From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Apr 11 17:54:11 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EDA9516A4CE for ; Mon, 11 Apr 2005 17:54:11 +0000 (GMT) Received: from smtpq1.home.nl (smtpq1.home.nl [213.51.128.196]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E333E43D2F for ; Mon, 11 Apr 2005 17:54:10 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from danny@ricin.com) Received: from [213.51.128.133] (port=58146 helo=smtp2.home.nl) by smtpq1.home.nl with esmtp (Exim 4.30) id 1DL36v-000836-Pp for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Mon, 11 Apr 2005 19:54:09 +0200 Received: from cp464173-a.dbsch1.nb.home.nl ([84.27.215.228]:57392 helo=desktop.homenet) by smtp2.home.nl with esmtp (Exim 4.30) id 1DL36s-0005wZ-HY for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Mon, 11 Apr 2005 19:54:06 +0200 From: Danny Pansters To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2005 19:53:50 +0200 User-Agent: KMail/1.8 References: <3d4917d89fcf710e1ada055cb7bd4de9@asu.edu> <425A76AE.5010606@makeworld.com> <425AAB51.5020808@tvog.net> In-Reply-To: <425AAB51.5020808@tvog.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200504111953.50158.danny@ricin.com> X-AtHome-MailScanner-Information: Please contact support@home.nl for more information X-AtHome-MailScanner: Found to be clean Subject: Re: Very slow printing with stock FreeBSD5.3 + CUPS + Gimp-Print + HPDeskJet612C X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2005 17:54:12 -0000 On Monday 11 April 2005 18:52, Frank Laszlo wrote: > Chris wrote: > >Anthony M. Agelastos wrote: > >>Hello all, > >> > >>My HP DeskJet 612C printer is printing unbearably slow (0.033 PPM). I > >>have a stock installation (GENERIC KERNEL) of FreeBSD 5.3 straight off > >>of the install CDs, and I have installed very little software thus far. > >>I have mainly followed the installation instructions from > >> > >>http://www.csua.berkeley.edu/~ranga/notes/freebsd_cups.html > >> > >>It basically prints one line at a time, then pauses for a while, and > >>makes some noises, and then repeats. The whole single test page took > >>over 30 minutes to print. Does anyone have any insight/info that they > >>can give me to solve this problem or point me in the right direction of > >>solving it? I have Googled and done some searching and did not come up > >>with anything. I checked the CUPS documentation and forums and did not > >>see anything either. Gimp-print is about the worst one could use. Use hpijs. > >Anthony, > > > > I too have this issue. I tried with my HP 1100, 1300 and a 4050 on 3 > >differant PC/laptops. The thing is, one of them, like yours, was a > >generic install w/gnome and I tried bot apsfilter and CUPS. > > > > Yet, everyone I have spoken with has no idea of the issues I'm dealing > >with. So for now, and untill I pop on 5.4, I'm gonna leave my printing > >for Windows. > > > > Yes, I tried the install via the Handbook, read the docs for apfilter, > >and the closest I get to printing is via CUPS - and with the same issues > >(and worse then you). Mine happen to be the "GO" light flashes for 20 > >minutes befor anything spits out. *shrug* Use hpijs (and hpoj) with cups. Works really well on my photosmart 2610 all-in-one thing. They're ports from HP's drivers for Linux: /usr/ports/print/hpijs /usr/ports/graphics/hpoj > > Perhaps the quality setting is locked on high resolution? This would > probably make the printer print quite slow if its an inkjet. > > Regards, > Frank Laszlo HTH, Dan