On Wed, 2005-07-13 at 11:02 +0300, [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]