Re: Get Rid of Messed Print Jobs
On Sun, 27 May 2007 18:12:52 +0100
Chris Lale <chrislale@untrammelled.co.uk> wrote:
> David Baron wrote:
> > This is a problem we have all had, I think. Something goes wrong in
> > a print job, paper jam or whatever. Instead of the printout, one
> > will now get raw data numbers and stuff. So one turns off the
> > printer and removes the job from the queue. Problem is that as soon
> > as the printer is turned on, the garbage continues. Short of
> > rebooting, there seems no way to stop the beast. Restarting cupsd
> > does not help.
> >
> > Any ideas on how to get it cleaned out without a hard reboot?
> >
> >
>
>
> Method 1
> In your browser visit
> http://localhost:631/
> (localhost:631 works for me).
> Click on the "Jobs" tab, identify the job on the list of print jobs
> (probably the last one) and click on the "Cancel" button.
>
> Method 2
> In Gnome, open the printer icon in the top panel.
>
> (Alternatively, from the desktop menu:
> Desktop -> Administration -> Printing -> Your-printer-icon
> (double-click).)
>
> Identify the job on the list of print jobs, right-click on the job
> for the context menu and click on "Cancel".
>
> Hth,
>
Yes, if the job was sent via CUPS. If it was sent using lpr, then lpq
and lprm are the right tools.
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