Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2001 11:07:28 -0500 From: David Banning <david@www3.pacific-pages.com> To: Corvette <wash@iconnect.co.ke> Cc: Tony Wells <awells@journalstar.com>, questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: killing print command Message-ID: <20010124110728.A35011@www3.pacific-pages.com> In-Reply-To: <20010124113543.K46467@poeza.iconnect.co.ke>; from wash@iconnect.co.ke on Wed, Jan 24, 2001 at 11:35:43AM %2B0300 References: <200101231646.LAA15027@d.tracker> <3A6DBD54.70F41BD0@journalstar.com> <20010124113543.K46467@poeza.iconnect.co.ke>
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Thanks for the response. I'll try "lpc clean all" next time, if that doesn't work, I'll unplug and re-plug the printer in. On Wed, Jan 24, 2001 at 11:35:43AM +0300, Corvette wrote: > * Tony Wells <awells@journalstar.com> [20010123 20:21]: writing on the subject 'Re: killing print command' > Tony> I'm guessing it's buffer memory in the printer that keeps re-issuing > Tony> the job. Turning off the printer from the switch might not do the > Tony> trick, try unplugging it so the printer actually loses power. > Tony> > Tony> David Banning wrote: > Tony> > > Tony> > I have printed something. Now I don't want it to print. > Tony> > There is nothing listed with "lpq" > Tony> > There is no print job number to issue with "lprm" > Tony> > I keep turning my printer off. When it resets, it starts printing again. > Tony> > > Tony> > There must be some kind of buffer in the computer memory, behind the scenes > Tony> > feeding this stuff to the printer. > Tony> > > Tony> > Any way to just kill it? > > man lpc > > Or try flushing the printer memory by sending another print job, > like echo "TEST TEST TERSE" | lpr and see if that shows with lpq > Better still unplug the printer from the computer, power it down > then plug back again. > > > -Wash > > -- > Odhiambo Washington Inter-Connect Ltd., > wash@iconnect.co.ke 5th Flr Furaha Plaza > Tel: 254 11 222604 Nkrumah Rd., > Fax: 254 11 222636 PO Box 83613 MOMBASA, KE. > > Subtlety is the art of saying what you think and getting out of the way before > it is understood. > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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