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suddenly can't print Hi, While trying to print from BBEdit, I suddenly got an error message. In two separate windows, I got: Preparing and, the scrolling bar and below it. In another window was: Error while printing I then tried from the terminal - same result. From MS Word, I got the same. From the original Tiger disk, I reloaded the the HP Printer stuff; I have both a HP 5M and a color 5M. Same result!! I tried to "print as a pdf" and got the same result. Thus, it is deeper than just the drivers for the laserjets! Any ideas???? Thanks Larry ----== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com - Unlimited-Uncensored-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 120,000+ Newsgroups ----= East and West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption =---- |
Re: suddenly can't print In article Lawrance Allen Schneider > Hi, > > While trying to print from BBEdit, I suddenly got an error message. In > two separate windows, I got: > Preparing > and, the scrolling bar and below it. > > In another window was: > Error while printing > > I then tried from the terminal - same result. > From MS Word, I got the same. > > From the original Tiger disk, I reloaded the the HP Printer stuff; I > have both a HP 5M and a color 5M. > > Same result!! > > I tried to "print as a pdf" and got the same result. Thus, it is deeper > than just the drivers for the laserjets! > > Any ideas???? Try running the repair permissions utility in Disk Utility. If that does not help, check your USB connections. If your printer is plugged into a hub, the hub might have failed so try plugging the printer directly into a USB port on your Mac. |
Re: suddenly can't print In article Lawrance Allen Schneider > Hi, > > While trying to print from BBEdit, I suddenly got an error message. In > two separate windows, I got: > Preparing > and, the scrolling bar and below it. > > In another window was: > Error while printing > > I then tried from the terminal - same result. > From MS Word, I got the same. > > From the original Tiger disk, I reloaded the the HP Printer stuff; I > have both a HP 5M and a color 5M. > > Same result!! > > I tried to "print as a pdf" and got the same result. Thus, it is deeper > than just the drivers for the laserjets! > > Any ideas???? Try running the repair permissions utility in Disk Utility. If that does not help, check your USB connections. If your printer is plugged into a hub, the hub might have failed so try plugging the printer directly into a USB port on your Mac. |
Re: suddenly can't print I wrote the following: > Hi, > > While trying to print from BBEdit, I suddenly got an error message. In > two separate windows, I got: > Preparing > and, the scrolling bar and below it. > > In another window was: > Error while printing > > I then tried from the terminal - same result. > From MS Word, I got the same. > > From the original Tiger disk, I reloaded the the HP Printer stuff; I > have both a HP 5M and a color 5M. > > Same result!! > > I tried to "print as a pdf" and got the same result. Thus, it is deeper > than just the drivers for the laserjets! > > Any ideas???? I have more information. The program "Printer Setup Repair" did not fix the problem. However, it did give me the following: > Friday, 16 September, 2005 9:07:20 PM > Starting permission verification and repair... > > The file /private/etc/cups/ppds.dat is missing. This file is deleted when *********************************************** > using the Reset Printing System option. > Recreating symbolic links... > Done. > > > Verification complete. > > 3355 files examined. No problems were found. > > 1 missing files/directories found during the verification process. They may be > responsible for certain printing problems. Printer Setup Repair cannot replace > these items. Please refer to the log file for a list of the missing > files/directories. You may need to reinstall OS X to resolve your printing > issues. Certain files and directories are deleted when using the Reset > Printing System option. These files and directories, if required, will be > recreated >during normal printing. As you can see, the PSR program says that the file "/private/etc/cups/ppds.dat" is missing. I've looked at my old Panther disk, my most recent Tiger backup and the file does not exist in either! I also tried my "Ghost in the Machine" user and could not print from there either. One other point: I thank Shawn for his suggestion, but I use Ethernet for my connections. Thanks Larry ----== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com - Unlimited-Uncensored-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 120,000+ Newsgroups ----= East and West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption =---- |
Re: suddenly can't print I wrote the following: > Hi, > > While trying to print from BBEdit, I suddenly got an error message. In > two separate windows, I got: > Preparing > and, the scrolling bar and below it. > > In another window was: > Error while printing > > I then tried from the terminal - same result. > From MS Word, I got the same. > > From the original Tiger disk, I reloaded the the HP Printer stuff; I > have both a HP 5M and a color 5M. > > Same result!! > > I tried to "print as a pdf" and got the same result. Thus, it is deeper > than just the drivers for the laserjets! > > Any ideas???? I have more information. The program "Printer Setup Repair" did not fix the problem. However, it did give me the following: > Friday, 16 September, 2005 9:07:20 PM > Starting permission verification and repair... > > The file /private/etc/cups/ppds.dat is missing. This file is deleted when *********************************************** > using the Reset Printing System option. > Recreating symbolic links... > Done. > > > Verification complete. > > 3355 files examined. No problems were found. > > 1 missing files/directories found during the verification process. They may be > responsible for certain printing problems. Printer Setup Repair cannot replace > these items. Please refer to the log file for a list of the missing > files/directories. You may need to reinstall OS X to resolve your printing > issues. Certain files and directories are deleted when using the Reset > Printing System option. These files and directories, if required, will be > recreated >during normal printing. As you can see, the PSR program says that the file "/private/etc/cups/ppds.dat" is missing. I've looked at my old Panther disk, my most recent Tiger backup and the file does not exist in either! I also tried my "Ghost in the Machine" user and could not print from there either. One other point: I thank Shawn for his suggestion, but I use Ethernet for my connections. Thanks Larry ----== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com - Unlimited-Uncensored-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 120,000+ Newsgroups ----= East and West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption =---- |
Re: suddenly can't print On Fri, 16 Sep 2005 21:43:41 -0400, Lawrance Allen Schneider wrote (in article ....snipped... > > > As you can see, the PSR program says that the file > "/private/etc/cups/ppds.dat" is missing. I've looked at my old Panther > disk, my most recent Tiger backup and the file does not exist in either! While I can't determine the problem, I can tell you that the error message is common. I have no printing problems, yet I get that error. Did you, using Printer Setup Repair, try the various options to remove printers? (Not the drivers, the printers.) |
Re: suddenly can't print On Fri, 16 Sep 2005 21:43:41 -0400, Lawrance Allen Schneider wrote (in article ....snipped... > > > As you can see, the PSR program says that the file > "/private/etc/cups/ppds.dat" is missing. I've looked at my old Panther > disk, my most recent Tiger backup and the file does not exist in either! While I can't determine the problem, I can tell you that the error message is common. I have no printing problems, yet I get that error. Did you, using Printer Setup Repair, try the various options to remove printers? (Not the drivers, the printers.) |
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