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HCONS(4)		    Kernel Interfaces Manual		      HCONS(4)

NAME
       hcons --	HID consumer page controls driver

SYNOPSIS
       To  compile  this  driver into the kernel, place	the following lines in
       your kernel configuration file:

	     device hcons
	     device hid
	     device hidbus
	     device hidmap
	     device evdev

       Alternatively, to load the driver as a module at	boot time,  place  the
       following line in loader.conf(5):

	     hcons_load="YES"

DESCRIPTION
       The  hcons  driver provides support for HID consumer page controls most
       often used as "Multimedia keys" found on	many keyboards.

       The /dev/input/event* device presents the consumer page controls	 as  a
       evdev type device.

SYSCTL VARIABLES
       The  following  variable	 is  available	as both	sysctl(8) variable and
       loader(8) tunable:

       dev.hcons.X.debug
	       Debug output level, where 0 is debugging	 disabled  and	larger
	       values increase debug message verbosity.	 Default is 0.

       It default value	is set with loader(8) tunable:

       hw.hid.hcons.debug

FILES
       /dev/input/event*  input	event device node.

SEE ALSO
       iichid(4), usbhid(4)

HISTORY
       The hcons driver	first appeared in FreeBSD 13.0.

AUTHORS
       The hcons driver	was written by Vladimir	Kondratyev <wulf@FreeBSD.org>.

FreeBSD	14.3		       January 23, 2021			      HCONS(4)

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