[cups] Cups 1.7.5: Paper tray/feeder not free for printer

[Michael Sweet]

Rolf,

What driver(s) are you using?

What software are you using to print from?

What options do you see selected when you run "lpoptions"?


> On Mar 15, 2018, at 12:59 PM, Rolf-Werner Eilert <rwe-sse at osnanet.de> wrote:
> 
> Hi folks,
> 
> For decades I have been working with printers in the office this way, and there have never been any problems up to now:
> 
> When I have to print a letter on the firm's paper + need a copy for me, I put a piece of paper in the manual feeder, then say "print 2 copies". The printer sees there is paper in the feeder and prefers that. Once it is gone, the printer takes the paper from the tray to print my copy.
> 
> In other words: The printer decides about the paper source.
> 
> In Cups, there has always been "Tray 1" as default. The programs like Writer or Word have something like "Free choice" or "Printer default" etc. Other programs don't, but it used to default to something like this, at least I never experienced any problems with it.
> 
> Now I am on a new system with Cups 1.7.5, and all of the sudden the printer cannot decide for himself anymore, i. e. whatever I choose, it insists on paper from that source.
> 
> It seems that something like "Printer default" has been forgotten or is overridden by the system. Maybe this was fixed meanwhile, but I cannot update my system due to some reason, so I would be grateful for any hint to where I might be able to tweak my system to accept this option. Or a workaround in some way?
> 
> Thanks a lot for any hints!
> 
> Regards
> Rolf
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Michael Sweet, Senior Printing System Engineer