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

[Rolf-Werner Eilert]

Michael,

Let's start with lpoptions:

tester at ws097:~> lpoptions
copies=1 device-uri=socket://192.168.10.206 finishings=3 
job-hold-until=no-hold job-priority=50 job-sheets=none,none 
marker-change-time=1521184570 marker-colors=#000000,none 
marker-levels=79,-1 marker-names='C-KIT\ CD5135,Waste\ Toner\ Box' 
marker-types=toner,waste-toner number-up=1 
printer-commands=AutoConfigure,Clean,PrintSelfTestPage 
printer-info=Bürodrucker printer-is-accepting-jobs=true 
printer-is-shared=true printer-location=Sekretariat 
printer-make-and-model='P-3525 MFP (KPDL)' printer-state=3 
printer-state-change-time=1521184570 printer-state-reasons=none 
printer-type=8425556 
printer-uri-supported=ipp://192.168.11.1:631/printers/drucker6
tester at ws097:~>

Software is mixed, LibreOffice, Word 2000 and 2007 (under 
Wine/cxoffice), self programmed software under Gambas...

The system is an LTSP network of fat clients, the whole thing based on 
Suse Leap 42.2, the chroot as well. Due to some technical glitches I 
haven't yet been able to update or try different drivers. As Cups and 
the printer drivers are on the base system (not in chroot), I could try 
to tweak them though.

Drivers? You mean PPD? It's the same PPD that was used on the old 
system, the original one delivered with the printer (Utax 3525, which is 
a Kyocera derivate).

For couple of weeks I had both the old and the new system running, and 
from the old system it used the paper as usual. Of course I checked 
every option for inconsistencies, but the new one runs with exactly the 
same options.

Regards
Rolf


Am 15.03.2018 um 18:41 schrieb 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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