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Now that the Handbook contains info on how changing mode can affect

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speed, point this FAQ at the appropriate Handbook section.
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<qandaentry>
<question id="printer-slow">
<para>My printer is ridiculously slow. What can I do?</para>
<para>My parallel printer is ridiculously slow. What can I do?</para>
</question>
<answer>
<para>If it is parallel, and the only problem is that it is terribly
slow, try setting your printer port into <quote>polled</quote>
mode:</para>
<screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>lptcontrol -p</userinput></screen>
<para>Some newer HP printers are claimed not to work correctly in
interrupt mode, apparently due to some (not yet exactly
understood) timing problem.</para>
<para>If the only problem is that the printer is terribly
slow, try changing your <ulink
url="../handbook/printing-intro-setup.html#PRINTING-PARALLEL-PORT-MODE">printer
port mode</ulink> as discussed in the <ulink
url="../handbook/printing-intro-setup.html">Printer
Setup</ulink> section of the Handbook.</para>
</answer>
</qandaentry>