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Error: Turboprint daemon not running

Posted: Sun Aug 03, 2008 10:50 am
by philk
Hi,
I have installed Turboprint 2 on my Ubuntu 8.04 and am using the print functions OK but keep getting an error message telling me the Turboprint daemon is not running. This prevents me from checking my ink levels and possibly some other administrative print tasks.
Also, I am unable to enter my keyfile number through the setup function (I am already a registered user). Could this have something to do with the error or is it something else?

Thank you
philk :?

Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2008 8:44 am
by zedonet
Hello,

the TurboPrint daemon should is run at installation time and during the boot procedure. Does it work after a reboot?

You can also start it manually from command line using

sudo /etc/init.d/tpdaemon start

If you get an error message please post.

The daemon is not required for keyfile installation.

TurboPrint 2 does not work with TurboPrint 1 keyfiles - upgrades are available from EUR 17.95: http://www.turboprint.info -> link "Buy online"

Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2008 8:54 am
by philk
Thank you for your prompt reply.
The code you supplied solved my problem - Turboprint daemon is now running.
Thanks again,

Phil

tpdaemon won't run at startup

Posted: Wed May 06, 2009 3:55 pm
by spicemax
The only way that I can get tpdaemon running is to use the sudo command you list in a previous message. How do I get it to run at boot?

Re: tpdaemon won't run at startup

Posted: Wed May 06, 2009 10:27 pm
by emilioparente
spicemax wrote:The only way that I can get tpdaemon running is to use the sudo command you list in a previous message. How do I get it to run at boot?
This is happening to me too (TP2 & Ubuntu Jaunty).
I can print only after manually starting the daemon with the the sudo command.

In syslog I can see the following error message:
x-session-manager[3349]: EggSMClient-WARNING: Desktop file '/home/emi/.config/autostart/turboprint-monitor.desktop' has malformed Icon key 'tpapplet.png'(should not include extension)

Posted: Thu May 07, 2009 8:18 am
by zedonet
Hello,

there was a problem with TurboPrint on Ubuntu 9.04 Jaunty - tpdaemon wasn't started at boot time. This is fixed in TurboPrint 2.10 which is available for download on www.turboprint.info

Problem solved

Posted: Thu May 07, 2009 2:16 pm
by spicemax
Thanks! I have installed version 2.1 and tpdaemon loads on startup.

Posted: Tue May 12, 2009 7:09 pm
by Yettie
I have been able to get the Turboprint Daemon starting automatically, in Ubuntu 9.04 Jaunty, by adding a program to the Startup Applications:-

Go to System/Preferences/Startup Applications (Sessions in previous Ubuntu versions) and add the following program:

Name = Turboprint Daemon
Command = /etc/init.d/tpdaemon start

elegant solution

Posted: Sun Jan 31, 2010 6:22 pm
by OldYogi
this problem has been recurring since 2006 -- and every time the response has been it's fixed in the next release. I like this solution.

although I worry that the error message that comes back says
howard@howard-desktop:~$ sudo tprintdaemon 2
[sudo] password for howard:
TP-Daemon Version 2.12-2
howard@howard-desktop:~$ Debug Level set to 2
locale::open: couldn't open locale file
Does it matter that it can't open the locale file? Seems not.

Elegant solution

Posted: Mon Feb 01, 2010 10:06 am
by Yettie
It hasn't caused any problems for me so far.

Posted: Mon Feb 01, 2010 10:54 am
by zedonet
Hello,

the message
locale::open: couldn't open locale file
can be ignored.

What do you mean when you write
this problem has been recurring since 2006
- the TurboPrint Daemon only exists since TurboPrint 2 / middle of 2008?