From owner-freebsd-bugs Mon Dec 20 15:20:13 1999 Delivered-To: freebsd-bugs@freebsd.org Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.FreeBSD.ORG [204.216.27.21]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E91AB153B5 for ; Mon, 20 Dec 1999 15:20:03 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.9.3/8.9.2) id PAA74215; Mon, 20 Dec 1999 15:20:03 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Date: Mon, 20 Dec 1999 15:20:03 -0800 (PST) Message-Id: <199912202320.PAA74215@freefall.freebsd.org> To: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org Cc: From: Juergen Lock Subject: Re: kern/15532: Reboot just to kill a print job? Reply-To: Juergen Lock Sender: owner-freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org The following reply was made to PR kern/15532; it has been noted by GNATS. From: Juergen Lock To: Alexander Langer Cc: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: kern/15532: Reboot just to kill a print job? Date: Mon, 20 Dec 1999 23:33:55 +0100 On Sun, Dec 19, 1999 at 12:11:55PM +0100, Alexander Langer wrote: > Also sprach Juergen Lock (nox@jelal.kn-bremen.de): > > > > > old :), killed the job and powecycled the printer (there's no other > > > > way to reset it i believe), but when i then sent the job again the > > > > printer only got garbage. so i had to hit offline again... > > > Yes, that happens to me every time I get those problems. > > Sounds like you get paper jam often? (What printer is that?) > > HP Laserjet 4, but I sometimes use print to both pages, and if the > page has been printed already ones paper jams occur often. > It's the bad paper that makes these appear. > Ooh. Yes, feeding a laserprinter/photocopier its pages again to print on the other side often ends with paper jam. Somtimes waiting a while before the second pass helps if you do have to do this, to let the paper cool down... > > > Also try booting the machine while the printer prints. The same > > > result. > > Oh. even if you reset the printer too? > > Can't remember. > If that Laserjet 4 is the same/similar model than the one we have at work then reset is a two-button combination, no need to powercycle. Regards, -- Juergen Lock (remove dot foo from address to reply) To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-bugs" in the body of the message