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Date:      Fri, 27 Oct 2000 17:04:40 -0700 (PDT)
From:      Ed Alley <alley1@llnl.gov>
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Cc:        Ed Alley <wea@trevarno.llnl.gov>
Subject:   FreeBSD hangs when running ghostscripe as a print filter.
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.10.10010271656010.395-300000@trevarno.llnl.gov>

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Hello:
	My name is Ed Alley. I am running FreeBSD 3.3 on my home
computer. I have sent you two attachments: my printcap file
and a simplified version of the printer filter that I am running.

Whenever I output a large Postscript file, it appears that
Ghostscript takes all of the CPU ticks; it holds on and won't
release the CPU. While I wait for it to finish, my X-window
pointer freezes and sometimes the system freezes permanently;
I have even had it panic on me with a page fault.

Do you have any idea what is going on? I should note that
the very same setup with Linux runs OK. (:-<)

	I am anxious to hear from you on this one; I have
been battling this one for months.

		Ed Alley
		wea@llnl.gov


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