TurboPrint for Linux Version 1.9
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HTML manual: doc/html/turboprint.html
Manuals for the shell based configuration tools:
doc/tpsetup.txt doc/tpconfig.txt
See also INSTALLATION for installation details and a description
of archive contents.
Please use the form BUGREPORT for reporting errors.
A quick installation and usage / troubleshooting guide:
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You must be logged in as "root".
Make this directory the current directory.
If you have a key file, please copy it to the installation directory.
Make sure that it is named "turboprint.key". A keyfile can be installed
later using xtpsetup or the command line "tpsetup --install turboprint.tpkey".
Use "tpsetup --printkey turboprint.tpkey" to display keyfile registration info.
Start the installation script "./setup".
Note: To update from a previous version of TurboPrint, also
use the "setup" script. You don't have to uninstall the
older version of TurboPrint.
If you add a keyfile, the "setup" script must be started again.
If you switch your Linux system to the "CUPS printing system"
the "setup" script must also be started again.
Add a new printer queue:
- Start "xtpsetup" to add a new printer:
Press "Add" to add a new printer
Choose the printer from the list
Press "Ok" to accept the printer
In the "Edit Printer" menu: change the port if necessary
Press "Ok" to accept the settings for the new printer
You are asked if you want to print a test page now - choose "Yes" or "No".
Press "Ok" in the main menu.
- Alternatively, use "tpsetup":
Enter "A" to add a printer
Then "A" to add a new printer
Choose your printer (enter one of the listed numbers)
Change the port if necessary (default is /dev/lp0)
Remember the "short name" - it is tp0 for the first added printer
Enter "Q" to return to the main menu
Then "S" to save.
- Test the printer by printing testpage-a4.ps or testpage-letter.ps:
enter
lpr -Ptp0 testpage-a4.ps
tp0 must be replaced by the actual short name of the printer.
If everything is okay, your printer should soon start printing the
test page. You may now try the "xtpconfig" menu where additional
settings for your printer are available.
What to do if there is no output or only garbage on the page?
To see how testpage-a4.ps looks, you can enter
gs testpage-a4.ps
If that fails, you must install the ghostscript package first.
