options in test page work, but not with lpr

[Helge Blischke]

Andy Paul wrote:

> Hello there,
> 
> We're using CUPS since years without much trouble (so its a great piece of
> software!). But we have an strange problem with one printer.
> Here is a Lexmark T652 with a 5-Bin-Mailbox attachted, that prints fine. I
> have working PPD-file installed, that shows all options in
> http://localhost:631/admin/?op=config-printer&printer_name=mailb1,
> cupstestppd says PASS.  I'm able to set OutputBin from "printer default"
> to "Bin1"..."Bin5" and also can print a testpage with a click on
> http://localhost/printers/mailb1?op=print-test-page . everything works
> pretty till here. But if i try to print to the same printer with "lpr -P
> mailb1 sometest.ps", the print comes out of the standardbin. "lpr -P -o
> Outputbin=bin1 sometest.ps" doesnt work either. "loptions -p mailb1" shows
> only "job-sheets=none,none", and setting to "lpoptions -P mailb1 -o
> OutputBin=Bin1", sets the option but changes nothing. "loptions -p mailb1
> -l" also says: "...OutputBin/Papierablage: PrinterS StandardBin *Bin1 Bin2
> Bin3 Bin4 Bin5 Bin6 Bin7 Bin8 Bin9 Bin10..." I'm going to set up queues
> for each mailbox bin. This already works with three different Kyocera
> printers using a second input tray.
> 
> Can someone point me where to look at to pin down the difference between
> the testpage print and the real jobs? Thanks in advantage
> Bakaroo
> 
> Some backgrond:
> The system is a Suse Linux Enterprise Server SLES10, running CUPS 1.1.23
> (updating blows the Linux to fubar, because unresolveable depencies) The
> printer is a Lexmark T652 with the optional 5-bin mailbox, using plain
> Postscript and the Lexmark-delivered PPD-file "Lexmark-T652-de.ppd",
> getting its data from the SLES via socket://192.168.1.x:9100.

Did you specify the option
OptOutputBins=OBin5
either by the web interface or by lpoptions?
If not, your outputbin selection might be rejcted by the UIConstraints in 
the PPD.

Helge