From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1760258AbYAVJDt (ORCPT ); Tue, 22 Jan 2008 04:03:49 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1755774AbYAVJDg (ORCPT ); Tue, 22 Jan 2008 04:03:36 -0500 Received: from main.gmane.org ([80.91.229.2]:37875 "EHLO ciao.gmane.org" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1755671AbYAVJDd (ORCPT ); Tue, 22 Jan 2008 04:03:33 -0500 X-Injected-Via-Gmane: http://gmane.org/ To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org From: =?UTF-8?B?Si4gUGFibG8gRmVybsOhbmRleg==?= Subject: Re: Making a USB driver Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2008 09:03:19 +0000 Message-ID: References: <479515FF.3050705@gmail.com> <200801212313.17703.pupeno@pupeno.com> <479527C7.5000909@gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8Bit X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org X-Gmane-NNTP-Posting-Host: dsl-37-170.dsl.netsource.ie User-Agent: KNode/0.10.5 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Jiri Slaby wrote: > On 01/22/2008 12:13 AM, J. Pablo Fernández wrote: >> On Monday 21 January 2008 22:00:31 Jiri Slaby wrote: >>> On 01/21/2008 09:11 PM, J. Pablo Fernández wrote: >>>> Hello, >>>> >>>> I'm interested in making a driver for the Kinesis Savant Elite >>>> Programable USB Foot Switches[1]. >>> [1]+1 says >>> Linux, Sun and other Non Windows Platforms >>> · Requires available USB port. Uses generic drivers provided by the >>> operating system. Due to the heterogeneity in these platforms, we cannot >>> guarantee compatibility with these systems. However, if your system can >>> use any USB mouse and keyboard, it will probably work with a Savant or >>> Savant Elite foot switch. >>> >>> I guess it's ordinary input device without any special driver needs. >> >> It sends ordinary mouse and keyboard commands, but you need a driver to >> program it what commands to send, and that's the part I want to cover: " >> it can be easily reprogrammed on a Windows [and only Windows] PC to >> perform any keyboard action or key combination." > > But you didn't even mention that. Then try to search for usb ids in the > tree and also in google. I don't have the device. Maybe I can ask the vendor for the ids? how exactly should I ask? Thanks. -- J. Pablo Fernández (http://pupeno.com)