Duplex problem

[Bryn Jones]

Ok, the setup...

a2ps version:   GNU a2ps 4.13 (debian package version 4.13b-15)
printer:        HP LaserJet 2200dt

a2ps run:
address@hidden:~/switch-configs$ a2ps -4 -s 2 --medium=A4dj -o 
switch-configs.ps *.txt
[pos-1-1.txt (plain): 5 pages on 1 sheet]
[pos-1-2.txt (plain): 5 pages on 1 sheet]
[pos-1-3.txt (plain): 5 pages on 1 sheet]
[pos-1-4.txt (plain): 5 pages on 1 sheet]
[pos-1-5.txt (plain): 2 pages on 1 sheet]
[pos-1-6.txt (plain): 3 pages on 1 sheet]
[pos-1-7.txt (plain): 3 pages on 1 sheet]
[pos-1-8.txt (plain): 2 pages on 1 sheet]
[pos-2-1.txt (plain): 5 pages on 1 sheet]
[pos-2-2.txt (plain): 5 pages on 1 sheet]
[pos-2-3.txt (plain): 5 pages on 1 sheet]
[pos-2-4.txt (plain): 5 pages on 1 sheet]
[pos-2-5.txt (plain): 5 pages on 1 sheet]
[pos-2-6.txt (plain): 5 pages on 1 sheet]
[pos-3-1.txt (plain): 3 pages on 1 sheet]
[pos-4-1.txt (plain): 5 pages on 1 sheet]
[pos-4-2.txt (plain): 5 pages on 1 sheet]
[pos-4-3.txt (plain): 5 pages on 1 sheet]
[pos-6-1.txt (plain): 4 pages on 1 sheet]
[pos-6-2.txt (plain): 3 pages on 1 sheet]
[Total: 85 pages on 17 sheets] saved into the file `switch-configs.ps'
address@hidden:~/switch-configs$ lpr address@hidden switch-configs.ps

So we have 17 sheets with 33 sides printed on.

Everything looked fine when I got to the printer, it was printing away
until it got to the last page where it just stopped and flashed it's
status light (it's not a flashy printer with an LCD screen, so that's all
I could tell).

I tried to get it to spit out the last page, but it wouldn't (regardless
of the number of ^L chars sent).  I decided to print the whole thing
again, then it spat the last page out and started on the new run (which
was promptly canceled).

I would guess the printer just needed to be told that the last side was
blank and that it should just spit it out and be done with it.

Thanks
Bryn
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Network Admin
Or words to that effect ....