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Date:      Fri, 14 May 1999 11:03:36 -0400
From:      gerard <ser@intranet.ca>
To:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: HP DESKJET 820Cxi (Windoze printer)
Message-ID:  <99051411053901.00330@ser.com>
References:  <Pine.BSF.4.03.9905121302400.23756-100000@resnet.uoregon.edu>

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My Windoze printer now works fine. I switched to polled mode
Thanks
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On Wed, 12 May 1999, Doug White wrote:
> On Fri, 7 May 1999, gerard wrote:
> 
> > I've managed to print something with my Windoze printer. I used the port
> > /usr/ports/print/pbm2ppa. 
> 
> Congrats.
> 
> > My problem is the speed of the printer. It's very slow, it takes an
> > eternity to print just one page. How do I correct this? (FBSD3.1R on
> > P133, 6.4GB HDD, 64MB RAM ) regards _________
> 
> Set lpt0 to IRQ -1 (or use lptcontrol to set it to polled mode).
> 
> DeskJets also hold the page in memory until it reads a formfeed; if you
> hit the 'resume' key after the UNIX box finishes, does the printed page
> come out? If so, read the Handbook section on printing to add a trailing
> formfeed to your jobs.
> 
> Doug White                               
> Internet:  dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu    | FreeBSD: The Power to Serve
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> 
> 
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