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?
To terminate all processes still using the printer device, even after deleting the job from the queue, use this command: fuser -k /dev/lp0 for a printer on the first parallel port, or fuser -k /dev/usb/lp0 for the first usb printer. I just never needed this in Debian yet, so I can only confirm that it works well in other distros. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
