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From: Edwin Groothuis <edwin@mavetju.org>
To: Rik Scarborough <RikSca@kc.rr.com>
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Subject: Re: USB Printer
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On Sun, Jan 13, 2002 at 08:07:16PM -0600, Rik Scarborough wrote:
> Can FreeBSD use a printer connected via the USB port?  If so, can someone 
> point me to instructions for doing so?

Sure, I have a Epson Stylus 440 here this way.

First you have to enable usb support in the kernel, either via
modules (kldload the modules usb.ko and ulpt.ko) or with compiling
support for it in the kernel (see LINT for this).

Then add it to /etc/printcap:
lp|local epson printer:\
        :sh:\
	:mx#0:\
	:lp=/dev/ulpt0:sd=/var/spool/output/ulpd:lf=/var/log/ulpd-errs:

Make sure /var/spool/output/ulpd exists and (re)start the lpd.
That's all!

Edwin
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