[NTLUG:Discuss] 'CUPS Statements' for Test Page

[fredjame]

Ralph Miller wrote:

>Yesterday (V. 13, I. 24) there was a question about what I meant by "CUPS Statements."  When I try to print the single test page with the color wheel and other stuff, the printer takes off to print many pages about CUPS.  I just tried it again and it started to print at start up the same thing it is stuck on.  The first few lines are:
> 
>$!
><</HWResolution[600 600]>>setpagedevice
>%!PS-Adobe-3.0
>[{
>%% Code for writing CUPS accounting tags on standard error
> 
>It continues for many pages.  It worked right when I first connected the printer.  I printed the correct test page at least a couple of times.  I reinstalled RHL 9 and disconnected the printer.  After reconnecting, it took off on the same thing.  Everything else seems to work OK including Internet.  Hope someone knows how to fix this.
>
>See you Saturday.
>
>  
>
Actually, that looks like PostScript code (PS) - things like this have 
happened to me in PS, PCL,and PJC, when the first escape or control 
character in the file is missed, or misread, and the printer just treats 
the file (as much as it can) like it was ASCII text.  Usually, if the 
file itself isn't corrupt or something like that, just resetting the 
printer (power cycle or something) will fix it.  But it sounds like you 
have already done that many times over.  Guess that's not much help.  
Well, good luck.

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