tmanos@tmsys.UUCP (Tom Manos) (02/20/90)
Printer problem:
machine: ZEOS 386/20
os: Microport SysV/AT rel. 2.4 (I KNOW, I'm saving my money :-))
printer: Panasonic KXP-1092i, Citizen MSP-10
port: /dev/lp1
Problem: the printer prints _excruciatingly_ slowly. When I boot DOS on the
same machine, no problem, the printer speeds along, just as it should. I get
the same results whether I use the command "lp /etc/passwd", or
"cat /etc/passwd > lp1".
I just purchased and set up the new machine, loaded the software from the
original SysV/AT disks, and transferred over my user file system.
The lp spooling system is set up just as it is on a Compaq system here which
works perfectly with the same printers.
Here are my lp devices:
crw------- 2 lp sys 7, 1 Feb 19 19:16 /dev/lp
crw------- 1 lp sys 7, 0 Mar 18 1986 /dev/lp0
crw------- 2 lp sys 7, 1 Feb 19 19:16 /dev/lp1
crw------- 1 lp sys 7, 2 Oct 19 1986 /dev/lp2
One thing that _is_ really strange is that UNIX prints on lp1, NOT lp0, and
DOS prints on lpt1:. Does that make sense?
This problem is driving me NUTS. Anyone have similar experiences?
email to uunet!talos!xanth!virgil!tmsys!tmanos
or manost@dcaems.dca.mil
Thanks in advance.
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