macOS Cups: printing from terminal

[Aouttier]

When I execute the following command from the terminal on my MacBook Pro, it runs without any problem:

do shell script "lp -d Hewlett-Packard_HP_LaserJet_500_colorMFP_M570dw -o sides=two-sided-long-edge -o InputSlot=Tray3 " & quoted form of (theFile)

When I perform the exact same code on my Mac mini, it doesn't print double sided. Does anyone know what causes the error, and what I can do about it?

 

[chabig]

Are you running the same operating system on both machines? It might be a difference in the CUPS versions. Maybe try combining the output options. Change

-o sides=two-sided-long-edge -o InputSlot=Tray3

to

-o sides=two-sided-long-edge InputSlot=Tray3

Why not print from the GUI instead of from Terminal?

 

[casperes1996]

Is It the same printer driver on both? Can you print double sided from the GUI on the Mini or is all double-sided printing broken?

 

[chabig]

You might also try resetting the printing system on the odd behaving machine. If that doesn’t work, try removing the printer from System Preferences and re-adding it.

 

[Aouttier]

It's solved!

Both Macs had the same IOS, and also the same version of CUPS..... but a different driver of the printer. The Mac mini has the driver of the printer that was inside the iOS. I have download one of HP..... (I was not enough to remove it by System Preferences and than to re-adding it. No, I had to install the software of HP, which I hate... now, I have an additional program on my Mac, which is just ballast)

 

[casperes1996]

Both Macs had the same IOS, and also the same version of CUPS..... but a different driver of the printer. The Mac mini has the driver of the printer that was inside the iOS. I have download one of HP..... (I was not enough to remove it by System Preferences and than to re-adding it. No, I had to install the software of HP, which I hate... now, I have an additional program on my Mac, which is just ballast)

Sounds about right for the wonderful world of printers... They always want some ***** software and never just conform to a simple standard