[cups] Cups 1.3.9 on Unix --> Dell B2360dn prints 2 pages, pauses 2-3 seconds...then prints 2 more

[Pförtsch, Franz]

Hello Ritchie,

Isn't this fixed at 1.4.2?

* https://github.com/apple/cups/issues/3495

I used SLES 11 for years, SuSE backported this to 1.3.9.

I also compiled it by my self years ago.
As workaround you could use lpd.

Regards
Franz

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From: cups-bounces at cups.org [mailto:cups-bounces at cups.org] On Behalf Of Doug Ritchie
Sent: Monday, October 31, 2016 3:12 PM
To: cups at cups.org
Subject: [cups] Cups 1.3.9 on Unix --> Dell B2360dn prints 2 pages, pauses 2-3 seconds...then prints 2 more

I thought I sent this email on 10/26/16...  But, I didn't get any responses... So, I'm sending again in case it didn't go through properly. Apologies if this is a duplicate.

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I have a Unix system that has Cups 1.3.9 installed and only used for one purpose... printing statements.

When printing anything from Unix using "SYSV" printing, it prints to this Dell B2360 printer fast and page after page... When printing long text reports through cups, it prints fast and page after page.

But, when printing statements, the forms software uses Cups for multiple reasons... and it's this print that prints 2 pages... pauses a couple of seconds... and then prints 2 more pages... and pauses again throughout the entire process of individual print jobs for each customer (1 statement page for each customer sent to the printer as separate print jobs).

The forms design software print using a PCL data stream.    Printing 
multiple pages of text (reports) using cups and SYSV printing print fast.. no pausing... This is only when printing PCL data streams to this Dell B2360dn using Cups.

I installed an old HP4000 in place of the Dell B2360dn.... and don't see the pausing.

Buffering/memory capacity is suspected.  Also, end of job confirmation/wait is also suspected... but, it's unknown how to overcome this or test for this.

The Cups printer is configured as a "socket" device and I have used RAW, HPLaserjet pxlmono, and a Dell B2360dn specific PPD... all exhibit the same pausing when printing PCL data streams through CUPS... the same data streams through SYSV printing prints FAST (page after page) to the printer.

Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks.


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