HPLIP

Manual Duplex Printing for LaserJet 1020

Asked by Lance Jennings

I'm running Ubuntu 8.04 and recently installed hplip-2.8.9. I have a LaserJet 1020. In Windows there was an option for duplex printing and will prompt you to manually feed paper to tray to print even pages. In Linux, I have "Not Available" for the Two-Sided option. Is there a solution for that or do I have to print twice with only odd pages first then print only evens next?

Lance

p.s. I'm also new to Linux in general, but with all the community support, it is an easy transition.
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| SYSTEM INFO |
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Basic system information:
Linux ljenning-desktop 2.6.24-21-generic #1 SMP Mon Aug 25 17:32:09 UTC 2008 i686 GNU/Linux

Distribution:
ubuntu 8.04

HPOJ running?
No, HPOJ is not running (OK).

Checking Python version...
OK, version 2.5.2 installed

Checking PyQt version...
OK, version 3.17 installed.

Checking SIP version...
error: SIP not installed or version not found.

Checking for CUPS...
Status: scheduler is running
Version: 1.3.7
error_log is set to level: warn
note: For troubleshooting printing issues, it is best to have the CUPS 'LogLevel'
note: set to 'debug'. To set the LogLevel to debug, edit the file /etc/cups/cupsd.conf (as root),
note: and change the line near the top of the file that begins with 'LogLevel' to read:
note: LogLevel debug
note: Save the file and then restart CUPS (see your OS/distro docs on how to restart CUPS).
note: Now, when you print, helpful debug information will be saved to the file:
note: /var/log/cups/error_log
note: You can monitor this file by running this command in a console/shell:
note: tail -f /var/log/cups/error_log

Checking for dbus/python-dbus...
dbus daemon is running.
python-dbus version: 0.82.4

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| COMPILE AND RUNTIME DEPENDENCIES |
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note: To check for compile-time only dependencies, re-run hp-check with the -c parameter (ie, hp-check -c).
note: To check for run-time only dependencies, re-run hp-check with the -r parameter (ie, hp-check -r).

Checking for dependency: cups - Common Unix Printing System...
OK, found.

Checking for dependency: cups-ddk - CUPS driver development kit...
OK, found.

Checking for dependency: cups-devel- Common Unix Printing System development files...
OK, found.

Checking for dependency: dbus - Message bus system...
OK, found.

Checking for dependency: gcc - GNU Project C and C++ Compiler...
OK, found.

Checking for dependency: GhostScript - PostScript and PDF language interpreter and previewer...
OK, found.

Checking for dependency: libcrypto - OpenSSL cryptographic library...
OK, found.

Checking for dependency: libjpeg - JPEG library...
OK, found.

Checking for dependency: libnetsnmp-devel - SNMP networking library development files...
OK, found.

Checking for dependency: libpthread - POSIX threads library...
OK, found.

Checking for dependency: libtool - Library building support services...
OK, found.

Checking for dependency: libusb - USB library...
OK, found.

Checking for dependency: make - GNU make utility to maintain groups of programs...
OK, found.

Checking for dependency: PIL - Python Imaging Library (required for commandline scanning with hp-scan)...
OK, found.

Checking for dependency: ppdev - Parallel port support kernel module....
OK, found.

Checking for dependency: PyQt 3- Qt interface for Python (for Qt version 3.x)...
OK, found.

Checking for dependency: PyQt 4- Qt interface for Python (for Qt version 4.x)...
OK, found.

Checking for dependency: python-ctypes - A foreign function library for Python...
OK, found.

Checking for dependency: python-dbus - Python bindings for dbus...
OK, found.

Checking for dependency: python-devel - Python development files...
OK, found.

Checking for dependency: Python 2.3 or greater - Required for fax functionality...
OK, found.

Checking for dependency: Python 2.2 or greater - Python programming language...
OK, found.

Checking for dependency: Reportlab - PDF library for Python...
OK, found.

Checking for dependency: SANE - Scanning library...
OK, found.

Checking for dependency: SANE - Scanning library development files...
OK, found.

Checking for dependency: scanimage - Shell scanning program...
OK, found.

Checking for dependency: xsane - Graphical scanner frontend for SANE...
OK, found.

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| HPLIP INSTALLATION |
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Currently installed HPLIP version...
HPLIP 2.8.9 currently installed in '/usr/share/hplip'.

Current contents of '/etc/hp/hplip.conf' file:
[dirs]
run = /var/run
cupsbackend = /usr/lib/cups/backend
ppd = /usr/share/ppd/hpijs/HP
doc = /usr/share/doc/hplip-2.8.9
drv = /usr/share/cups/drv/hp/
ppdbase = /usr/share/ppd/hpijs
home = /usr/share/hplip
cupsfilter = /usr/lib/cups/filter
icon = /usr/share/applications

[hplip]
version = 2.8.9
plugin = 1

[configure]
foomatic-rip-hplip-install = yes
foomatic-ppd-install = no
doc-build = yes
cups11-build = no
gui-build = yes
internal-tag = 2.8.9.0
foomatic-drv-install = yes
pp-build = no
ui-toolkit = qt3
scanner-build = yes
network-build = yes
restricted-build = no
dbus-build = yes
shadow-build = no
fax-build = yes

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| DISCOVERED USB DEVICES |
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  Device URI Model
  -------------------------------- ----------------
  hp:/usb/HP_LaserJet_1020?serial= HP LaserJet 1020
  FN1GDQ6

