Very slow printing with stock FreeBSD5.3 + CUPS + Gimp-Print + HPDeskJet612C

[Anish Mistry]

On Sunday 10 April 2005 08:34 pm, Anthony M. Agelastos wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> My HP DeskJet 612C printer is printing unbearably slow (0.033 PPM).
> I have a stock installation (GENERIC KERNEL) of FreeBSD 5.3
> straight off of the install CDs, and I have installed very little
> software thus far. I have mainly followed the installation
> instructions from
>
> http://www.csua.berkeley.edu/~ranga/notes/freebsd_cups.html
>
> It basically prints one line at a time, then pauses for a while,
> and makes some noises, and then repeats. The whole single test page
> took over 30 minutes to print. Does anyone have any insight/info
> that they can give me to solve this problem or point me in the
> right direction of solving it? I have Googled and done some
> searching and did not come up with anything. I checked the CUPS
> documentation and forums and did not see anything either.
>
If you are using the parallel port it sounds like an interrupt 
problem.  Check you settings in the BIOS and try different ECP/EPP 
settings for the port.

-- 
Anish Mistry
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