On Sat, 27 Nov 2004 19:17:20 -0800, Randy.Dunlap <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > i've tried unloading hid, but u know what? It always loads itself (by > > modprobe, i suppose) in the end when i plug in my mouse. > > /proc/bus/usb/devices tells me that. My custom module (hacked from > > usbmouse.c) does load (the printk code from the init function tells me > > that) - but it does not get bound to the mouse, and no other functions > > in the module (i have printk code everywhere) get called. > > You'll need a kernel that has no HID support built for it > (no modules and not built-in) then. >
so u're saying there's no way to come up with a driver to wrestle control away from the hid code, unless the kernel does not have the support for the hid? > > So you don't have /home in a separate partition? > If you do, reinstalling isn't a big deal. > At some point, put /home in a partition so that you can tell > your installer program not to format the /home partition. > Then installing a new/upgraded distro is easy. > thanks Randy, but could we just leave this discussion of upgrading behind? i'd like to focus on the driver problem instead, if u dont mind. But i do appreciate ur help so far with regards to this. -jf ------------------------------------------------------- SF email is sponsored by - The IT Product Guide Read honest & candid reviews on hundreds of IT Products from real users. Discover which products truly live up to the hype. Start reading now. http://productguide.itmanagersjournal.com/ _______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, use the last form field at: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-usb-devel
