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On 01/06/15 17:59, Mason Loring Bliss wrote:
> On Tue, Jan 06, 2015 at 08:32:17AM +0100, Hans Petter Selasky wrote:
>
>> Did you checkout "sysutils/uhidd" in ports yet?
>
> The docs say:
>
>     "Note that before you can use uhidd with certain ugenX.Y device, you need
>      to make sure there is no kernel HID device driver attached to that
>      device. You could either remove 'device ukbd', 'device ums' and 'device
>      uhid' from your kernel config file and recomplie the kernel, or if these
>      drivers are loaded as kernel modules, kldunload(8) them."
>
> It would be unfortunate to have to build a custom kernel and resort to
> something from ports when the in-tree tool is one bugfix away from supporting
> my hardware perfectly.
>
> I guess I need to understand more of the background to figure out what the
> most reasonable fix would be. I'll do some more research.
>

I think "uhidd" will detach any kernel drivers it finds? Did you try it?

--HPS