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227 lines
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>Quick Start</TITLE
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>Quick Start</H1
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><P
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>The quickest way to get started is simply to use the setup tools
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provided by your vendor. Assuming that this includes support for
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your driver, and assuming that your vendor shipped the driver for
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your printer, then it should be easy to get a basic setup going
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this way. For information on vendor-provided setup tools, see <A
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HREF="x1597.htm"
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>the Section called <I
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>Vendor Solutions</I
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>.</P
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>If your vendor's tool doesn't work out, you should
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figure out if your printer is supposed to work at all. Consult the
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printer compatibility listings in <A
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HREF="x333.htm#printer-compat-list"
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>the Section called <I
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>Printer compatibility list</I
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> as well as the online version
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described there.</P
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>If your printer is known to work with a driver, check that you have
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that driver, and install if it not. Typically you will be able to
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find a contributed Ghostscript package including newer Ghostscript
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code and assorted third-party drivers. If not, you can compile it
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yourself; the process is not trivial, but it is well documented.
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See <A
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HREF="x1687.htm"
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>the Section called <I
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>Ghostscript.</I
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> for more information on
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Ghostscript.</P
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><P
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>After installing the proper driver, attempt again to configure your
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printer with your vendor's tools. If that fails, select a
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suitable third party tool from those described in <A
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HREF="x1300.htm"
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>the Section called <I
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>How to set things up</I
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>. If that also fails, you'll need to construct
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your own setup; again see <A
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HREF="x1300.htm"
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>the Section called <I
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>How to set things up</I
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>.</P
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><P
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>If you're still stuck, you've got a little troubleshooting to do.
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It's probably best to read most of this document first to get a
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feel for how things are supposed to work; then you'll be in a
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better position to debug.</P
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>Where to Get Help</H2
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>The Usenet newsgroups comp.os.linux.hardware, comp.os.linux.setup,
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and comp.periphs.printers all have a share of general printing
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questions. These are well-trafficked newsgroups where an answer
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is sure to be found; check in the Google Groups archives, too. There are also
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the linuxprinting.foo newsgroups; these are available both as web-based forums and via NNTP; see the website.</P
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>Please also poke around the web looking for your answers. <A
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HREF="http://www.linuxprinting.org/"
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TARGET="_top"
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>LinuxPrinting.org</A
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> is
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an excellent place to start; other websites and projects are
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linked to from there.</P
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><P
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>If you need more help, please try newsgroups, mailing lists, your
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distribution's support line, and so forth. If do want to contact me, please do
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so via the discussion forums on <A
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HREF="http://www.linuxprinting.org/"
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TARGET="_top"
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>LinuxPrinting.org</A
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>;
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this will give others a chance to respond, and will archive your
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problem and any solution publicly for the next hapless user.</P
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>Home</A
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>How to print</TD
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