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.\" $NetBSD: ulpt.4,v 1.6 2002/02/05 00:37:48 augustss Exp $
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.\" Copyright (c) 1999 The NetBSD Foundation, Inc.
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.\" This code is derived from software contributed to The NetBSD Foundation
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.\" by Lennart Augustsson.
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.\" $FreeBSD$
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.Dd November 22, 2006
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.Dt ULPT 4
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.Os
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.Sh NAME
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.Nm ulpt
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.Nd USB printer support
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.Sh SYNOPSIS
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2006-11-22 21:30:02 +00:00
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To compile this driver into the kernel,
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place the following line in your
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kernel configuration file:
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.Bd -ragged -offset indent
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.Cd "device ulpt"
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.Ed
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.Pp
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Alternatively, to load the driver as a
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module at boot time, place the following line in
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.Xr loader.conf 5 :
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.Bd -literal -offset indent
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ulpt_load="YES"
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.Ed
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.Sh DESCRIPTION
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The
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.Nm
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driver provides support for USB printers that follow the printer
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bi- or uni-directional protocol.
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The bits in the minor number select various features of the driver.
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.Bl -column "Minor Bit" "Functionxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" -offset indent
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.Em "Minor Bit Function"
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64 Do not initialize (reset) the device on the port.
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.El
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.Pp
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Some printers cannot handle the reset on open; in case of problems try the
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.Pa unlpt
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device.
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.Sh HARDWARE
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The
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.Nm
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driver provides support for USB printers and parallel printer
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conversion cables, including the following:
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.Pp
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.Bl -bullet -compact
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.It
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ATen parallel printer adapter
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.It
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Belkin F5U002 parallel printer adapter
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.It
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Canon BJ F850, S600
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.It
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Canon LBP-1310, 350
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.It
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Entrega USB-to-parallel printer adapter
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.It
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Hewlett-Packard HP Deskjet 3420 (P/N: C8947A #ABJ)
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.It
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Oki Data MICROLINE ML660PS
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.It
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Seiko Epson PM-900C, 880C, 820C, 730C
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.El
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.Sh FILES
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.Bl -tag -width ".Pa /dev/unlpt?" -compact
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.It Pa /dev/ulpt?
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device with reset
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.It Pa /dev/unlpt?
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device without reset
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.El
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.Sh SEE ALSO
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.Xr lpt 4 ,
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.Xr usb 4
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.Sh HISTORY
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The
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.Nm
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driver
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appeared in
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.Nx 1.4 .
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This manual page was adopted from
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.Nx
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by
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.An Tom Rhodes Aq trhodes@FreeBSD.org
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in April 2002.
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