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From: "Frank DeBolt, Jr." <frank@ipctech.com>
Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.questions
Subject: FreeBSD2.0: Slow Parallel Printer?
Date: 15 Jan 1995 20:10:26 GMT
Organization: InfiNet
Lines: 37
Message-ID: <3fbvfi$pij@lucy.infi.net>
NNTP-Posting-Host: h-ecru.richmond.infi.net
My HP Deskjet 520 has decided to start printing slow. It takes 1.5
minutes to print a ten line file! It used to work O.K, and still does
in dos.
My printcap:
# @(#)printcap 5.3 (Berkeley) 6/30/90
lp|local line printer:\
:lp=/dev/lpt0:sd=/var/spool/lpd:lf=/var/log/lpd-errs:\
:of=/usr/local/lib/hplaserjet:sh:
The hplaserjet filter:
#!/bin/csh -f
#
#
#
# This is the output filter form use with HP laserjets I and II.
# It is called via the of entry in the generic_hp printcap entry
# All it does is send the escape sequence to the printer, so that:
# CR is mapped to CR
# LF is mapped to CR LF
# FF is mapped to CR FF
echo -n '&k2G'
/bin/cat
if ($status == 0) then
exit 0
else
exit 1
endif
Any help would be greatly appreciated!