linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] hid: usbhid: add quirk for SB arena headset v2

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Date:	Mon, 05 Nov 2012 15:32:25 -0600
From:	Chris J Arges <chris.j.arges@...onical.com>
To:	Jiri Kosina <jkosina@...e.cz>
CC:	linux-input@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-usb@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] hid: usbhid: add quirk for SB arena headset v2

On 11/05/2012 02:18 PM, Jiri Kosina wrote:
> On Mon, 5 Nov 2012, Chris J Arges wrote:
> 
>> When an SB Arena USB headset is plugged in, it registers the volume
>> keys on the headset as a keyboard and continually sends events causing
>> issues with normal keyboard input. This quirk disables the volume keys.
> 
> I don't know how the device looks like, but wouldn't it make more sense to 
> actually remap the bogus keys it's sending to produce KEY_VOLUMEUP and 
> KEY_VOLUMEDOWN?
> 

Yes, if I can track this hardware down or get data I'll fix it like
this. This happened to be a do-no harm fix for the following bug:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg-server/+bug/1007575

Thanks for the feedback.
--chris j arges
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