Re: my printer's way slow

["Todd C. Miller" <Todd.Miller@courtesan.com>]

In message <19990104232254.A1512@mkNet.nerp.net>
	so spake Matt Kirby (mkirby):

> I've had the same exact problem with my hp540 on both OpenBSD and NetBSD, but
> not FreeBSD and Linux.  It's because of a timing problem.  FreeBSD has a fix 
> for this with their lptcontrol utility.  For details look at
> http://www.freebsd.org/FAQ/FAQ88.html#88
> Their lptcontrol utility puts the printer in a "polled mode" rather than
> interrupt.  Does anybody know how to do this with OpenBSD?  Can the lptcontro
> l
> utility be ported?

Just use the polled device, /dev/lpa0

 - todd