In <[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask] writes:

> > The LPQ problem is the lack of page level recovery firmware in the printer.
> > As Chris justifiably ranted previously, one paper jam at the end of a huge
> > report and you have to print it all over again from the beginning.
> >
> > <RANT>THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE, HP!!!</RANT>
>
> This isn't acceptable.
>
> Are there good replacements for 265x printers? Ones that will support page
> level recovery. If I could find a replacement I would try to get HP to eat
> these printers, they sure don't live up to the specs. I just don't need this
> aggravation right now.
>
> grumble... grumble... grumble....
> -Lane

Note that the page-level-recovery problem affects LPQ printers (LPQ800 and
1200s we have demonstrated here ourselves) and all HP Laserjet 5-and-newer
models (LJ 5si, 8000s, and a couple other models we have also confirmed).
LJ4 and older printers work just fine; they apparently don't generate the
newer "confusing" PJL status messages.

The symptoms are the same; spooler prints til it gets an error reported by
the printer; the error message seems to confuse the spooler which either
generates an error about an unknown PJL sequence (pre-spooler patch) or
a generic error message about communications with the printer... and after a
60 second-or-so delay, starts the printout over (from the beginning).

            -Chris Bartram