Re: understanding the input layer

[Brad H. <bh...@bi...>]

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On Fri, 13 Sep 2002 21:38, Andreas Schuldei wrote:
> is there a way to see which devices are registered nodes in the
> input layer?
Trivial if you have 2.5 (/proc/bus/input/devices). I don't think this is 
present in 2.4 yet.

> i have mice connected to my box, they are shown in
> /proc/bus/usb/devices, but they do not seem to be connected to
> the device special files in /dev/input and /dev/usb. none of
> these devices works.
http://www.linux-usb.org/linux.conf.au.02/talk/html/slide_11.html might help 
explain things.

> the magic happens in input.c, i guess, but how can i see IF it
> happens in the first place? Which device drivers are necessary to
> use the usb devices? the USB maintainer tells me that hid is
> capable to do it all, but he says that his responsibility ends
> there and the input layer is non of his buissness. (c:
BTW: The same guy maintains the USB HID code and the input core. 

> what device drivers do i need on the input layer, and do i need
> one for kbd and one for mice?
The Linux USB guide (linked off http://www.linux-usb.org) has detailed 
instructions on getting this to work.

> I work with the backport by  Aivils Stoss to 2.4.19
You shouldn't need this for such a basic application.

Brad
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