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UMS(4)                  NetBSD Kernel Interfaces Manual                 UMS(4)


NAME

     ums -- USB mouse and touchpanel support


SYNOPSIS

     ums*     at uhidev? reportid ?
     wsmouse* at ums?


DESCRIPTION

     The ums driver provides support for USB mice and touchpanels.  Access to
     the movement data is through the wsmouse(4) driver.

     Be aware that many USB mice will, if the mouse device is not open, detach
     and reattach themselves repeatedly at regular intervals (usually around
     one minute) causing spam on the console and the system log.  This is
     apparently intentional behavior on the part of the hardware manufactur-
     ers.  The best workaround is to keep the mouse device open, either via
     X11, or, if not using the window system, by running wsmoused(8).


SEE ALSO

     uhidev(4), usb(4), wsmouse(4)


HISTORY

     The ums driver appeared in NetBSD 1.4.  Touchpanel support was added in
     NetBSD 5.1.

NetBSD 10.0                      June 6, 2021                      NetBSD 10.0