Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2001 21:32:40 -0700 From: mike bueide <mbueide@actcom.net> To: ico66@nextra.sk Subject: Re: filter for HP LJ 6l Message-ID: <20011031213240.A2404@actcom.net> In-Reply-To: <1004420254.3bde3c9e7a155@webmail1.nextra.sk>; from ico66@nextra.sk on Tue, Oct 30, 2001 at 05:37:34AM %2B0000 References: <1004420254.3bde3c9e7a155@webmail1.nextra.sk>
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On Tue, Oct 30, 2001 at 05:37:34AM +0000, ico66@nextra.sk wrote: > > Few questions: > what's difference between interrupt-driven mode and polled mode? > -- > ico > ico66@nextra.sk > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message Sorry, I wouldn't know how to set up your printer. But, I do know the answer to this question. Interrupt-driven mode means that the computer doesn't respond to the printer requests until it is asked to do so by monitoring the interrupts sent by the printer (kind of like having your children pull your hand if they want something.) Polled mode on the other hand ignores the interrupts all together and the computer (CPU) periodically checks to see if the printer is ready to receive the next chunk of data it needs to send to it. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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