Re: Is printing broke on sparc ?

[Mr. James W. Laferriere]

	Hello Tim ,

On Tue, 17 Apr 2001, Mr. James W. Laferriere wrote:
> On Tue, 17 Apr 2001, Tim Waugh wrote:
> > On Mon, Apr 16, 2001 at 05:54:41PM -0700, Mr. James W. Laferriere wrote:
> > > # /etc/printcap
> > > # Please don't edit this file directly unless you know what you are doing!
> > > # Be warned that the control-panel printtool requires a very strict format!
> > > # Look at the printcap(5) man page for more info.
> > > # This file can be edited with the printtool in the control-panel.
> > > ##PRINTTOOL3## LOCAL POSTSCRIPT 300x300 letter {} PostScript Default {}
> > > lp:\
> > > 	:sd=/var/spool/lpd/lp:\
> > > 	:mx#0:\
> > > 	:sh:\
> > > 	:lp=/dev/lp0:\
> > > 	:if=/var/spool/lpd/lp/filter:
> > [...]
> > > /c#eodiecnyotai rhernili s to rpaemn
> > >                                     s eehpo o-.ROLPR0 roif{\=sl:x
> > >                                                                  	/p:ao/lr

> > Please try adjusting the 'udelay (1)' lines in
> > drivers/parport/ieee1284_ops.c:parport_ieee1284_write_compat to be
> > larger delays (for example, try replacing the 1s with 2s, or 5s, and
> > see if that makes things better).
> 	I am going to look and see if there might be a ioctl for that
> 	function .  Failing that I shall recompile the kernel with each
> 	of those values & test until successful or it seems futile .
	Tries both 2's & 5's , Both did the leaving things out .  Although
	in a differant pattern with each .  Am going to try 10's next just
	for grins .   Twyl ,  JimL

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