It takes forever to print anything...
This just started a little while ago. We have two G4s on a network. Both running 10.3.9. One prints just fine. The other takes forever to print anything. We noticed this printing InDesign docs. So I ran a test using TextEdit. I typed a single word and hit print. It took nearly a minute to print one word.
We have an HP Laserjet 1320N on the network.
Anybody have any idea what could be causing this? Surely it must be a System issue.
Thanks
Joe G.
Hi Joe,
So it gets caught up on the second occasion, suggesting that the OS is not getting the 'all clear' from the printer after the first job. Incidentally, while it is taking forever to print is the (Console.app) system.log writing lots of error messages whilst this is occurring? Please do not post the log, just say if there is log activity occurring.
You could try two things;
1. delete again this file.
~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.print.PrinterProxy.HPLaserjet.plist
then run Repair Permissions from Disk utilities (found in Utilities)
and then in an Administative account open Terminal (found in Utilities) and copy and paste into terminal the command
sudo periodic daily weekly monthly
type in the admin password, (it will type invisibly).
press return and wait, it could take a minute to complete.
and see if that fixes things.
2. If not, then I suggest do a Repair Disk.
To do this: Insert the Install Disk 1 into the drive and then select Restart, then hold down the C key until you hear the chime.
This will take you to the installation software, but you do not want to install.
Select your language, then go up to the top menu bar to First Aid and navigate to the Disk Utilities application.
Select the start up drive, then you click on Repair Disk .
If it finds errors, repeat the process until it reports no errors.
Then run Repair Permissions.
After these repairs, quit the application, and restart normally.
good luck with those procedures.
regards roam
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