Klaus> On Tue, 16 Jul 1996, Baard Johannessen wrote:
>> > Can somebody please tell me why all of a sudden (never before with
>> the same > setup) I have the following message continually logging in
>> /var/log/messages > every 5-10 seconds?
>>
>> > lp1 out of paper.
>>
>> > Yes there is paper there.
>>
>> ...
Klaus> Oh yeah, much more fun here! The kernel tells me lp1 out of paper
Klaus> while sending all the stuff through the (printing) printer. Guess
Klaus> some status lines get misinterpreted (then again, we have a print
Klaus> extender in test with 100m serial cable ...)
Klaus> Since the printer prints, who cares...
What versions do you use? Some kernel in the high 1.3.[89]x range had
problems.
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