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From: lenny@icus.com (Lenny Tropiano)
Subject: [FreeBSD] Printing (lpt0) to HP-compatible laser printer is VERY SLOW!
Followup-To: poster
Organization: ICUS Software Systems, Austin, Texas
Message-ID: <CtH792.5sG@icus.com>
Date: Mon, 25 Jul 1994 03:05:25 GMT
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For some reason the printing to the parallel port (on a 2-serial, 1 parallel,
1 IDE, floppy controller generic card) (lpt0) is very slow to a laser printer.
I haven't tried any other printer, but the "data" light on the printer blinks
for a long time

lp is ready and printing
Rank   Owner      Job  Files                                 Total Size
active lenny      4    (standard input)                      57296 bytes

It's been over 5 minutes and the first page hasn't even printed.  My printcap
looks like:


#	@(#)printcap	5.3 (Berkeley) 6/30/90

lp|local line printer:\
	:lp=/dev/lpt0:sd=/var/spool/lpd:lf=/var/log/lpd-errs:


/sys/i386/conf/ICUS:
	device		lpt0	at isa? port? tty irq 7 vector lptintr

[FreeBSD 1.1.5.1R, btw]

Suggestions?

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