NAME¶
ulpt
—
USB printer support
SYNOPSIS¶
To compile this driver into the kernel, place the following line in your kernel
configuration file:
device ulpt
Alternatively, to load the driver as a module at boot time, place the following
line in
loader.conf(5):
DESCRIPTION¶
The
ulpt
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.
Minor Bit |
Function |
64 |
Do not initialize (reset) the device on the port. |
Some printers cannot handle the reset on open; in case of problems try the
unlpt device.
HARDWARE¶
The
ulpt
driver provides support for USB
printers and parallel printer conversion cables, including the following:
- ATen parallel printer adapter
- Belkin F5U002 parallel printer adapter
- Canon BJ F850, S600
- Canon LBP-1310, 350
- Entrega USB-to-parallel printer adapter
- Hewlett-Packard HP Deskjet 3420 (P/N: C8947A #ABJ)
- Oki Data MICROLINE ML660PS
- Seiko Epson PM-900C, 880C, 820C, 730C
FILES¶
- /dev/ulpt?
- device with reset
- /dev/unlpt?
- device without reset
SEE ALSO¶
lpt(4),
usb(4)
HISTORY¶
The
ulpt
driver appeared in
NetBSD 1.4. This manual page was adopted from
NetBSD by
Tom Rhodes
⟨trhodes@FreeBSD.org⟩ in April 2002.