From owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Sun Nov 15 01:13:25 2015 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@mailman.ysv.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) by mailman.ysv.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5FAEAA2ECDF for ; Sun, 15 Nov 2015 01:13:25 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from noc@hdk5.net) Received: from relay10.netenterprise.net (relay10.netenterprise.net [66.180.133.99]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1B5591386 for ; Sun, 15 Nov 2015 01:13:24 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from noc@hdk5.net) X-Envelope-From: noc@hdk5.net X-Envelope-To: wblock@wonkity.com Received: From imail5.netenterprise.net (64.29.90.135) by relay10.netenterprise.net (MAILFOUNDRY) id WcO2uIsuEeWbHgAl; Sun, 15 Nov 2015 00:18:09 -0000 (GMT) Received: from ponolei.intra.net [72.235.61.32] by IMAIL5.netenterprise.net with ESMTP (SMTPD-12.5.3.93) id 77540008fae1f72d; Sat, 14 Nov 2015 14:12:26 -1000 Message-ID: <5647CDE6.4090305@hdk5.net> Date: Sat, 14 Nov 2015 14:12:22 -1000 From: al plant User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.8.1.11) Gecko/20071128 FreeBSD/i386 SeaMonkey/1.1.7 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Polytropon , "freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org" , Warren Block Subject: Restored : Aps filter printer stopped working. References: <563D5825.1050900@hdk5.net> <20151107154029.42685086.freebsd@edvax.de> In-Reply-To: <20151107154029.42685086.freebsd@edvax.de> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.20 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 15 Nov 2015 01:13:25 -0000 Polytropon wrote: > On Fri, 06 Nov 2015 15:47:17 -1000, al plant wrote: > >> Aloha list , >> >> I have a HP Laser jet 1100 working for 10 plus years no problem. Just >> changed out a power cable on printer Free BSD 8 printer box . >> It stopped working now. Tried several parts swaps . APS Filter software >> gives me. error "1 entry in spool area". "Waiting for lp to become >> ready (off line)" Only 2nd time I ever had a problem with this box. I >> cant recall what causes this error. >> > > This doesn't look like a printer filter error, but more like > a spool error. Can you provide the output of "lpq" for that > printer queue (including the printer status), as well as the > recent entries in /var/log/lpd-errs? > > Additionally, which printer spooler do you use - the one > provided by the OS (lpr), or the common 3rd party CUPS? > (I assume it's lpr, but still the question is valid.) > > > > >> APS is from Andreas Klemm in Germany. >> > > Correct. I've been using apsfilter for many many years with > laser printers and dotmatrix printers (yes, I actually need > those "museum pieces" for work). Then suddenly Opera required > CUPS for printing, as did other applications, so I moved to > CUPS, and things stopped working. :-) > > > > >> This is a network printer for 3 boxes. Any ideas would be a help. >> > > Check the printer settings on its panel as well: Make sure > it can be reached (usually "ping" will show, and its name > must be in "arp -a"). Also have a look at the printer ports > and its "personality". > > I'm using a HP Laserjet 4000 DN here for almost 10 years, it's > the successor of a very successful HP Laserjet 4 that worked > successfully for 15 years. :-) > > > Thanks for the help. lpq spool not showing after the server. It was a Hardware Issue. When we moved equipment around a clamp tie pulled apart between print server and printer. Cables separated at joint behind a desk where you couldnt see. Crawled under and I fixed the clamp with zip ties after spraying with silicone so it wont corrode. ~ Al Plant - Honolulu, Hawaii - Phone: 808-284-2740 ~ Supporting FreeBSD - UNIX Computer O/S email: noc@hdk5.net email: alplant.att.net ."All that's really worth doing is what we do for others" - Lewis Carrol