UBCMTP(4)

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πŸ’… UBCMTP(4) β€” bestie's guide to the Broadcom trackpad driver πŸ¦‹

okay so welcome to ubcmtp(4), from the Kernel Interfaces Manual β€” yes we're in the kernel section, we're fancy now ✨


πŸŽ€ NAME πŸŽ€

ubcmtp β€” the Broadcom trackpad mouse driver, and yes it's exactly as iconic as it sounds πŸ’–


✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

ubcmtp*  at uhub?
wsmouse* at ubcmtp? mux 0

that's it. that's the whole vibe. two lines, one trackpad, zero drama 🫢


🌸 DESCRIPTION 🌸

so the ubcmtp driver is the one that literally provides support for Broadcom multi-touch trackpads β€” the kind you find on newer Apple MacBook, MacBook Pro, and MacBook Air laptops πŸ’»βœ¨

like, it's the thing that makes your trackpad, y'know, a trackpad and not a very smooth piece of plastic. main character energy fr fr πŸ‘‘


πŸ¦‹ SEE ALSO πŸ¦‹

  • uhub(4) β€” the USB hub, the whole reason your devices even show up
  • usb(4) β€” the USB subsystem, the blueprint of it all
  • wsmouse(4) β€” the mouse layer, where your cursor actually lives

iykyk, go read them, they're lowkey important 🌈


⭐ HISTORY ⭐

the ubcmtp driver first appeared in OpenBSD 5.5 β€” yes, a real vintage moment, we stan a legacy icon πŸŽ€


πŸ‘‘ AUTHORS πŸ‘‘

the ubcmtp driver was written by joshua stein <jcs@openbsd.org> β€” absolute legend behaviour, no cap πŸ’…πŸ”₯


ngl bestie, this one's short and sweet β€” but read it carefully, every line counts πŸ“

and that's the whole page πŸ’œ this edition came from Debian, dated August 21, 2020, and you just finished UBCMTP(4) β€” slay, go touch your trackpad respectfully 🧚✨

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