BTHIDD(8) FreeBSD System Manager's Manual BTHIDD(8)
NAME
bthidd - Bluetooth HID daemon
SYNOPSIS
bthidd -h
bthidd [-a BD_ADDR] [-c file] [-H file] [-p file] [-t val] [-u]
DESCRIPTION
The bthidd daemon handles remote Bluetooth HID devices.
The options are as follows:
-a BD_ADDR
Specify the local address to listen on. By default, the server
will listen on ANY address. The address can be specified as
BD_ADDR or name. If a name was specified, the bthidd daemon will
attempt to resolve the name via bt_gethostbyname(3).
-c file
Specify path to the configuration file. The default path is
/etc/bluetooth/bthidd.conf.
-d Do not detach from the controlling terminal, i.e., run in
foreground.
-H file
Specify path to the known HIDs file. The default path is
/var/db/bthidd.hids.
-h Display usage message and exit.
-p file
Specify path to the PID file. The default path is
/var/run/bthidd.pid.
-t val Specify client rescan interval in seconds. The bthidd daemon
will periodically scan for newly configured Bluetooth HID devices
or disconnected "passive" Bluetooth HID devices and will attempt
to establish an outgoing connection. The default rescan interval
is 10 seconds.
-u Enable support for input event device protocol. Requires evdev
and uinput drivers to be loaded with kldload(8) or compiled into
the kernel.
KNOWN LIMITATIONS
The bthidd daemon currently does not handle key auto repeat and double
click mouse events. Those events work under X(7) (ports/x11/xorg-docs)
just fine, but not in text console.
This manual page needs more work. A manual page documenting the format
of the /etc/bluetooth/bthidd.conf configuration file is needed as well.
FILES
/etc/bluetooth/bthidd.conf
/var/db/bthidd.hids
/var/run/bthidd.pid
SEE ALSO
kbdmux(4), vkbd(4), bthidcontrol(8)
AUTHORS
Maksim Yevmenkin <
[email protected]>
CAVEATS
Any Bluetooth HID device that has HUP_KEYBOARD or HUP_CONSUMER entries in
its descriptor is considered as "keyboard". For each "keyboard"
Bluetooth HID device, the bthidd daemon will use a separate instance of
the virtual keyboard interface vkbd(4). Therefore the kbdmux(4) driver
must be used to properly multiplex input from multiple keyboards.
FreeBSD 14.1-RELEASE-p8 April 30, 2018 FreeBSD 14.1-RELEASE-p8