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author | Paul Fertser <fercerpav@gmail.com> | 2015-01-27 13:37:51 +0300 |
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committer | Paul Fertser <fercerpav@gmail.com> | 2015-05-17 21:15:13 +0100 |
commit | 1583379fb91e0040b08e7ac365fa0919ace4e391 (patch) | |
tree | 2a2465e3d6a497005144d2b6542036a1da855200 | |
parent | 805604058be368c1b44defb03ecc5e3e1b616fb9 (diff) |
README.Windows: clarify the kernel drivers installation
HID and composite devices need to be mentioned explicitly due to
windows oddities.
Change-Id: I7cdbaa50c60ceb1950c934e0249986d46c875cff
Signed-off-by: Paul Fertser <fercerpav@gmail.com>
Reviewed-on: http://openocd.zylin.com/2506
Tested-by: jenkins
Reviewed-by: Xiaofan <xiaofanc@gmail.com>
Reviewed-by: Andreas Fritiofson <andreas.fritiofson@gmail.com>
-rw-r--r-- | README.Windows | 19 |
1 files changed, 15 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/README.Windows b/README.Windows index 9cdd55c5..6c616f38 100644 --- a/README.Windows +++ b/README.Windows @@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ recommended as it doesn't provide enough C99 compatibility). Alternatively, one can cross-compile it using MinGW-w64 on a *nix host. See README for the generic instructions. +Also, the MSYS2 project provides both ready-made binaries and an easy +way to self-compile from their software repository out of the box. + Native MinGW-w64/MSYS compilation ----------------------------- @@ -22,13 +25,21 @@ installation. USB adapters ------------ -You usually need to have WinUSB.sys (or libusbK.sys) driver installed -for a USB-based adapter. Some vendor software (e.g. for ST-LINKv2) -does it on its own. For the other cases the easiest way to assign -WinUSB to a device is to use the latest Zadig installer: +For the adapters that use a HID-based protocol, e.g. CMSIS-DAP, you do +not need to perform any additional configuration. + +For all the others you usually need to have WinUSB.sys (or +libusbK.sys) driver installed. Some vendor software (e.g. for +ST-LINKv2) does it on its own. For the other cases the easiest way to +assign WinUSB to a device is to use the latest Zadig installer: http://zadig.akeo.ie +When using a composite USB device, it's often necessary to assign +WinUSB.sys to the composite parent instead of the specific +interface. To do that one needs to activate an advanced option in the +Zadig installer. + For the old drivers that use libusb-0.1 API you might need to link against libusb-win32 headers and install the corresponding driver with Zadig. |