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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: johnsonm@lars.acc-admin.stolaf.edu's message of Wed, 23 Dec 1992 15:02:30 GMT
- Message-ID: <1992Dec23.150717.22603@news.stolaf.edu>
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- Organization: St. Olaf College; Northfield, MN USA
- References: <1h9s83INNlng@nz12.rz.uni-karlsruhe.de> <1992Dec23.150230.22344@news.stolaf.edu>
- Date: Wed, 23 Dec 1992 15:07:17 GMT
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- I wrote:
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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?
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- I forgot to mention that the lp device is /not/ a block device, it is
- a character device. doing anything with the block devices won't
- directly affect the lp device driver, though removing tthem might make
- it a little hard to run linux ;-)
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- for reference: /usr/src/linux/kernel/chr_drv/lp.c and
- /usr/include/linux/lp.h Read them, if you wish.
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- michaelkjohnson
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