[PD] hid and "unusual" device names

[Hans-Christoph Steiner]

Yes... this is something that needs to be addressed.  On GNU/Linux  
[hid] isn't really [hid] after all, its Linux input.  Bad naming on  
my part.

/dev/input/event? and /dev/usb/hiddev0 have different data formats,  
hence the crashing.

So yes, to use /dev/usb/hiddev? devices, there needs to be a proper  
[hid] object.

.hc

On Mar 3, 2006, at 11:04 AM, B. Bogart wrote:

> Hey Hans,
>
> So my magictouch touchscreen does have a device file created, but  
> it is
> not a /dev/input/event file, but is rather a /dev/usb/hiddev0 file.
>
> So I'm not sure how the HID stuff related to the input device  
> stuff, but
> it looks like the touchscreen is HID, but not linux event.
>
> Anyhow I tried making a symlink from /dev/input/event3 to /dev/usb/ 
> hiddev0
> but that just crashes PD. I guess since HID is expecting linux input
> formatted data, not raw HID data.
>
> What can I do to get this to work? I want to use HID and not the X  
> windows
> driver, since i don't want the installation to interfere with the  
> mouse.
>
> Do I have to wait for [hid] proper (rawhid) or is there anything I  
> can do
> to make this hid device compatible with the linux input system?!?!?!
>
> Thanks.
> B.
>
>
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