On Wed, 10 Sep 2014, Gene Heskett wrote: > 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. That's because the receiver is a USB device but the mouse isn't. The mouse connects wirelessly to the receiver; it doesn't connect via USB. Now if you had a _real_ USB mouse -- one that connected to the computer via a USB cable -- then it would show up in the listing. > > > 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 usbhid is the one. And it does handle the device, as you can see in the output you included above. > > 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 Hope this helps. Alan Stern -- 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
