insufficient InputSlot choices for PostScript printers

[Johannes Meixner]

Hello,

a user reported for HPLIP 2.7.7 (shortened):
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LaserJet 3050 asks for manual confirmation of the media source
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Whenever I print something on the 3050, e.g. with OO or KOffice
the printer beeps (alarm) and asks to press the tick in order
to choose the media source.

In 2.6.7 it did not continue before the user pressed the tick
with 2.7.7 it still displays the same message and beeps,
yet continues to print without any interaction.

In the printer's settings Tray 1 (Manual) is set to off
and I cannot choose any other tray as media source than Tray 1.
So if Tray 1 is not the 250 pages tray that might explain
the issue.
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I guess it is somehow a duplicate of what I reported some time ago:
http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?forum_name=hplip-devel&max_rows=25&style=flat&viewmonth=200611&viewday=16

I don't know which exact PPD the user uses but I guess it is
HP_LaserJet_3050.ppd "HP LaserJet 3050 Postscript (recommended)"
because in this PPD there is no other choice than "Tray 1" for
the InputSlot which matches to what the user reported.

In contrast HP-LaserJet_3050-hpijs.ppd "HP LaserJet 3050 Foomatic/hpijs"
has a lot of InputSlot choices for the same printer model
so that it seems the InputSlot choices in the PostScript PPD
are insufficient.

Using HPLIP 2.7.7 I searched all its PPDs to find those
where there is only one choice for InputSlot:
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$ for p in $( rpm -ql hplip | grep '\.ppd\.gz$' ) \
do test "1" = "$( zgrep '^\*InputSlot' $p | wc -l )" \
&& zgrep '^\*NickName' $p \
done

*NickName: "HP LaserJet 1200 Postscript (recommended)"
*NickName: "HP LaserJet 1220 Postscript (recommended)"
*NickName: "HP LaserJet 3050 Postscript (recommended)"
*NickName: "HP LaserJet 3052 Postscript (recommended)"
*NickName: "HP LaserJet 3200 Postscript (recommended)"
*NickName: "HP LaserJet 3300 Series Postscript (recommended)"
*NickName: "HP LaserJet 4ML v2013.003 Postscript (recommended)"
*NickName: "HP LaserJet 4MP v2013.103 Postscript (recommended)"
*NickName: "HP LaserJet 3015 Postscript (recommended)"
*NickName: "HP LaserJet 3020 3030 Postscript (recommended)"
*NickName: "HP LaserJet 3380 Postscript (recommended)"
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Could you please check at least those PPDs if the choice
for InputSlot and its default setting together with
the ManualFeed default setting are really correct.


Kind Regards
Johannes Meixner

[Johannes Meixner]

Hello,

Post by Johannes Meixner
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LaserJet 3050 asks for manual confirmation of the media source
...
Whenever I print something on the 3050, e.g. with OO or KOffice
the printer beeps (alarm) and asks to press the tick in order
to choose the media source.

...

Is perhaps
http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_name=200708081024.l78AOl406562%40sun80.thp.Uni-Koeln.DE
also related (or perhaps actually the same problem)?

Kind Regards
Johannes Meixner