Document ulpt(4) firmware support for HP LaserJet printers.

1 files changed, 21 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/share/man/man4/ulpt.4 b/share/man/man4/ulpt.4
index 00cf215cbd3..d6102e804d6 100644
--- a/share/man/man4/ulpt.4
+++ b/share/man/man4/ulpt.4
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\" $OpenBSD: ulpt.4,v 1.10 2011/09/03 22:59:08 jmc Exp $
+.\" $OpenBSD: ulpt.4,v 1.11 2013/01/28 17:24:07 stsp Exp $
 .\" $NetBSD: ulpt.4,v 1.4 1999/08/23 12:32:19 augustss Exp $
 .\"
 .\" Copyright (c) 1999 The NetBSD Foundation, Inc.
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 .\" ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE
 .\" POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 .\"
-.Dd $Mdocdate: September 3 2011 $
+.Dd $Mdocdate: January 28 2013 $
 .Dt ULPT 4
 .Os
 .Sh NAME
@@ -50,6 +50,25 @@ The bits in the minor number select various features of the driver.
 .Bl -tag -width Pa
 .It Pa /dev/ulpt?
 .El
+.Pp
+For some HP LaserJet printer models (1000, 1005, 1018, 1020), the driver needs
+at least version 1.0 of the following firmware files, which are loaded when an
+interface is attached:
+.Pp
+.Bl -tag -width Ds -offset indent -compact
+.It /etc/firmware/ulpt-hp1000
+.It /etc/firmware/ulpt-hp1005
+.It /etc/firmware/ulpt-hp1018
+.It /etc/firmware/ulpt-hp1020
+.El
+.Pp
+These firmware files are not free because HP refuses to grant
+distribution rights. As a result, even though
+.Ox
+includes the driver, the firmware files cannot be included and
+users have to download these files on their own.
+A port which can download and install the firmware can be found in
+.Pa /usr/ports/sysutils/firmware/ulpt .
 .Sh SEE ALSO
 .Xr intro 4 ,
 .Xr lpt 4 ,