On Sat, July 7, 2007 9:59 am, Gus Wirth wrote: > Lan Barnes wrote: >> I have a gyration keyboard for my MythTV box and I've never gotten it to >> work properly. I tested it on M$ and the HW works perfectly there. >> >> According to the internets, it works under linux provided you have >> usbhid >> loaded. I can't find that with locate. >> >> Please remind me, is this something I need to do a kernel compile to >> get? >> I'm loath to compile the kernel on a Myth box because I don't know how >> it >> was originally configured and I don't want to break anything. >> >> Could I just find a precompiled usbhid module for my kernel and use it, >> or >> does it need hooks in the kernel I have? >> >> Linux xena 2.6.20-1.2944.fc6 #1 SMP Tue Apr 10 18:46:45 EDT 2007 i686 >> athlon i386 GNU/Linux > > The usbhid module is built in to the kernel already. That is why USB > keyboards and mice work at all. > > usbhid = Universal Serial Bus Human Interface Device > > usbhid defines a standardized protocol for communicating with devices > designed to interact with humans. > > I know it is already in your system because when you posted this message > <http://www.kernel-panic.org/pipermail/kplug-list/2007-February/089806.html> > a few months ago it had the following (snippet of dmesg): > > <quote> > Feb 3 10:56:29 xena kernel: usbcore: registered new driver libusual > Feb 3 10:56:29 xena kernel: usbcore: registered new driver hiddev > Feb 3 10:56:29 xena kernel: usbcore: registered new driver usbhid > Feb 3 10:56:29 xena kernel: drivers/usb/input/hid-core.c: v2.6:USB HID > core driver > </quote> > > Your problem with the keyboard is probably related to the assumed layout > used by the keyboard driver. Where do you have the problems? Is it in a > plain console (no X Windows) or when running an X Windows session? > > Gus >
The gyration keyboard is working perfectly. It may have been contention (needed a clean boot w/o other usbhid devices plugged in). The gyration mouse still eludes me, but is a minor issue. Myth doesn't need no stinkin' mouse. Another thank you to Gus. I'm not keeping score but it's a lot. -- Lan Barnes SCM Analyst Linux Guy Tcl/Tk Enthusiast Biodiesel Brewer -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
