From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1759264AbYAUXQg (ORCPT ); Mon, 21 Jan 2008 18:16:36 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1755324AbYAUXQ2 (ORCPT ); Mon, 21 Jan 2008 18:16:28 -0500 Received: from fk-out-0910.google.com ([209.85.128.186]:17734 "EHLO fk-out-0910.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1754705AbYAUXQ1 (ORCPT ); Mon, 21 Jan 2008 18:16:27 -0500 DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=message-id:date:from:user-agent:mime-version:to:cc:subject:references:in-reply-to:x-enigmail-version:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; b=AexA++nCaNQ3lT/iFHrKcKEA7vr+cabW7ctNq0iGyQc4alsu5h/XgxOFL0iQgIT+N0mr0ijBHV1yupudIzrGStwEZIcExekIVycbE52zelhEpVAvzJ82gRlbRGPx6eV0GO571LxlzQmGi8FNoBy6HF8g/Xlntx01DeOtLTZ6eJ0= Message-ID: <479527C7.5000909@gmail.com> Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2008 00:16:23 +0100 From: Jiri Slaby User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.9 (X11/20071031) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: =?UTF-8?B?IkouIFBhYmxvIEZlcm7DoW5kZXoi?= CC: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Making a USB driver References: <479515FF.3050705@gmail.com> <200801212313.17703.pupeno@pupeno.com> In-Reply-To: <200801212313.17703.pupeno@pupeno.com> X-Enigmail-Version: 0.95.6 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org 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.