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: My printer is ridiculously slow. What can I do ?
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4.8. My printer is ridiculously slow. What can I do ?
If it's parallel, and the only problem is that it's terribly
slow, try setting your printer port into ``polled'' mode:
lptcontrol -p
Some newer HP printers are claimed not to work correctly in
interrupt mode, apparently due to some (not yet exactly
understood) timing problem.
Frequently Asked Questions for FreeBSD 2.X
: Troubleshooting
: My printer is ridiculously slow. What can I do ?
Previous: When I mount a CDROM, I get ``Device not configured''.
Next: My programs occasionally die with ``Signal 11'' errors.