--- drivers/usb/hid-input.c	2002-11-02 21:53:03.000000000 +0100
+++ ../linux-2.4.20-pre11/drivers/usb/hid-input.c	2002-11-0300:48:13.000000000 +0100
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@
 	struct input_dev *input = &hid->input;
 	int *quirks = &hid->quirks;
 
-	if (usage->hat_min != usage->hat_max) {
+	if ( ((usage->hat_max - usage->hat_min + 1) != 0) && (usage->hat_max != usage->hat_min)) {
 		value = (value - usage->hat_min) * 8 / (usage->hat_max - usage->hat_min + 1) + 1;
 		if (value < 0 || value > 8) value = 0;
 		input_event(input, usage->type, usage->code    ,hid_hat_to_axis[value].x);