Robin@turbo.RAY.COM ( Dr. R.P. Alston) (09/29/88)
I have a Bell Technologies Multi Purpose Engine 386 box running SYSV386 and I am trying to get a parallel printer working correctly. The port I am using happens to be on the card with the mouse port and ends up in my box being /dev/lp2. If I install 'lp' or if I just cat directly to the device the performance is ridiculously slow on the printer (1 line every few seconds or so). Its as if there is some huge delay per character or on the <crnl> at the end of each line. Can anyone enlighten me on this? I have done an stty from the port (which I find a little strange anyway since its not really a tty), and whats worse I don't seem to be able to change the settings at all, even if I hang something on the device to keep it open. The thing that disturbs me about the stty is that it is saying the port is set for 'cs5' which is the only setting the appears strange to me (although on a parallel port that can't make sense anyway, can it?). Help please anyone. Please use e-mail first. PS. The box also has merge 386 installed and X10R4 but if I run a kernel minus merge it makes no difference. -- ------------------------------------------------- # Whats worse than two MA drivers on a freeway? # Dr. Robin the REAL # Answer: One Toronto driver # SuperUser Atilla! ------------------------------------------------- (617)-490-3028 Robin@turbo.ray.com .....!rayssd!turbo!Robin