Date: Thu, 30 Jul 1998 16:21:17 -0700 (PDT) From: Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu> To: David Kulp <dkulp@neomorphic.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: lpt slows down other apps? Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.00.9807301620460.17630-100000@resnet.uoregon.edu> In-Reply-To: <199807302139.OAA19010@board66.cruzers.com>
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On Thu, 30 Jul 1998, David Kulp wrote: > For a little over a year now I've noticed a strange anomaly when > running laplink or printing: other programs become less responsive > when using the lpt device. > > A friend running FreeBSD has noticed the same problem. When > transferring a large amount of data we've both noticed that X becomes > jittery and sluggish and other applications are similarly less > responsive. > > Similarly, I recently bought a laserjet and found that when spooling > to the printer, other apps slow down. > > My question: what causes this to happen and how could it be fixed? try changing the printer port from interrupt-driven to polled mode using `lptcontrol -u 0 -p'. Doug White | University of Oregon Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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