From 1583379fb91e0040b08e7ac365fa0919ace4e391 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Paul Fertser Date: Tue, 27 Jan 2015 13:37:51 +0300 Subject: [PATCH] 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 Reviewed-on: http://openocd.zylin.com/2506 Tested-by: jenkins Reviewed-by: Xiaofan Reviewed-by: Andreas Fritiofson --- README.Windows | 19 +++++++++++++++---- 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.Windows b/README.Windows index 9cdd55c5c..6c616f38a 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.