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On Tue, 25 Aug 2015, john.haraden--- via freebsd-questions wrote:

> How do I get devices ulpt0 and unlpt0 to show up in /dev

Some printers require a firmware download before they appear.  How to do 
that, or whether it is possible on a non-Windows platform, depends on 
the printer.  Or it could be some type of proprietary communications 
that do not appear as a USB printer at all.

What brand and model of printer is it?