I'm having difficulties to print to HP LaserJet 4250 via LPD protocol. Each and every time I try to print, the print queue stops saying 'Jobs stopped'. If I tail CUPS error log I see this: I 25/Oct/2006:15:00:29 +0300 Started filter /usr/libexec/cups/filter/cgpdftops (PID 5646) for job 2. I 25/Oct/2006:15:00:29 +0300 Started filter /usr/libexec/cups/filter/pstops (PID 5647) for job 2.

I 25/Oct/2006:15:00:29 +0300 Started filter /Library/Printers/hp/filter/hppostprocessing (PID 5648) for job 2. I 25/Oct/2006:15:00:29 +0300 Started backend /usr/libexec/cups/backend/lpd (PID 5649) for job 2. E 25/Oct/2006:15:00:30 +0300 PID 5649 stopped with status 1! I 25/Oct/2006:15:00:30 +0300 Hint: Try setting the LogLevel to 'debug' to find out more.

I have deleted the printer and set it up again on Printer Setup Utility and downloaded new drivers from HP web site. It just doesn't work.

Printing to old HP 2100 with LPD works fine so looks like Mac OS X does not like HP 4250 printer. Setting LogLevel to 'debug' on CUPS does not offer any clues. Power Mac G5 Mac OS X (10.4.8) HP LaserJet 4250. The print job never reaches the Windows Server, the local print queue on the Mac keeps stalling and does not continue no matter how many times I hit Start Jobs button in Printer Setup Utility. I have tried the original HP driver which came with Tiger install disk and drivers dowloaded from HP site without success. On the other hand printing via IP to older HP LaserJet 2100 works without hitch.

I'm not sure if this is somewhow related to the Mac OS X 10.4.8 Update, which I installed at the same time I swapped the printer. Or, I quess CUPS is somewhow messed up, but why IP printing to other printers works, is beyond me. Power Mac G5 Mac OS X (10.4.8) Windows 2003 Server, HP LaserJet 4250. Since my own printer started giving me similar 'job stopped' problems I've read a lot of threads looking for a solution. In another post, I found a reference to 'Printer Setup Repair' a small app. From www.fixamac.net.

It can perform many functions (most of which I don't understand and, therefore, haven't used), but using it to repair permissions apparently fixes problems that the disk utility doesn't. Sure enough, when I ran the programme it detected permission problems with printing files, that disk utility hadn't, and repaired them. As recommended in another thread, I also used it to delete printer drivers that weren't needed. Since restarting my Mac, the printer has worked perfectly. It seems to cure all makes, HP & Epson. Might be worth trying. I just used it to wipe out unneeded printer drivers and run through the repair stuff.

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Deleted printer from Print Setup Utility and reinstalled it. It still stops the queue when I try to print.

I'm running out of options here, just wondering, is this Apples, HP's or CUPS's fault? I bet if I ask help from Easy Software Products (they licenced CUPS to Apple) they'll tell it's Apple's or HP's fault, not theirs. HP said printing trough Windows server is not even supported, one should use Novell server print straight to the printer, which in my case is impossible because print quotas are enforced.

Using IP printing is the only option because that's the only way pcounter supports Macs and Linux. Then maybe you can explain to me why printing to HP LaserJet 2100 works perfectly with same settings - the only exeption is the HP 4250 driver. The driver used on the Windows serves is HP LaseJet 4250 PS while the completely well printing HP LaserJet 2100 uses the HP Laserjet 2100 Series PS driver. Both are PostScript drivers, no PCL in sight. The printer model is HP LaserJet 4250 PS, so it supports PostScript. I have compared the settings between 2100 and 4250 on the server side-by-side and there's nothing odd that hits my eye in there.

On the Mac, the settings are as follows: Protocol: Line Printer Daemon - LPD Address: the DNS name of the Windows server Queue: the share name of the printer on the Windows server Print Using: HP LaserJet 4250. So, the exact same settigs except the share name work well with the HP LaserJet 2100 series printer. Yes I have, always the same error - please look at my first post. I'm not sure if this is related to upgrade to 10.4.8, I updated from 10.4.7 to 10.4.8 at the same time the printed was switched to LaserJet 4250. To find out, I'm planning to grab a vacant Mac mini and test with Mac OS X 10.3.9 and then try 10.4.

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A little Googling releaved the same error 'PID XXXXX stopped with status 1!' Shows that people have had the same problem with some Linux distros (Fedora, Ubuntu) - even with inkjet printers. Unfortunately the CUPS logs are not verbose enough to give details about what goes wrong. Apple documentatiion does not indicate CUPS was changed with 10.4.8 Update. On the other hand, I discoved all the other printers on the server use WinPrint as printing engine but HP 4250 used HPZPP3zw. Default data type was RAW with both engines.

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