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Re: [S.u.S.E. Linux] Printer messed up!
  • From: jkrough@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Jerome Krough)
  • Date: Wed, 01 Apr 1998 17:22:27 -0600
  • Message-id: <3522CC33.CA35D176@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>



You might try unpluging the printer's power cord to see if that will clear the
printer's memory. I had a similar problem and it may be that you just have to
let the print job run it's course.

Jerome K.

Michael Lankton wrote:

> man lprm
>

The que is empty so lprm isn't going to do you much good.

> Jim Hatridge wrote:
>
> > Hi all!;
> >
> > Steve and I have been working on the apsfilter. But now I have another
> > problem that has me dead in the water.
> >
> > I tried to print a one page picture file. I did it wrong and Lpr started
> > to dump the raw file to the printer (i.e. 10101 etc). It is around 60
> > pages long. So I tryed the remove command, nothing. Then I checked with
> > the lpq command the que was empty. I logout, then did init, and at last a
> > reboot. Nothing stops my printer! Right now I have it turned off, but I'm
> > still getting error reports to /var/log/messages.
> >
> > How do I get the SOB to stop?
> >
> > Thanks for your help.
> >
> > JIM
> >
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