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[idris fulat]

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From: "Anne Wilson" <cannewilson at tiscali.co.uk>
To: "Idris Fulat" <idrisfulat at hotmail.com>; <Wylug-help at wylug.org.uk>
Sent: Saturday, November 29, 2003 10:25 PM
Subject: Re: [Wylug-help] (no subject)


> On Saturday 29 Nov 2003 7:53 pm, Idris Fulat wrote:
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> > Hello people, I'm having printing problems...I'm running RH 9.0 and
> > its a Epson C42ux printer, it can see the printer and send the
> > print job, the printer feeds the paper and thats when it gets stuck
> > saying 'Media tray empty' (!!) I've checked all sorts of settings
> > and tried the usual 'uninstall - re-install' method (!!) but
> > nothing. I've had a brief google but would appreciate your
> > expertise and experience as I am much of a newbie. Thanks. --
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> I've come across the same problem using a HPDJ-990 under Mandrake 9.1
> - but only a few times.  I have come to the conclusion that it only
> happens with very large files - specifically files that contain a lot
> of full-colour photographic illustrations.  Nothing on earth makes
> the behaviout go away once that happens. except..
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> If I split the file down and print only a couple (maybe up to 4) pages
> at a time, they print fine.  I get the impression that more data is
> being passed than the printer (or CUPS?) can handle, causing
> confusion.
>
> Maybe you have a similar situation?  HTH
>
> Anne

Unfortunately not - it was only a one page letter, no pics!! - I'm not sure if it is to do with the 'ghostscript' stuff which I'm not familiar with. By the way the printer is connected via USB, I wonder if that could be a problem.
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