On Wednesday 10 September 2014 15:17:24 Randy Dunlap wrote: Adding linux-usb, perhaps someone there can tell me how to tame this beast. > On 09/10/14 12:02, Gene Heskett wrote: > > On Wednesday 10 September 2014 14:30:22 Randy Dunlap wrote: > >> On 09/10/14 07:47, Gene Heskett wrote: > >>> Greetings Randy; > >>> > >>> This util no longer works with the /proc tree of a late model > >>> kernel, as in 3.16.0. > >>> > >>> I have tried to modify the $DEVFILENAME path to something that > >>> might work, but haven't succeeded in getting sensible, meaningful > >>> output. > >>> > >>> Can you help please? > >> > >> Hi Gene, > >> > >> On my system the replacement script is in /usr/bin/usb-devices . > >> It is a shell script. It reads /sys/bus/usb/devices instead of > >> /proc/bus/usb. > >> > >> Hope that helps. > > > > Thanks, I have it, and Yes and no. ;) > > > > Its there, and it works, but I cannot find my wireless mouse in its > > output. I think I can find the receiver, > > > > T: Bus=02 Lev=02 Prnt=03 Port=03 Cnt=02 Dev#= 8 Spd=12 MxCh= 0 > > D: Ver= 2.00 Cls=00(>ifc ) Sub=00 Prot=00 MxPS=64 #Cfgs= 1 > > P: Vendor=045e ProdID=0773 Rev=06.74 > > S: Manufacturer=Microsoft > > S: Product=Microsoft® Nano Transceiver v1.0 > > C: #Ifs= 3 Cfg#= 1 Atr=a0 MxPwr=100mA > > I: If#= 0 Alt= 0 #EPs= 1 Cls=03(HID ) Sub=01 Prot=01 Driver=usbhid > > I: If#= 1 Alt= 0 #EPs= 1 Cls=03(HID ) Sub=01 Prot=02 Driver=usbhid > > I: If#= 2 Alt= 0 #EPs= 1 Cls=03(HID ) Sub=00 Prot=00 Driver=usbhid > > > > but not the mouse. > > > > The mouse, if I get an ultrastrong glass to read a 1/4" x 3/8" label > > inside it, says its a Microsoft Explorer Touch Mouse, model 1490. > > Made in china of course. :( > > > > Instead of a ratchet wheel MMB, its a touchpad, and its way too > > sensitive, doing things when my fingers are 1/2" away. Like sideways > > scrolling. > > > > I bought it ($50 USD) at the time because the laser was mounted > > farther forward than the $15 mice, which put the laser under the > > ball of ones wrist, making hand motions very erratic. > > > > And I don't have a clue where in the 3.16.0 kernel tree (I build my > > own) to go snooping for the driver so I can muck around in it. > > > > Obviously clues gleefully followed. Mailing list names too. > > I would expect the generic USB mouse driver to handle that mouse, > but I could be wrong. One of these:? hid_generic 677 0 usbhid 31703 0 snd_hda_codec_analog 7519 1 hid 76357 2 hid_generic,usbhid > > You should ask on linux-usb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx mailing list. > They will probably want some kind of diagnostic info about the product. I am getting that list, but I'm out of listname space in kmail, so it gets sorted to one of the other, lower traffic lists. But I'll check that out and get out of your hair, thanks Randy. Cheers, Gene Heskett -- "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) Genes Web page <http://geneslinuxbox.net:6309/gene> US V Castleman, SCOTUS, Mar 2014 is grounds for Impeaching SCOTUS -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-usb" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html