Date: Sun, 21 Jun 1998 08:22:30 -0400 From: Toby Swanson <toby@milkyway.org> To: djv@bedford.net, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG, eirvine@tpgi.com.au Subject: Re: slow printing Message-ID: <358CFB05.7B0065E9@milkyway.org> References: <199806210326.XAA14940@lucy.bedford.net>
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Fixed! Thanks! Toby (toby@milkyway.org) CyberPeasant wrote: > Toby Swanson wrote: > > I have set up a print server running FreeBSD 2.1.7. The hardware > > seems to be set up correctly. When I "type" a file to lpt1: in DOS > > the printer prints it immediatly. When I cat a file to /dev/lpt0 in > > FreeBSD it prints a line, waits a second or two, prints a line, waits > > a second or two, and so on until the file has printed. Using the print > > spooler gets the same results. I checked the man pages, FAQ, > > Complete FreeBSD, no hits. The mailing list archive had one hit, but > > the message was not available. Any help, including pointers to other > > areas of info, is greatly appreciated. > > I can tell what's wrong, but not how to fix it: you're printing > to a port (lpt0) that uses interrupts, but the printer and/or the port > isn't cooperating. Try changing the port to "polling". > > lptcontrol -p > > If that doesn't work, then try > > lptcontrol -i > > which will switch to interrupt mode. > > Dave To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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