Two Guides: Manual Duplex Printing and HP ScanJet 2400c Fix

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These solutions are certainly useful and can also be used for other devices.

Hello everyone,

I’m not sure whether similar solutions have already been shared here in the past, or whether other guides exist that I simply haven’t come across. Over the last few days I worked on two separate issues involving one older HP printer and one older HP scanner on antiX/Debian, and I documented the full troubleshooting process on the antiX forum. I’m sharing it here in case it may be useful to others running lightweight Linux systems with legacy hardware.

  1. Manual duplex printing on older HP printers (CUPS + hpcups)
    Many older HP printers support manual duplex printing under Windows, but do not expose any equivalent option under Linux through CUPS.
    In my case (HP Officejet 6000 E609a), the interaction between outputorder and the physical page handling produced inconsistent results. I investigated the issue, identified the underlying causes, and documented a reliable method to achieve correct manual duplex printing every time.

Full guide:
:backhand_index_pointing_right:https://www.antixforum.com/forums/topic/manual-duplex-printing/

  1. HP ScanJet 2400c (Genesys GL646) + Simple Scan format-selection bug
    The second case concerns the HP ScanJet 2400c scanner, which uses the Genesys GL646 chip.
    The SANE genesys backend has known limitations on this hardware, and Simple Scan (version 46.0-2 on Debian trixie/antiX) contains a documented bug: the “PDF/JPEG/PNG” dropdown does not determine the actual output format — the file extension typed by the user does.

I collected the entire troubleshooting process in one place: driver installation, backend behavior, stability at different resolutions, comparison of graphical frontends, and a practical workaround for the Simple Scan bug that keeps the workflow simple for non‑technical users.

Full guide:
:backhand_index_pointing_right: https://www.antixforum.com/forums/topic/hp-scanjet-2400c-complete-guide-and-simple-scan-bug-fix/

I hope these notes can be helpful to anyone working with older HP printers or scanners, or running lightweight Debian‑based distributions such as antiX.
Have a great day!