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HL-5240L

FAQs & Troubleshooting

FAQs & Troubleshooting

Date: 24/01/2019 ID: faq00100599_000

All print jobs are aborted and nothing is printed. (Linux)

  • The drivers for your machine may not installed properly, try to create a temporary symbolic link to link the file "/etc/init.d/cups" or "/etc/init.d/cupsys" to "/etc/init.d/lpd" and install the drivers again.

    For rpm users:
    ln -s /etc/init.d/cups /etc/init.d/lpd
    ln -s /etc/init.d/cupsys /etc/init.d/lpd

    For dpkg users:
    ln -s /etc/init.d/cupsys /etc/init.d/lpd
     
  • If SELinux is working on your system, some configuration for SELinux is required.
    Set your SELinux "permissive" or refer the FAQ for SELinux.
    > Click here to print using CUPS while keeping SELinux enabled.

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