printer gone beszerk

[Chris]

Karl Agee wrote:
> FreeBSD 4.11-Stable.  My printer has gone beszerk.......and, I cant
> clear the queue.
> 
> Here is some output:
> 
> bash-2.05b$ lpq -P hp
> Warning: unable to get address list for remote machine : No address
> associated with hostname
> Warning: no daemon present
> Rank   Owner      Job  Files                                 Total Size
> 1st    kdagee     0    (standard input)                      145143 bytes
> 2nd    kdagee     1    (standard input)                      74513 bytes
> 3rd    kdagee     2    (standard input)                      967543 bytes
> 4th    kdagee     3    (standard input)                      406428 bytes
> bash-2.05b$ lprm -
> lprm: getprintcap: printer not found
> 
> bash-2.05b$ cat /etc/printcap
> # This file was automatically generated by cupsd(8) from the
> # /usr/local/etc/cups/printers.conf file.  All changes to this file
> # will be lost.
> hp|hp:rm=:rp=hp:
> 
> This is a local printer on lp0.  I set it up using apsfilter, and I dont
> use cups.
> 
> I want to delete these jobs but dont know what else to do.
> 
> --Karl
> 

1. killall lpd
2. cd /var/spool/lpd/lp
3. rm *.com
4. look into /var/spool/output and do the same as above
5. reset the printer
6. lpd
7. Drink beer.



-- 
Best regards,
Chris

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