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USBHID(4) Kernel Interfaces Manual USBHID(4) NAME usbhid -- USB HID transport driver SYNOPSIS To compile this driver into the kernel, place the following lines in your kernel configuration file: device usbhid Alternatively, to load the driver as a module at boot time, place the following line in loader.conf(5): usbhid_load="YES" DESCRIPTION The usbhid driver provides a interface to USB Human Interface Devices (HIDs). SYSCTL VARIABLES The following variables are available as both sysctl(8) variables and loader(8) tunables: hw.usb.usbhid.enable Enable usbhid and make its priority greater than other USB HID dri- vers, such as ukbd(4), ums(4), and uhid(4). Default is 1. hw.usb.usbhid.debug Debug output level, where 0 is debugging disabled and larger values increase debug message verbosity. Default is 0. Debug messages are printed on the system console and can be viewed using dmesg(8). SEE ALSO ehci(4), hkbd(4), hms(4), ohci(4), uhci(4), usb(4), xhci(4), usbconfig(8) HISTORY The usbhid driver first appeared in FreeBSD 13.0. It was enabled by de- fault in FreeBSD 15.0. AUTHORS The usbhid driver was written by Vladimir Kondratyev <wulf@FreeBSD.org>. FreeBSD ports 15.quarterly October 2, 2025 USBHID(4)
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