Problems setting up printer
Tab Gilbert
tabbox at gmail.com
Fri Apr 22 15:12:21 UTC 2005
A newbie here.
I had the same problem. I did a complete clean printer re-install
(with the printer turned on) and it started acting normal. But this
is an HP so your mileage may vary. Sorry I can not give you a
detailed technical answer.
On 4/22/05, Lewis Futrell <lfutrell at intrex.net> wrote:
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> I have a Lexmark Optra E laser printer and I am having 'fun' trying to set
> it up. I'm using Kubuntu at the moment, but since it's using CUPS just like
> ubuntu, I figured that if ever I switch over to just Ubuntu I would need to
> find the answer to this problem anyway.
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> My problem is that no matter what driver I chose for the printer, when I try
> to test a print page, all I get is multiple pages with a single line of
> garbage on each page. I cannot stop the printer from printing the pages
> without shutting it down and rebooting the system. On other distros, I
> could get the printer to work, but often times the test page would just keep
> on printing. Any help would be appreciated.
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> Lewis Futrell
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> Intrex Computers, Greensboro
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