From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jun 29 15:56:49 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 31F9F106566B for ; Tue, 29 Jun 2010 15:56:49 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from rsmith@xs4all.nl) Received: from smtp-vbr4.xs4all.nl (smtp-vbr4.xs4all.nl [194.109.24.24]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BB74F8FC13 for ; Tue, 29 Jun 2010 15:56:48 +0000 (UTC) Received: from slackbox.erewhon.net (slackbox.xs4all.nl [213.84.242.160]) by smtp-vbr4.xs4all.nl (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id o5TFud3r048784; Tue, 29 Jun 2010 17:56:40 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from rsmith@xs4all.nl) Received: by slackbox.erewhon.net (Postfix, from userid 1001) id 4BAC0BAB5; Tue, 29 Jun 2010 17:56:39 +0200 (CEST) Date: Tue, 29 Jun 2010 17:56:39 +0200 From: Roland Smith To: Gary Dunn Message-ID: <20100629155639.GA26443@slackbox.erewhon.net> References: <1277802218.1631.19.camel@slate01> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="HcAYCG3uE/tztfnV" Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <1277802218.1631.19.camel@slate01> X-GPG-Fingerprint: 1A2B 477F 9970 BA3C 2914 B7CE 1277 EFB0 C321 A725 X-GPG-Key: http://www.xs4all.nl/~rsmith/pubkey.txt X-GPG-Notice: If this message is not signed, don't assume I sent it! User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.20 (2009-06-14) X-Virus-Scanned: by XS4ALL Virus Scanner Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: How are USB drivers assigned? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 29 Jun 2010 15:56:49 -0000 --HcAYCG3uE/tztfnV Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Mon, Jun 28, 2010 at 11:03:38PM -1000, Gary Dunn wrote: > Is there a file that associates drivers with USB device information? > More specifically, how does a USB mouse get assigned to the ums driver? > This is for FreeBSD 8.0, if it matters. When queried on connection the mouse identifies itself by sending a descrip= tor as a Human Interface Device class peripheral, and specifically a mouse. The USB driver then knows to attach the ums device driver. Roland --=20 R.F.Smith http://www.xs4all.nl/~rsmith/ [plain text _non-HTML_ PGP/GnuPG encrypted/signed email much appreciated] pgp: 1A2B 477F 9970 BA3C 2914 B7CE 1277 EFB0 C321 A725 (KeyID: C321A725) --HcAYCG3uE/tztfnV Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.15 (FreeBSD) iEYEARECAAYFAkwqF7cACgkQEnfvsMMhpyU4BACgjpWI9Ch9nBVq1VVTKvBPTrv0 wC0An02wcZ8SL/FdD58qDKyxJwzRyD3Z =6VDC -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --HcAYCG3uE/tztfnV--