Theo v. Werkhoven writes: > Tue, 06 Nov 2007, by [EMAIL PROTECTED]: > > I have an old HP Laserjet 4ML Postscript printer connected to the > > parallel port of my SUSE 10.0 machine, running CUPS and configured > > to use the Laserjet 4ML v2013.003 postscript PPD file (recommended). > > I also have this printer configured as a shared printer over samba > > on my network. > > > > Everything works properly, but, when I use PayPal shipping to print > > a USPS shipping label on Linux, it takes a long time (printer light > > blinking the whole time), but when I do the same thing on Windowz XP > > to the same printer over the share, it's very fast. The difference is > > something like many minutes on Linux and only seconds on Windowz for > > a single sheet to come out. > > > > Anyone could offer an explanation why it's so slow on Linux? > > The rendering of a complicated Postscript page with graphics > (bar-codes etc) just takes a long time for the old and slow engine > in the printer. > Try to use a PCL driver PPD file in the postscript's driver's stead. > Much faster.
So how come print jobs sent from the Windows machine come out so much faster on the same printer? On the Windows side, the printer is configured as a remote printer but the model is set as a HP Laserjet 4ML Postscript too. Are you saying somehow Windows isn't sending Postscript to the printer over samba? -Ti -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
