Re: [PATCH] Wireless Security Lock driver.

[Pavel Machek <pavel@ucw.cz>]

Hi!

> Hehe - the WSLs are already reality.  Sitecom is a producer of
> these and you can get another brand from ThinkGeek.

Aha, ok.

> Sitecom device:
> http://www.sitecom.com/products_info.php?product_id=293&grp_id=1
> 
> ThinkGeek:
> http://www.thinkgeek.com/gadgets/security/698d/
> 
> Why in kernel?   Well, the device is based on the Cypress Ultra
> Mouse.  So with a non WSL aware kernel the events from the WSL
> will be merged into the standard mouse input queue which will
> make your mouse pointer move uncontrollable - it'll jump across
> the screen in a couple of steps every 3 seconds or so.
> Quite amusing but not very handy!

Well, that is if you use /dev/psaux, right? Using event devices you
should be able to access it from userland. Or you could drive it using
libusb driver.
								Pavel
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