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- Re: Linux system with an HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP 3302

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06-30-2026 02:10 AM
I can confirm that this issue is still reproducible on a current Linux system with an HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP 3302.
### Environment
* Printer: **HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP 3302**
* Firmware: **6.28.1.47-202603112313**
* OS: **TUXEDO OS (Ubuntu 24.04 based)**
* KDE Plasma: **6.5.2**
* CUPS: **2.4.7**
* cups-filters: **2.0.0-0ubuntu4.1**
* libcupsfilters: **2.0.0-0ubuntu7.2**
* Connection: **IPPS (Driverless / IPP Everywhere)**
### Observed behaviour
The printer always behaves as if **two-sided-short-edge** was selected.
This happens regardless of whether the job is submitted with:
```
-o sides=two-sided-long-edge
```
or
```
-o sides=two-sided-short-edge
```
The printout is always identical and corresponds to short-edge binding.
### Verification
The printer advertises both duplex modes correctly via IPP:
```
sides-supported:
two-sided-long-edge
two-sided-short-edge
```
CUPS also submits the correct values.
For a long-edge job, the debug log contains:
```
sides=two-sided-long-edge
Duplex=DuplexNoTumble
```
For a short-edge job:
```
sides=two-sided-short-edge
Duplex=DuplexTumble
```
So CUPS and cups-filters appear to generate the correct IPP attributes.
### Additional testing
I also tested:
* Generic PostScript driver
* Generic PCL driver
Both produced incorrect duplex output (front side printed correctly, second side printed on the back of a new sheet), so they are not a usable workaround.
The old workaround of removing
```
*cupsBackSide: Rotated
```
does not apply anymore because the generated driverless PPD no longer contains this entry.
### Windows comparison
The same printer with the same firmware prints duplex correctly under Windows 11 using the official HP driver.
### Conclusion
The issue appears to be reproducible with current software.
From the tests above, it looks as if:
* the printer correctly advertises both duplex modes,
* CUPS correctly sends `two-sided-long-edge` and `two-sided-short-edge`,
* but the printer behaves as if `two-sided-short-edge` had been selected in both cases when using Driverless IPP printing.
06-30-2026 03:08 AM
Additional Note
PWG Raster
A separate queue was created using:
drv:///cupsfilters.drv/pwgrast.ppd
The debug log confirms that CUPS actually sends PWG Raster:
Final output format for job: image/pwg-raster
document-format="image/pwg-raster"
However, the printer only prints control characters and never produces a valid page.
Therefore PWG Raster is not a usable workaround on this printer.