Re: Re: CUPS: jobs stop printing until reboot
On Wed, 2005-07-13 at 11:02 +0300, GeneralOffice@rdslink.ro wrote:
> As mentioned in the subject line, it has happened a few times
> that at some point, even when the printer has been working,
> some small change in the parameters or some unknown factor
> will cause the printer to just stop accepting jobs, or else
> the system to stop passing them to the printer.
>
> Deja Vu!
>
>
> After rebooting, the printer cranked out pending jobs.
>
> In another instance, today, jobs sent to the HP printer didn't
> print. I rebooted, and the copies printed ok.
>
> I tried /etc/init.d/cupsys restart, but this didn't work.
>
> I have the same problem with a Brother HL1430. Re-powering the printer
> and restarting the printer via the CUPS web interface seems to
> consistently solve the problem. I have a feeeling its something to do
> with USB, but I haven't had time to look at it.
>
> Good luck,
>
Ditto with Brother HL-5150D (2.4 kernel, 'sarge', using CUPS),
specifically after cancelling jobs. I solve it by unplug and re-plug the
USB cable then it works again. Much easier than rebooting the computer
--
Michael Bane
Atmospheric Physics Group
University of Manchester
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