Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 9 Mar 2010 10:57:05 -0800 | From | Dmitry Torokhov <> | Subject | Re: [BUG?] hid-core.c: hid->name = dev->manufacturer + dev->product ... why not + dev->serial? |
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On Tue, Mar 09, 2010 at 07:52:40PM +0100, Melchior FRANZ wrote: > * Dmitry Torokhov -- Tuesday 09 March 2010: > > Have you considered the fact that maybe you not using the right interface? > > No. Because I'm not talking about *writing* an application, but about > *using* applications written by others.
Then you need to mention that to your ISV.
> The producer of my two BU0836A > knows that the devices are different, I know that they are different, > the kernel knows that they are different, but the applications don't > know that, because the kernel doesn't tell them (via JSIOCGNAME). > > > > > You need to work with guys at linux-iio@vger.kernel.org (which stands > > for Industrial I/O which is exactly what you are working with). > > Hmm, then I wonder why the joystick names are different on Windows and > Linux already. :-} >
Probably because these are 2 quite different OSes?
> unpatched Linux: "Leo Bodnar BU0836A Interface" > (Vista?) Windows: "BU0836A Interface" (not even the manufacturer ... pff) > > Oh, well. Forget it. I'll just distribute the patch, then. I didn't have > much hope, anyway. > > m.
-- Dmitry
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