----- Original Message -----
From: "Stephen Kuhn" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, November 14, 2002 4:27 PM
Subject: Re: [newbie] Help!! my HP LaserJet 5L won't stop printing the
samedocument


> On Fri, 2002-11-15 at 04:59, Ongkie Singgih wrote:
> > Dear Friends,
> >
> > My a.m. printer won't stop printing although I have checked there is no
job
> > left in Control Center/System/PrinterManager.
> >
> > Thx,
> > Ongkie
> >

Another thing to bear in mind is that the printer has a sizeable internal
buffer.  Everything could have spooled to it and be left in memory.  Try
powering off the printer and turning it back on.

Jordan

> You might have garbage in the spool. Check the /var/spool/lpd folder -
> where you will find the name of your printer - go into that folder and
> you SHOULD see some print jobs in there - turn off your printer, delete
> the spool files, and then reboot. After reboot, turn on your printer and
> the garbage should be gone now. Sounds like there was a problem getting
> the proper driver or manager running for that printer...
>
> Stephen
>
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