/dev/ums0
blocking device node
ums4
Usb mouse driver
Usage
device hid device uhci device ohci device usb device ums
In loader.conf(5): ums_load="YES"
Overview
The ums driver provides support for mice that attach to the USB port. Supported are mice with any number of buttons and mice with a wheel.
The /dev/ums0 device presents the mouse as a sysmouse or mousesystems type device. See moused(8) for an explanation of these mouse types.
Sysctl variables
The following variables are available as both sysctl(8) variables and loader(8) tunables:
- hw.usb.ums.debug
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Debug output level, where 0 is debugging disabled and larger values increase debug message verbosity. Default is 0.
Files
Examples
Use the first USB mouse on the system as your console mouse:
moused -p /dev/ums0 -t auto
To be able to use the USB mouse under X, change the "Pointer" section in xorg.conf to the following:
Device /dev/ums0
Protocol Auto
If you want to be able to use the mouse in both virtual consoles as well as in X change it to:
Device /dev/sysmouse
Protocol Auto
Releases
74 releases since FreeBSD 3.3-RELEASE; the text changed 45 times.