options in test page work, but not with lpr

[Helge Blischke]

Andy Paul wrote:

>> 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
>>
> 
> This is set via web interface. In lpoptions -P mailb1 -l the equivalent is
> set like "OptOutputBins/Papierablagen: StandardBin OBin1 OBin2 OBin3
> *OBin5 OBin6 10OptnlBins", but lpoptions -P mailb1 has'nt shown this. So I
> have add this by lpoptions -P mailb1 -o OptoutputBins=OBin5. Nothing
> changes.
> 
> In the meantime, i have set up 5 queues for mailb1 to mailb5, all equal
> exept the OutputBin -setting in the Web interface. This reflects to the
> ppd-copies in /etc/cups/ppd: an diff shows the respective
> *DefaultOutputBin: Bin?x? with ?x? from 1 to 5 like the targeted Bin. I
> even consider to play with other settings in this files to tighten this
> screw. But no success. greetings Andy

As the mailbox is an optional add-on, I suppose it needs to be configured 
after technical installation. Are you sure this has been done? From your 
lpoptions output I see that the configuration of these queues is correct as 
far as cups is concerned.

Helge