP2844
>         class = direct
>         info = Zebra TLP2844 USB #3
>         make-and-model = Zebra TLP2844
>         device-id = MFG:Zebra ;CMD:None;MDL:TLP2844 ;
> 
> Is someone know how to configure same model of printer on one station?
> 
> Thanks for your help!
> 
> Marc

You did not tell enything about your system (OS, OS-version, CUPS-version 
etc.). 
It seems that the Zebra printer does not return a serial number when queried 
for the 1284 device id.

Helge