Date: Mon, 20 Dec 1999 15:20:03 -0800 (PST) From: Juergen Lock <nox@jelal.kn-bremen.de> To: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: kern/15532: Reboot just to kill a print job? Message-ID: <199912202320.PAA74215@freefall.freebsd.org>
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The following reply was made to PR kern/15532; it has been noted by GNATS. From: Juergen Lock <nox@jelal.kn-bremen.de> To: Alexander Langer <alex@big.endian.de> 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 <nox.foo@jelal.kn-bremen.de> (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
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