Date: Wed, 20 Sep 1995 17:07:18 GMT From: Steve Ames <steve@cioeserv.cioe.com> To: bmk@dtr.com Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: lpd slow? Message-ID: <199509201707.RAA02598@cioeserv.cioe.com>
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> > > > I just started lpd on my freebsd almost current system. When i use > > lpr to print a small sample file (say /etc/rc for instance) it prints > > it but it is _SLOW_. It took almost an hour to print the file. I'm > > printing to a panason kxp-2135 printer (which is dot-matrix). Still, > > its not that slow a printer. > > Are you using the lpt driver with or without irq7? If so, are you > sure that your card actually has working irq hardware? A lot of them > don't. > How would I determine if I'm using it or no? I believe that it _does_ have working irq hardware, but I'm basing that on the FreeBSD boot summary: lpt0 at 0x378-0x37f irq 7 on isa lpt0: Interrupt-driven port lp0: TCP/IP capable interface Perhaps this is incorrect? -Steve
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