Canon MF4150 duplex printing

Hi All,
Has anyone gotten duplex printing to work on OS X (10.4.9) with the Canon MF4150? They just released a new driver version (1.5):
link: http://www.usa.canon.com/consumer/controller?act=DownloadDetailAct&fcategoryid=3 35&modelid=14444
I installed this over the 1.4 version. The two-sided option (on the finishing tab of the print dialog) is still greyed out.
Canon tech support says that two-sided printing is unavailable on this printer.
However, someone over at macintouch says that they have gotten two sided printing to work on the MF4150:
http://www.macintouch.com/readerreports/printing/topic4318.html#apr13
So, what is the answer. Is two sided printing possible from OS X on the Canon MF4150?
MacBook Pro 2.0GHz Mac OS X (10.4.9)

The MF4150 uses the UFR2 driver that is also used on the imageRUNNER copiers, which I already have installed on my 10.4.9 MBP. I added the printer driver and can see that the machine definitely supports duplex printing. As you have found it is located under Finishing > Print Style > '2-sided Printing'.
Since your option to select this is not available, I'm wondering if it is a detection issue? The UFR2 driver, like the PS driver, cannot be configured via Printer Info > Installable Options. For the iR's, the driver polls the copier to determine what accessories are installed. This is usually done on installation but I have also seen this 'get device info' window appear the first time you try to print. I would try selecting the printer in the printer list and clicking Utility. This will open the UFR2 Print Monitor which will give you info about the printer setup. This may 'update' the driver so that 2 sided becomes available?
Also, I've had issues with the Canon drivers/ppds where one option is greyed-out due to a constraint. For example, to staple a print job the collate needs to selected. But after selecting this, the staple option is still not available. You have to select another menu item, such as ColorSync, then go back to Finishing to select Stapling.
A last suggestion would be to delete the driver, reset the printing system and delete the UFR2 folder in Library/Printers/Canon. Then reinstall the new v1.50 driver (which is a Universal version) and add that again to see if it resolves your problem.

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