Printer stops after each Page -> very slow

[Stefan Huber]

hi

sorry, I know its a bad behavior to dump my own posts, but I still got 
no idea how to fix this after another extensive search through google. 
any little hint would be appreciated. maybe I'm just not seeing the 
obvious =)

greets

stefan


stefan.huber at netzone.ch wrote:
> Hi there
> 
> I've got some really strange behavior from the cups server in our office. When printing files from Windows through cups (over samba) everything works fine. when printing every page emerges just 2 seconds after another. (about 28 pages / min, thats what the printer is capable of)
> 
> when I do the same but through the lp command the printer just prints one page, makes a short stop, then pulls in the next page and prints it. normally it has already pulled in the second page, when the first is  emerging. this way, we get about 5 pages / min.
> 
> you see, its quite slow, but only from command line.
> 
> I just can't make out any differences. both jobs get to the same printer but in linux its slow as hell...
> 
> I've tried different ppds, several connection types (ipp and so on) and I just can't work out whats wrong, since no matter what i change, windows is always fast, linux always slow with exactly the same printer as destination (and the same configuration)
> 
> I've made 2 tests an got the debug2 logfiles for a printjob from windows and one from linux. the windows one is about 4 times longer than the linux one ( 1365 lines win and 295 lines linux)
> 
> if it's any help, I'd be glad to post them.
> 
> Usually I try to figure out problems with rtfm, googling, but this time, nothing I tried has worked :( and most people having speed problems have them the opposite direction. windows is slow an linux fast =)
> 
> I hope, theres anybody out there who knows this problem and how to solve it.
> 
> ah, by the way: the printer is a brother hl-7050n.. I used the ppd from suse cups, the one from brother and a generic one from linuxprinting.org.
> 
> thanks a lot for any suggestions or small hint. I'm desperate =)
> 
> stefan