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| INSTALLED CUPS PRINTER QUEUES |
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HP_LaserJet_1020
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Type: Printer
Installed in HPLIP?: Yes, using the hp: CUPS backend.
Device URI: hp:/usb/HP_LaserJet_1020?serial=FN1GDQ6
PPD: /etc/cups/ppd/HP_LaserJet_1020.ppd
PPD Description: HP LaserJet 1020 Foomatic/foo2zjs (recommended)
Printer status: printer HP_LaserJet_1020 is idle. enabled since Mon 20 Oct 2008 06:12:19 PM EDT

HP Linux Imaging and Printing System (ver. 2.8.9)
System Tray Status Service ver. 2.0

Copyright (c) 2001-8 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, LP
This software comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY.
This is free software, and you are welcome to distribute it
under certain conditions. See COPYING file for more details.

error: Required plug-in status: Not installed
Communication status: Good

HP_LaserJet_1020_2
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Type: Printer
Installed in HPLIP?: Yes, using the hp: CUPS backend.
Device URI: hp:/usb/HP_LaserJet_1020?serial=FN1GDQ6
PPD: /etc/cups/ppd/HP_LaserJet_1020_2.ppd
PPD Description: HP LaserJet 1020 Foomatic/hpijs-ZJS (recommended)
Printer status: printer HP_LaserJet_1020_2 is idle. enabled since Sun 26 Oct 2008 09:30:34 PM EDT
error: Required plug-in status: Not installed
Communication status: Good

PDF
---
Type: Unknown
Installed in HPLIP?: No, not using the hp: or hpfax: CUPS backend.
Device URI: cups-pdf:/
PPD: /etc/cups/ppd/PDF.ppd
PPD Description: Generic PDF file generator
/QSettings: failed to open file '/etc/qt3/qt_plugins_3.3rc'
QSettings::sync: filename is null/empty
Printer status: printer PDF is idle. enabled since Wed 02 Jul 2008 06:22:03 AM EDT
warning: Printer is not HPLIP installed. Printers must use the hp: or hpfax: CUPS backend to function in HPLIP.

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| SANE CONFIGURATION |
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'hpaio' in '/etc/sane.d/dll.conf'...
QSettings: failed to open file '/etc/qt3/qt_plugins_3.3rc'
QSettings::sync: filename is null/empty
OK, found. SANE backend 'hpaio' is properly set up.

Checking output of 'scanimage -L'...

No scanners were identified. If you were expecting something different,
check that the scanner is plugged in, turned on and detected by the
sane-find-scanner tool (if appropriate). Please read the documentation
which came with this software (README, FAQ, manpages).

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| PYTHON EXTENSIONS |
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Checking 'cupsext' CUPS extension...
OK, found.

Checking 'pcardext' Photocard extension...
OK, found.

Checking 'hpmudext' I/O extension...
OK, found.

Checking 'scanext' SANE scanning extension...
OK, found.

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| USB I/O SETUP |
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Checking for permissions of USB attached printers...

HP Device 0x2b17 at 004:004:
    Device URI: hp:/usb/HP_LaserJet_1020?serial=FN1GDQ6
    Device node: /dev/bus/usb/004/004
    Mode: 0666
getfacl: Removing leading '/' from absolute path names
# file: dev/bus/usb/004/004
# owner: root
# group: lp
user::rw-
user:ljenning:rw-
group::rw-
mask::rw-
other::rw-

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| SUMMARY |
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error: 4 errors and/or warnings.

Please refer to the installation instructions at:
http://hplip.sourceforge.net/install/index.html

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Aaron Albright (albrigha-deactivatedaccount) said : 		#1

Hey Lance,

Glad you've been able to make the transition to linux and I hope you have fun!

As for the manual duplex, the process has to be done by printing the even pages, then flipping the paper over and printing the odd pages, etc.

Sorry for any inconvenience and thanks for your support of HPLIP.

Aaron

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CarloBecchi (carlo-becchi-web) said : 		#2

Hi Aaron.
The way of printing double sided you are suggesting seems to work with one page per sheet.
If I want to print two pages per sheet (powerpoint slides for example) AND double side I get page 1 and 3 on the front and 2 and 4 on the back.
Is this kind of printing feasible in linux?

And also, I'm a life-long HP printer user, and apart from the unbelievable built quality, I always appreciated this kind of features on windows driver, built in when no other vendor offered this kind of stuff.
There's any chance to see the manual double side dialog in linux as it's in windows, in future version of hplib?
That's really useful in an office's workflow.

Thanks.

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ggokcay (ggokcay) said : 		#3

Is there any other way of implementing such a feature except hplib?
It is a must for my print-outs.

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prinzz (prinz-z) said : 		#4

I have the HP LaserJet1022 and there has been the possibility of manual duplex printing in the old ubuntu printer drivers!? I was able to select "manual long edge" at a duplex drop box and then, the printer printed half of the pages, I put the stack of paper in the paper feed, pressed a button on the printer and finished. That also worked fine with n-up printing. Would it be a problem to use these old functionalities (that should exist anywhere!?)

It would be a great pleasure to have back duplex printing again.

Tobi

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Rick Richardson (rick-richardson) said : 		#5

Use Gnome Manual Duplex - https://sourceforge.net/projects/g-manual-duplex/

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