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$FreeBSD: releng/11.0/share/man/man4/ulpt.4 267938 2014-06-26 21:46:14Z bapt $
.Dd November 22, 2006 .Dt ULPT 4 .Os .Sh NAME .Nm ulpt .Nd USB printer support .Sh SYNOPSIS To compile this driver into the kernel, place the following line in your kernel configuration file: d -ragged -offset indent .Cd "device ulpt" .Ed
p Alternatively, to load the driver as a module at boot time, place the following line in .Xr loader.conf 5 : d -literal -offset indent ulpt_load="YES" .Ed .Sh DESCRIPTION The .Nm driver provides support for USB printers that follow the printer bi- or uni-directional protocol. The bits in the minor number select various features of the driver. l -column "Minor Bit" "Functionxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" -offset indent t Em "Minor Bit" Ta Em "Function" t "64" Ta "Do not initialize (reset) the device on the port." .El
p Some printers cannot handle the reset on open; in case of problems try the
a unlpt device. .Sh HARDWARE The .Nm driver provides support for USB printers and parallel printer conversion cables, including the following:
p l -bullet -compact t ATen parallel printer adapter t Belkin F5U002 parallel printer adapter t Canon BJ F850, S600 t Canon LBP-1310, 350 t Entrega USB-to-parallel printer adapter t Hewlett-Packard HP Deskjet 3420 (P/N: C8947A #ABJ) t Oki Data MICROLINE ML660PS t Seiko Epson PM-900C, 880C, 820C, 730C .El .Sh FILES l -tag -width ".Pa /dev/unlpt?" -compact t Pa /dev/ulpt? device with reset t Pa /dev/unlpt? device without reset .El .Sh SEE ALSO .Xr lpt 4 , .Xr usb 4 .Sh HISTORY The .Nm driver appeared in .Nx 1.4 . This manual page was adopted from .Nx by .An Tom Rhodes Aq Mt trhodes@FreeBSD.org in April 2002.