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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 15.1			January 23, 2021			HCONS(4)

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