From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Dec 9 14:01:23 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C7E9716A4CE for ; Tue, 9 Dec 2003 14:01:23 -0800 (PST) Received: from smtp08.wxs.nl (smtp08.wxs.nl [195.121.6.40]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B75A043D2B for ; Tue, 9 Dec 2003 14:01:22 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from marco@beishuizen.info) Received: from tsunami.bsd (ipd50a233c.speed.planet.nl [213.10.35.60]) by smtp08.wxs.nl (iPlanet Messaging Server 5.2 HotFix 1.14 (built Mar 18 2003)) with ESMTP id <0HPN00H13EFI37@smtp08.wxs.nl> for questions@freebsd.org; Tue, 09 Dec 2003 22:59:42 +0100 (MET) Date: Tue, 09 Dec 2003 23:01:21 +0100 (CET) From: Marco Beishuizen In-reply-to: <20031209191545.A74542@pukruppa.net> Sender: marco@tsunami.bsd To: Peter Ulrich Kruppa Message-id: MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT FreeBSD: Homepage: References: <20031209191545.A74542@pukruppa.net> cc: FreeBSD questions mailing list Subject: Re: How to make printer print faster? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: Marco Beishuizen List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 09 Dec 2003 22:01:23 -0000 On stardate Tue, 9 Dec 2003, the wise Peter Ulrich Kruppa entered: > On Tue, 9 Dec 2003, Marco Beishuizen wrote: > > > > > Hello, > > > > I own a HP LaserJet 2100, connected to my home network. According to the > > specifications it should be able to print 10 pages per minute. When using > > Windows that's not a problem. But using FreeBSD (with lpd configured with > > help of Apsfilter from the ports) it prints very slowly, I guess about 2 > > pages per minute. > > > > Is it possible to make printing go faster? > Start apsfilter's setup and play around with resolutions and > qualities. > If you need different quality standards, you could give them > different names like hplaser_lo and hplaser_hi . Well I just tried a lot of settings (resolution to 300dpi, quality to high/medium/low) but it has not influenced the speed of printing at all. The only driver that seems suitable for my printer is the lj5mono or lj5gray. Any other suggestions? gr. Marco -- They also surf who only stand on waves.