On Fri, 06 Jul 2007 01:56:53 +0000, Paul J. Dudley wrote:

> Thanks for the reply Dan. I know that with VMS we could stop the
>print
> queue, remove a job and then restart the print queue and all was
> well. I
> know it can be done in UNIX (Ultrix) but was not sure about how. So I
> thought that I was just doing something similar via KJobViewer.

> Besides "don't do it", do you have any suggestions on what I might now
> do to get print capability back ?

Just in case try lpq and lprm.

Would this be an HP printer by any chance? I have also encountered a
strange problem that seem to be a cups and postscript translation
related.

On my second PC there is an old HP 500C that is used as a backup in case
my 5440 gets jammed or runs out of ink.

Anyway it has always been a hassle if a print job failed or was
cancelled. I'd have to turn it off, run lprm and hand delete all related
entries in /var/log/cup and /var/spool/cups and then reboot.

The failed print job seems to "confuse" the printer and print system.

I upgraded that machine from 10.2 to 11 and now it won't print at all.
Of course if I boot 'doze it prints perfectly.

I'm considering removing hpijs and rebuilding it from source. I did that
once before and cured a similar strange problem.

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