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<table class="head">
  <tr>
    <td class="head-ltitle">PS4DSHOCK(4)</td>
    <td class="head-vol">Device Drivers Manual</td>
    <td class="head-rtitle">PS4DSHOCK(4)</td>
  </tr>
</table>
<div class="manual-text">
<section class="Sh">
<h1 class="Sh" id="NAME"><a class="permalink" href="#NAME">NAME</a></h1>
<p class="Pp"><code class="Nm">ps4dshock</code> &#x2014; <span class="Nd">Sony
    PlayStation 4 Dualshock 4 gamepad driver</span></p>
</section>
<section class="Sh">
<h1 class="Sh" id="SYNOPSIS"><a class="permalink" href="#SYNOPSIS">SYNOPSIS</a></h1>
<p class="Pp">To compile this driver into the kernel, place the following lines
    in your kernel configuration file:</p>
<div class="Bd Pp Bd-indent"><code class="Cd">device ps4dshock</code>
<br/>
<code class="Cd">device hid</code>
<br/>
<code class="Cd">device hidbus</code>
<br/>
<code class="Cd">device hidmap</code>
<br/>
<code class="Cd">device evdev</code></div>
<p class="Pp">Alternatively, to load the driver as a module at boot time, place
    the following line in <a class="Xr">loader.conf(5)</a>:</p>
<div class="Bd Pp Bd-indent Li">
<pre>ps4dshock_load=&quot;YES&quot;</pre>
</div>
</section>
<section class="Sh">
<h1 class="Sh" id="DESCRIPTION"><a class="permalink" href="#DESCRIPTION">DESCRIPTION</a></h1>
<p class="Pp">The <code class="Nm">ps4dshock</code> driver provides support for
    Sony PlayStation 4 Dualshock 4 gamepad driver.</p>
<p class="Pp" id="games">The <span class="Pa">/dev/input/event*</span> device
    presents the game controller as a <var class="Ar">evdev</var> type device.
    It is accessible to members of the
    <a class="permalink" href="#games"><i class="Em">games</i></a> group.</p>
</section>
<section class="Sh">
<h1 class="Sh" id="SYSCTL_VARIABLES"><a class="permalink" href="#SYSCTL_VARIABLES">SYSCTL
  VARIABLES</a></h1>
<p class="Pp">Next parameters are available as <a class="Xr">sysctl(8)</a>
    variables. Debug parameter is available as <a class="Xr">loader(8)</a>
    tunable as well.</p>
<dl class="Bl-tag">
  <dt id="dev.p4dshock.*.led_state"><var class="Va">dev.p4dshock.*.led_state</var></dt>
  <dd>LED state: 0 - off, 1 - on, 2 - blinking.</dd>
  <dt id="dev.p4dshock.*.led_color_r"><var class="Va">dev.p4dshock.*.led_color_r</var></dt>
  <dd>LED color. Red component.</dd>
  <dt id="dev.p4dshock.*.led_color_g"><var class="Va">dev.p4dshock.*.led_color_g</var></dt>
  <dd>LED color. Green component.</dd>
  <dt id="dev.p4dshock.*.led_color_b"><var class="Va">dev.p4dshock.*.led_color_b</var></dt>
  <dd>LED color. Blue component.</dd>
  <dt id="dev.p4dshock.*.led_delay_on"><var class="Va">dev.p4dshock.*.led_delay_on</var></dt>
  <dd>LED blink. On delay, msecs.</dd>
  <dt id="dev.p4dshock.*.led_delay_off"><var class="Va">dev.p4dshock.*.led_delay_off</var></dt>
  <dd>LED blink. Off delay, msecs.</dd>
  <dt id="hw.hid.ps4dshock.debug"><var class="Va">hw.hid.ps4dshock.debug</var></dt>
  <dd>Debug output level, where 0 is debugging disabled and larger values
      increase debug message verbosity. Default is 0.</dd>
</dl>
</section>
<section class="Sh">
<h1 class="Sh" id="FILES"><a class="permalink" href="#FILES">FILES</a></h1>
<dl class="Bl-tag Bl-compact">
  <dt><span class="Pa">/dev/input/event*</span></dt>
  <dd>input event device node.</dd>
</dl>
</section>
<section class="Sh">
<h1 class="Sh" id="BUGS"><a class="permalink" href="#BUGS">BUGS</a></h1>
<p class="Pp">The <code class="Nm">ps4dshock</code> does not support
    force-feedback events.</p>
</section>
<section class="Sh">
<h1 class="Sh" id="HISTORY"><a class="permalink" href="#HISTORY">HISTORY</a></h1>
<p class="Pp">The <code class="Nm">ps4dshock</code> driver first appeared in
    <span class="Ux">FreeBSD 13.0</span>.</p>
</section>
<section class="Sh">
<h1 class="Sh" id="AUTHORS"><a class="permalink" href="#AUTHORS">AUTHORS</a></h1>
<p class="Pp">The <code class="Nm">ps4dshock</code> driver was written by
    <span class="An">Vladimir Kondratyev</span>
    &lt;<a class="Mt" href="mailto:wulf@FreeBSD.org">wulf@FreeBSD.org</a>&gt;.</p>
</section>
</div>
<table class="foot">
  <tr>
    <td class="foot-date">November 30, 2025</td>
    <td class="foot-os">FreeBSD 15.0</td>
  </tr>
</table>