linux-kernel - Re: New HID device support

lists.openwall.net		lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC
Open Source and information security mailing list archives

Hash Suite: Windows password security audit tool. GUI, reports in PDF.

[<prev] [next>] [thread-next>] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Date:	Tue, 3 Mar 2009 17:21:27 +0100 (CET)
From:	Jiri Kosina <jkosina@...e.cz>
To:	Jason Noble <nobleja@...ezero.com>
Cc:	lkml <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: New HID device support

On Tue, 3 Mar 2009, Jason Noble wrote:

> Jiri,
> 	After a bit of googling I'm pretty sure you are the person to ask for
> help.
> 
> I have a new Kensington Slimblade Trackball 
> http://us.kensington.com/html/16632.html. This device just recently 
> started shipping, I'm probably one of the first few people to connect 
> one to linux.
> 
> Using "evtest /dev/input/eventX" two of the four buttons are not
> registering at all. With usbmon I can see data coming from these
> buttons.
> Can you help? If so, what info do you need?
> If not, can you point me in the correct direction?

Could you please compile your kernel with CONFIG_HID_DEBUG, modprobe the 
'hid' module with 'debug=2' option, and send me the output that appears in 
dmesg when you

- connect the device
- press the non-working buttons

Thanks,

-- 
Jiri Kosina
SUSE Labs
--
To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in
the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org
More majordomo info at  http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
Please read the FAQ at  http://www.tux.org/lkml/