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- From: alm@netcom.com (Andrew Moore)
- Subject: Re: X386 xdm with crypt, other tools, printer EXPERIENCES
- Message-ID: <!6sn-3+.alm@netcom.com>
- Date: Wed, 09 Sep 92 23:22:56 GMT
- Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services (408 241-9760 guest)
- References: <1992Sep9.122332.22785@cs.tu-berlin.de>
- Keywords: xdm X386 crypt lpt.c
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- In article <1992Sep9.122332.22785@cs.tu-berlin.de> engel@opal.cs.tu-berlin.de (Christian Engel) writes:
- >Printer Support
- >===============
- >
- >I had many problems using the original lpt.c driver although patched with
- >lpt-haugh and the lp.c drivers.
- >Printing of normal ascii files was ok using the lp.c driver. But when I tried to
- >print a .dvi-djc file (Deskjet 500 output from dvi), character losses and even
- >crashes (lpt.c) occurred.
- >Switching off the printer caused a reboot.
- >I could solve the problem for lpt.c using an output filter, that flushed the
- >output and waited for a while (usleep) after a certain amount of characters were
- >sent to the printer.
- >I didn't need to use this filter for the new version of lpt.c that does busy
- >waiting.
-
- I had similar problems with the Eric Haug patches to the lpt driver.
- But I have not had any such problems since I recompiled lpd.c
- (in /usr/src/usr.sbin/lpr/lpd). BTW, what does an lpt driver without
- interrupts buy me? What is the cost?
- -Andrew Moore <alm@netcom.com>
-