Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S264196AbTH1V7S (ORCPT ); Thu, 28 Aug 2003 17:59:18 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S264252AbTH1V7S (ORCPT ); Thu, 28 Aug 2003 17:59:18 -0400 Received: from mail.kroah.org ([65.200.24.183]:19606 "EHLO perch.kroah.org") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S264196AbTH1V7M (ORCPT ); Thu, 28 Aug 2003 17:59:12 -0400 Date: Thu, 28 Aug 2003 14:59:13 -0700 From: Greg KH To: Ivan Gyurdiev Cc: Linux-Kernel Subject: Re: Novatek USB Keyboard/Mouse Bug Message-ID: <20030828215913.GA13284@kroah.com> References: <3F4E796E.5090203@cornell.edu> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <3F4E796E.5090203@cornell.edu> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1685 Lines: 42 On Thu, Aug 28, 2003 at 05:51:42PM -0400, Ivan Gyurdiev wrote: > Hi, I finally figured out why my wireless mouse turns off and on > randomly every once in a while and works depending on the usb hub it is > in - it's the keyboard's fault. > > My mouse is: > PM: Adding info for usb:2-2 > input: USB HID v1.10 Mouse [Logitech USB Receiver] on usb-0000:00:10.0-2 > > My keyboard is: > PM: Adding info for usb:2-1 > input: USB HID v1.00 Keyboard [NOVATEK Keyboard NT6881] on > usb-0000:00:10.0-1 > PM: Adding info for usb:2-1:0 > input: USB HID v1.00 Mouse [NOVATEK Keyboard NT6881] on > usb-0000:00:10.0-1 > PM: Adding info for usb:2-1:1 > > > As you can see the kernel thinks it's also a mouse, which it definitely > is not. I've previously posted this to LKML somewhere, and my > impressions were that people don't think it's a bug, since some other > model of that keyboard worked together with a mouse somehow. Perhaps > that's true, but I do not have a second mouse. The kernel thinks I do, > and switching the keyboard and the mouse usb hubs results in mouse > devices reordering and X not working with the proper mouse (attempting > to use the keyboard as mouse, which apparently does not work). Why not just use /dev/mice and then you don't have to worry about the mice ording issue? Also lots of USB keyboards have a fake "mouse" within them to handle some of the extended keys. It's quite common. thanks, greg k-h - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/