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Date:      Sun, 27 Nov 2005 16:28:19 +0100
From:      Roland Smith <rsmith@xs4all.nl>
To:        MarkNevada41@aol.com
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Very slow printing on 5.4 with cups anh HP LaserJet 4L
Message-ID:  <20051127152819.GA66942@slackbox.xs4all.nl>
In-Reply-To: <249.2391ff0.30bb2859@aol.com>
References:  <249.2391ff0.30bb2859@aol.com>

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On Sun, Nov 27, 2005 at 10:18:49AM -0500, MarkNevada41@aol.com wrote:
> how did you change the setting?
> =20
> My 932c used to print 3 or 4 lines per pass and now it does one line
> per pass

> I had the exact same problem, except with a Deskjet  932C.  Someone on th=
e=20
> list said "man lptcontrol" and set your printer  to "poll".
>=20
> I used this command:
> % lptcontrol -p -d /dev/lpt0
> and it  fixed my problem.
> =20
> where so you install the command?

You should run this command as root from the command line. If you want
to make it permanent, add the follwoing to /boot/device.hints:

hint.ppc.0.flags=3D"0x28"

This puts the port in ECP mode (flag 0x08), and disables the IRQ (flab
0x20), thus enabling polling mode.

If your chipset doesn't support ECP mode (unlikely for a reasonably
modern one) use 0x20 instead of 0x28.

The hint will take eddect on the next reboot. The lptcontrol command
will take care of things until you reboot.

Roland
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