On Wed, 15 Jun 2005 10:00:53 -0700 Josef Lowder wrote: > > This is a small, but very annoying problem ... > > Sometimes I mistakenly send a large file to print, > so I use 'lpstat' to get the file print number, and then > use cancel Printer-nnnn to cancel the unwanted file. > > But even after doing that, when I subsequently turn on > the printer, I get one or two pages of garbage printing. > > Is there any way to flush out the pipe after canceling > a print request, so I don't get those annoying garbage- > print pages? Run lpq to see if there is anything in the que and lprm to remove it. n being the job number. If something is still in the printer's RAM after turning the printer off and on try waiting 30 seconds before turning the printer back on. Dennisk -- All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing. Edmund Burke Irish orator, philosopher, & politician (1729 - 1797) --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss