NAME
ulpt —
USB printer support
SYNOPSIS
To compile this driver into the kernel, place the following line in your kernel configuration file:
device ulptAlternatively, to load the driver as a module at boot time, place the following line in loader.conf(5):
ulpt_load="YES"
DESCRIPTION
Theulpt 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
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.