Re: How to install a USB printer under FreeBSD?

From: james hal-pc.org (at)
Date: 01/13/04


Date: Tue, 13 Jan 2004 13:06:27 -0600

Fart Vader wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Can someone tell how to install a USB printer (hp 850c) under FreeBSD? All
> other usb device work normal, so i guess that usb support on my machine is
> ok.
>
> thx!
>
> Tim.
>

plug it in and follow the directions here:
http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/printing.html

the usb printer should be detected as device ulpt0 and is treated like a
regular lpt port.
see also:
http://hpinkjet.sourceforge.net

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