[cups] Problem with cups selecting manual tray on HP laserjet

[Steinar Bang]

>>>>> Kurt Pfeifle <kurt.pfeifle-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org>:

> The PPD is auto-generated by CUPS. (Yes, it comes from the printer, but
> indirectly.)

> The process is as follows:

> 1. CUPS uses the "driverless" backend to query the printer for its
> capabilities
> 2. This query uses IPP parlance (the Internet Printing Protocol), and the
> printer responds with IPP too.
> 3. "driverless" translates the printers responses into PPD-syntax to
> describe the printer's capabilities to ensure that legacy applications
> which need to see a "PPD" file for printing see one.
> [4. "driverless" is provided by LinuxFoundation/Openprinting.org as an
> add-on, and is not part of CUPS core.]

Would I get more predictable behaviour if I used a proper CUPS driver
instead of driverless?

Can a generic PostScript printer driver be used? (Note: I want
PostScript as the target format for the printer, not as an intermediate
format )

Or should I try to find a printer driver that matches the printer?

Thanks!


- Steinar