Making a USB driver

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To: <linux-kernel@...>
Date: Monday, January 21, 2008 - 4:11 pm

Hello,

I'm interested in making a driver for the Kinesis Savant Elite Programable
USB Foot Switches[1]. Is there any way for me to check that such driver
doesn't exists already? I've searched a bit on the internet and I couldn't
find anything, but if there's somewhere else to look at before learning how
to make a driver and all that, it would be helpful.

Thank you.
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J. Pablo Fernández <pupeno@pupeno.com> (http://pupeno.com)

[1] http://kinesis-ergo.com/fs-savant-elite.htm

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To: "J. Pablo Fernández" <pupeno@...>
Cc: <linux-kernel@...>
Date: Monday, January 21, 2008 - 6:00 pm

[1]+1 says
Linux, Sun and other Non Windows Platforms
· Requires available USB port. Uses generic drivers provided by the operating
system. Due to the heterogeneity in these platforms, we cannot guarantee
compatibility with these systems. However, if your system can use any USB mouse
and keyboard, it will probably work with a Savant or Savant Elite foot switch.

I guess it's ordinary input device without any special driver needs.
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To: Jiri Slaby <jirislaby@...>
Cc: <linux-kernel@...>
Date: Monday, January 21, 2008 - 7:13 pm

It sends ordinary mouse and keyboard commands, but you need a driver to=20
program it what commands to send, and that's the part I want to cover: " it=
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can be easily reprogrammed on a Windows [and only Windows] PC to perform an=
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keyboard action or key combination."
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J. Pablo Fern=C3=A1ndez <pupeno@pupeno.com> http://pupeno.com

To: "J. Pablo Fernández" <pupeno@...>
Cc: <linux-kernel@...>
Date: Monday, January 21, 2008 - 7:16 pm

But you didn't even mention that. Then try to search for usb ids in the tree and
also in google.
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