The amount of print jobs the queue has has nothing to do with the queue being paused.  It's a state that the print queue is in.  You need to look around the properties of the printer itself and find something that will tell the print queue to resume or unpause the queue. try: sudo cupsenable your_printers_name Brian Cluff On 9/11/19 5:57 PM, Michael wrote: > okay... I got all of the queues cleared (the ones in CUPS and the ones > in the system tray) but CUPS still says it is paused (I can't get help > from the mint forums, my password doesn't work and each time I reset > it the new one isn't recognized). > > On Wed, Sep 11, 2019 at 8:34 PM Michael > wrote: > > was that  typo? I can print to it from another computer > > On Wed, Sep 11, 2019 at 8:32 PM Brian Cluff > wrote: > > Because CUPS is saying queue is paused.  The queue doesn't get > paused from printer errors, only from pausing it. > The other piece of evidence that the printer is fine is that > he can't print to it from another computer. > > Brian Cluff > > On 9/11/19 4:55 PM, Harold Hartley wrote: >> Why wouldn’t it be the printer. The queue paused because it >> detected a problem on the printer hardware. >> >> On Wed, Sep 11, 2019, at 16:43, Brian Cluff wrote: >>> I'm sure it's not your printer. You print queue is paused, >>> and it needs to be resumed so that it will send print jobs >>> to your printer again. >>> >>> Brian Cluff >>> >>> On 9/11/19 4:29 PM, Michael wrote: >>> > really? what did you clean and what with? >>> > >>> > On Wed, Sep 11, 2019 at 7:28 PM Harold Hartley >>> wrote: >>> >> I remember having the same problem at one time. Found out >>> it was my printer that had the problem. Found my ink >>> cartridge wasn’t working and ended up cleaning it and put it >>> in and restarted my printer and worked fine. >>> >> >>> >> On Wed, Sep 11, 2019, at 16:12, Brian Cluff wrote: >>> >>> OK.. you need to resume your print queue. Until you do >>> all the print queue will do will queue up jobs, but they >>> will never print. Once the print queue is resumed anything >>> that is in the queue will start to print. >>> >>> >>> >>> I can't remember which desktop you are running, but on >>> KDE you can pause/resume the queue by clicking on the list >>> double bar or triangle on the right side of the name of the >>> printer when you click the little printer icon in the system >>> tray. Wherever it is, it must be easily clickable, because >>> you probably accidentally clicked it at some point. >>> >>> >>> >>> Brian Cluff >>> >>> >>> >>> On 9/11/19 10:28 AM, Michael wrote: >>> >>> > CUPS says the printer is paused >>> >>> > >>> >>> > On Wed, Sep 11, 2019 at 12:38 PM Brian Cluff >>> wrote: >>> >>> >> Go to this URL and click on the name of the printer >>> that isn't printing and look to see if there is an error >>> showing. I've found that CUPS is VERY good at telling you >>> about what is wrong. >>> >>> >> http://127.0.0.1:631/printers/ >>> >>> >> >>> >>> >> Brian Cluff >>> >>> >> >>> >>> >> On 9/11/19 5:40 AM, Michael wrote: >>> >>> >>> it does scan though. any ideas why this would be the >>> case? >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> >>> >>> :-)~MIKE~(-: >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> --------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - >>> PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>> >>> >>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>> >>> >>> >>> https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>> >>> >> --------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - >>> PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>> >>> >>> >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail >>> settings: >>> >>> >> https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>> >>> > >>> >>> > >>> >>> > -- >>> >>> > :-)~MIKE~(-: >>> >>> > >>> >>> > --------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - >>> PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>> >>> >>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>> >>> > https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>> >>> --------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - >>> PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>> >>> >>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>> >>> https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>> >> >>> >> -- >>> >>  Harold Hartley >>> >>  17632 N. 5th place >>> >>  Phoenix, AZ 85022 >>> >> wheelie207@ownmail.net >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> --------------------------------------------------- >>> >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - >>> PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>> >>> >>  To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>> >> https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>> > >>> > >>> >  -- >>> > :-)~MIKE~(-: >>> > >>> > --------------------------------------------------- >>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>> >>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>> > https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>> --------------------------------------------------- >>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>> >>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>> https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> >> -- >> Harold Hartley >> 17632 N. 5th place >> Phoenix, AZ 85022 >> wheelie207@ownmail.net >> >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list -PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > -- > :-)~MIKE~(-: > > > > -- > :-)~MIKE~(-: > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss