--- drivers/usb/hid-core.c.ORIG	2007-07-11 10:00:16.000000000 -0400
+++ drivers/usb/hid-core.c	2007-07-11 09:55:58.000000000 -0400
@@ -1118,7 +1118,7 @@
  */
 void hid_init_reports(struct hid_device *hid)
 {
-	int i;
+	int i, err;
 	struct hid_report *report;
 	struct hid_report_enum *report_enum;
 	struct list_head *list;
@@ -1128,9 +1128,27 @@
 			report_enum = hid->report_enum + i;
 			list = report_enum->report_list.next;
 			while (list != &report_enum->report_list) {
+			        err = 0;
 				report = (struct hid_report *) list;
-				hid_read_report(hid, report);
-				usb_set_idle(hid->dev, hid->ifnum, 0, report->id);
+				// XXX TP: special case *our* CH PRODUCTS joystick
+				// vendor and product id can be gleaned from:
+				// cat /proc/bus/usb/devices
+				if ((hid->dev->descriptor.idVendor == 0x068e) &&
+				    (hid->dev->descriptor.idProduct == 0x00a6)) {
+				        err = -911;
+				}
+				else {
+				        err = usb_set_idle(hid->dev,
+							   hid->ifnum, 0, report->id);
+				}
+
+				if (err) {
+				        printk(KERN_INFO "hid_init_reports: usb_set_idle()=%d\n", err);
+				}
+				else {
+				        hid_read_report(hid, report);
+				}
+
 				list = list->next;
 			}
 		}