I think if you go to /var/spool/lpd you will see some rather large files with
nonsense names. If you delete the files your printer will stop printing
after it's buffer is empty. You will then need to reconfig the printer to
print correctly.
Jim
On Monday July 02, 2001 1:38 pm, Glenn Williams wrote:
> Hi, Group:
>
> My HP DeskJet 694C has gone mad. If I try to print anything, it spits
> out paper ad infinitum, until the paper bin is empty, even if I shut
> the printer off and turn the computer off.
>
> The only way I can get it to stop, is by booting another distribution.
> The problem exists in SuSE 7.1, but not in R.H. 7.1
>
> I tried to remove any remaining print jobs with lprm, but lpq shows
> nothing in the que.
>
> I went into the KDE Control Panel and deleted the printer entry. Still
> no joy.
>
> Some possibly related observations: I am unable to log out and shut
> down cleanly from SuSE. Here are some screen messages while shutting
> down:
> Failed services in run level 5; switching to run level 0
> Shutting down httpd (and here the shutdown stalls). I can't switch to
> another v.c. to shut down - the screen is frozen.
>
> I have to switch the power to the computer off to shutdown, and then,
> of course, fsck runs when I boot up again into SuSE.
>
> Any ideas appreciated.
>
> Regards,
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