Tue, 06 Nov 2007, by [EMAIL PROTECTED]: > 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?
Dunno, but I used to use the PPD for postscript output on my LJ1200, and I also thought it took a long time for some pages to print. I read about this Postscript vs PCL difference somewhere and gave it a try. It "worked" for me. Postscript *is* more accurate than PCL, but that comes with a price. Why the Windows driver is much faster? I don't know. Theo -- Theo v. Werkhoven Registered Linux user# 99872 http://counter.li.org ICBM 52 13 26N , 4 29 47E. + ICQ: 277217131 SUSE 10.2 + Jabber: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Kernel 2.6.20 + See headers for PGP/GPG info. Claimer: any email I receive will become my property. Disclaimers do not apply. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
