On Wednesday, 11 January 2006 at 22:21:41 -0600, Mike McCarty wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
