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Hi
I have a problem prninting huge documents.
I use a up to date Arch system. I work with KDE, Lyx, Texmacs etc.
CUPS is my prntserver. The Printer is a Minolta PagePro 6ex.
If I start a printjob it take a minute or two and then the printer starts printing the first page. After that it takes 30 sec between each following page. Is this mnormal? I work with Linux an Windows with nearly the same software, but such slow printing is new for me. Printing under windows with the same Printer and same workstation is very fast.
Is this a configuration problem or is this linuxtypical?
-chris
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hi
it depends on how many graphics you print
or is it only text?
is there an other driver for your printer
try that
i had one that was really bad (was a hp 1200)
i don't know how fast your pc is but that is also a factor
RAM?
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Hi
it is a Athlon XP 1900 with 700MB RAM so it sould handle a printjob.
I habe on the same machine Windows XP an printing there is fast. No delays between the pages.
I use the hpijs driver. This is the "perfect" driver according to linuxprintng.org
chris
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with that should it definitly work
hm strange
would you try an other driver for your printer
perhaps an other foomatic or gimp-print
that was exactly the same with mine
now it works
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See also linux/Documentation/parport.txt. Very useful information there. I have in my modprobe.conf:
alias parport_lowlevel parport_pc
options parport_pc io=0x278 irq=7
That's for my ISA card, you probably want to enabled dma.
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