Subject: Re: Delorme EarthMate USB GPS device support???
To: Nick Hudson <skrll@netbsd.org>
From: Dan LaBell <dan4l-nospam@verizon.net>
List: netbsd-users
Date: 06/22/2005 03:23:03
On Jun 13, 2005, at 3:49 AM, Nick Hudson wrote:

> On Sunday 12 June 2005 12:57, Lennart Augustsson wrote:
>> John Clark wrote:
>>> Thomas Runge wrote:
>>>> Virtually every GPS USB receiver uses a USB-to-serial-bridge. 
>>>> Virtually
>>>> every known one is supported by NetBSD.
>>>
>>> Yes, well, the unfortunate thing with this particular device is that 
>>> it
>>> indicates to the kernel that it is a 'hid' device. The kernel does 
>>> in fact
>>> give out messages showing that it is assigned to /dev/uhid0.
>>
>> So what does usbhidctl have to say about the device?
>
> What's the dmesg output?
>
> My ucycom driver should attach to this of the product IDs are added. 
> See
>
> 	http://mail-index.netbsd.org/tech-kern/2005/05/12/0001.html
>
> If you need an updated patch just let me know.
>
> Nick
>

I also have a USB to serial that does is detected as an hid device.

uhidev2 at uhub4 port 3 configuration 1 interface 0
uhidev2: Cypress Semiconductor USB to Serial, rev 1.00/0.00, addr 4, 
iclass 3/0
uhid0 at uhidev2: input=8, output=8, feature=5