strange issues w/ HP LaserJet 5M on FC4

Kam Leo kam.leo at gmail.com
Thu Jun 30 21:46:39 UTC 2005


On 6/30/05, Globe Trotter <itsme_410 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
> 
> --- Globe Trotter <itsme_410 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
> > Date: Wed, 29 Jun 2005 16:19:09 -0700 (PDT)
> > From: Globe Trotter <itsme_410 at yahoo.com>
> > To: fedora-list at redhat.com
> > Subject: strange issues w/ HP LaserJet 5M on FC4
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > I recently upgraded FC-3 to FC-4 and my printer (HP LaserJet5M) has stopped
> > working. The printer gets recognized all right, and starts by saying
> > "Processing Job", then does nothing and the queue is also gone. The same
> > thing
> > happens with system-config-printer "Test". However, the printer works fine on
> > a
> > Windoze machine though.
> >
> > Any suggestions? Please help!
> >
> > Many thanks and best wishes!
> >
> >
> 
> Help. please! By the way, here is what shows up when I use
> system-config-printer
> and print US Letter Postscript page, and the printer starts up but prints
> nothing, and the queue disappears!
> 
> 
> I [30/Jun/2005:12:23:38 -0500] Adding start banner page "none" to job 169.
> I [30/Jun/2005:12:23:38 -0500] Adding end banner page "none" to job 169.
> I [30/Jun/2005:12:23:38 -0500] Job 169 queued on 'printer' by 'root'.
> I [30/Jun/2005:12:23:38 -0500] Started filter /usr/lib/cups/filter/pstops (PID
> 16827) for job 169.
> I [30/Jun/2005:12:23:38 -0500] Started filter /usr/lib/cups/filter/foomatic-rip
> (PID 16828) for job 169.
> I [30/Jun/2005:12:23:38 -0500] Started backend /usr/lib/cups/backend/parallel
> (PID 16829) for job 169.
> 
> 
> Many thanks and best wishes!
> 

Out of curiosity,  instead of trying to modify the existing queue have
you tried deleting the entire HP5M print queue and, then,  create a
new queue?




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