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Re: Printer stops after half of page



> my printer ( hp deskjet 500, debian hamm ) stops after a few lines and
> stays busy forever. I tried dvi and ps via magicfilter. Half of the
> page comes out, then the printer stops, busy light on, and nothing
> happens. lpq says no jobs. Does anyone know the problem ( and solution )?

If the busy light is on, perhaps it's `thinking' about the second half -
i.e. the computer has sent it to the printer, which does stuff to it
before printing. Have you tried slink magicfilter?

Matthew

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