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.