[cups.general] OKIDATA Line Printers Slower on Linux - via JetDirect - Drivers? Linux issue?

[Michael Sweet]

Dracula wrote:
> Hello
> 
> Previous had SCO Server with 3 OkiData PaceMark 3410 printers connected
> to three seperate HPEXPlus Jet Direct Boxes.  Installed new Linux
> Server (new Hardware) and trying to print to these printers with linux
> and printers are considerably slower... some reports are 2 hours longer.
> Verified it is not the application printing from but printer.  Adjusted
> speeds on printer.  Tried many different drivers in linux.  Does linux
> have an issue with Jet Directs?  Is there a driver for these specific
> printers on Linux?  Any ideas and help would be appreciated.

Since CUPS supports modern formats and languages, the sample drivers
have to run your printers in graphics mode, which is significantly
slower than the text mode used by the old SCO (System V) print
spooler.

The simplest fix is to use the interface scripts from your old server
with CUPS:

     lpadmin -p printername -i scriptname.sh

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