Re: HELP! My printer won't stop!!
On Wednesday, 11 January 2006 at 22:21:41 -0600, Mike McCarty wrote:
> MalindaFlores@aol.com wrote:
> >did you get any answers. Now my computer is doing something similar. It
> >keeps printing smiley faces on every page and won't stop
> >
>
> The usual cause of this is that the printer has lost synchronization
> with the computer for a moment, and gone back to printing in text
> mode, while the computer is sending graphics. Turn off the printer,
> and cancel any print jobs, then when the jobs are gone, turn the
> printer back on.
>
> You might look into lpq and cancel.
If you really get stuck, and it still prints after you have cleared lpq
and emptied /var/spool/cups/, then go into the web interface to CUPS,
delete the printer and install it afresh. The new instance will start
with an empty queue.
--
richard
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