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- From: johnsonm@lars.acc-admin.stolaf.edu (Michael K. Johnson)
- Subject: Re: cp foo.graphics /dev/lp1 is slooooooooow.
- In-Reply-To: bernd@iamk4526.mathematik.uni-karlsruhe.de's message of 23 Dec 1992 14:14:27 GMT
- Message-ID: <1992Dec23.150230.22344@news.stolaf.edu>
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- Organization: St. Olaf College; Northfield, MN USA
- References: <1h9s83INNlng@nz12.rz.uni-karlsruhe.de>
- Date: Wed, 23 Dec 1992 15:02:30 GMT
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- In article <1h9s83INNlng@nz12.rz.uni-karlsruhe.de> bernd@iamk4526.mathematik.uni-karlsruhe.de (Bernd Wiebelt) writes:
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- This has been asked before, but not yet answered.
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- BZZZZZZZZZZZZT! Wrong. I have posted twice about this already.
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- Somewhere between linux98.1 and linux99 there was
- a change in the blk-drv code which affects output
- speed on printers. Does anyone know a cure for
- this dilemma which doesn't involve putting the
- old blk-drv code from linux98.1 back into 99?
- (In fact, I remeber there was a posting about
- a programm solving this problem (lptune???) but
- the same posting said that this programm was not
- yet completed).
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- That wasn't exactly what it said.
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- ANYONE WITH PRINTER PROBLEMS *PLEASE* MAIL ME
- ANYONE WITH PRINTER PROBLEMS *PLEASE* MAIL ME
- ANYONE WITH PRINTER PROBLEMS *PLEASE* MAIL ME
-
- Please tell me what printer you have, and give me a description of
- your computer, and I will do my best to help you.
-
- This gets me to another question: Why the hell was
- there a change in the !working! lpr-code in a
- version so close to linux 1.0. Shouldn`t we have been
- waiting till 1.0 was out and then think about redesigning
- lpr-code?
-
- NOT! Working? Well, that depends on your definition of working.
- Yes, it got stuff to the printer, but for many people, it was 5 times
- as slow as printing under dos, and really sucked up system time. Now,
- my redesigned driver is much faster and more efficient for most
- people. Unfortunately, it appears to break on deskjet 500's, and
- perhaps other printers, though I have only heard about deskjets...
-
- As far as waiting, I re-wrote that code quite a while ago. If you
- haven't bothered to ask about it before now, and just now complain
- about the speed, right before 1.0 comes out, you /DON'T/ have my
- sympathy. I'll still try to fix it, but I won't feel sorry for you.
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- michaelkjohnson
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