linux-kernel - Re: Making a USB driver

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Date:	Tue, 22 Jan 2008 10:19:02 +0100
From:	Jiri Slaby <jirislaby@...il.com>
To:	"J. Pablo Fernández" <pupeno@...eno.com>
CC:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Making a USB driver

We usualy reply to all.

On 01/22/2008 10:03 AM, J. Pablo Fernández wrote:
> 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?

Ask for specification, otherwise you won't be able to write a driver anyway.
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