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Printer setup

Raghuram Ollakal_1 — Fri, 10 May 2002 11:29:22 GMT

I have an hp printers installed on one of my HP 9000 server. and users having problem to print to this printer. When I go to Jetadmin menue and try the option 2 Diagnostics then select 2-Examine spooler operations and give the printer naem it came back and saying " hp_laser_5M needs to be empty, Clear the queue, then restart this operation" How do I clear the Queue.

Re: Printer setup

Steve Steel — Fri, 10 May 2002 11:38:49 GMT

Hi

1)You can use cancel to remove the request

2)You can use lpalt to print the request on another printer

see man lpalt
lp(1) lp(1)

NAME
lp, lpalt, cancel - print/alter/cancel requests on an LP printer or
plotter

SYNOPSIS
lp [-c] [-ddest] [-m] [-nnumber] [-ooption] [-ppriority] [-s]
[-ttitle] [-w] [file ...]

lpalt id [-ddest] [-i] [-m] [-nnumber] [-ooption] [-ppriority] [-s]
[-ttitle] [-w]

cancel [id ...] [printer ...] [-a] [-e] [-i] [-uuser]

steve Steel

Re: Printer setup

steven Burgess_2 — Fri, 10 May 2002 11:43:14 GMT

Hi

Have a look at

lpstat -a ( shows queues )

Try moving requests to another device

You must stop the scheduler -

/usr/sbin/lpshut

lpmove

restart the scheduler

/usr/sbin/lpsched

Steve

Re: Printer setup

MANOJ SRIVASTAVA — Fri, 10 May 2002 12:49:41 GMT

Hi Raghuram

lpstat -t will display the que for all the printers , you can just do a cancel for the request id and the queue will go. Also you may need to do a lpshut and lpsched after the request is made . If you can power cycle the printer to flush its memory.

Manoj Srivastava

Re: Printer setup

BFA6 — Fri, 10 May 2002 12:57:31 GMT

Hi,

cancel -e Will cancel all the prints queued to that printer.

Hilary

Re: Printer setup

Sanjay_6 — Fri, 10 May 2002 13:02:18 GMT

Hi,

Do a "lpstat -t" and check the output for print jobs in the queue. Delete those jobs if required using "cancel". Then try your diagnostics.

Hope this helps.

Regds