[Wylug-help] (no subject)

[Anne Wilson]

On Sunday 30 Nov 2003 9:49 am, idris fulat wrote:
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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
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> > 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. --
> >
> > 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..
> >
> > 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. --
>
No more ideas, then, except that I occasionally use gv preview
withouit problems, and I don't suspect usb as being part of the
problem.  Is it giving you that problem whatever app you print from?

Anne
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