[G4] LaserWriter problem

[Jim Elmore]

I think that's a LaserWriter 8 preferences problem. Toss the entire Printing
Prefs folder, restart, and reselect your printer.

>From "LRugolo at centurytel.net" <LRugolo at centurytel.net> on  3/17/03 11:38 PM

> This is an OS 9.2.2 problem, not OS X. I haven't made the leap yet.
> The problem printer is a LaserWriter Select 360, about 8 or 9 years
> old. I wonder how I can tell if it bit the dust? I've used this old
> printer first with a PowerWave 604/132 under OS 8.1 and then with my
> current G4 under OS 9.2.2. Worked flawlessly all these years. Today,
> all of a sudden, it stopped working. I sent a document to the printer
> (Command-P) as usual, the desktop printer icon displayed the small
> page symbol on its lower left as usual, but instead of flashing it's
> green light to show that it would print, the printer light remained
> steady and I got a finder-warning:
>     The document "xxxxxxxxx" failed to print on the printer "LW
>     Select 360" because the requested printer could not be found.
> 
> Then the fun began. I replaced the printer driver with a good copy
> from a backup. No go. Then I checked all the connections to make sure
> they were tight. Nothing. Then I replaced all printer-related
> software from the backup. Still nothing. Then I dug up the original
> software which came with the printer and reinstalled it. Restarted
> the computer (as I did in the previous steps) but still nothing. I
> can select the printer from the Control Strip and the icon on the
> desktop has the bold black outline indicating that it's selected. I
> cannot select it in the Chooser (nothing shows up in the right-hand
> panel.) I turned the printer off and on many times, and restarted the
> computer several times. The Apple Printer Utility, which I have used
> several times in the past, now tells me that there are no AppleTalk
> zones on my network of three computers, and nothing shows up in the
> "Printers" panel.
> 
> Thinking the printer was dead, I disconnected it and hooked up an old
> LaserWriter II NT, selected the proper driver, restarted the computer
> and -- even that one wouldn't work. Could both printers be dead? I
> just don't know what else to do. I could replace this old printer
> with a new one, but something tells me that there's still life in the
> 360 and I'd hate to scrap it if it can still work. Any insights?
> 
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