> Try running your program with sudo. I tried this option from the terminal, but the debug version of the test application when run from Eclipse IDE still failed. Not sure if sudo rights got translated to the IDE (I am not that familiar with Linux/Ubuntu behavior), but I am not sure this would be a lasting solution since I do not want to force super user requirement on end users.
Does the use of libhid require root access? thanks, --- asad -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Sarah Mount Sent: Sunday, March 08, 2009 3:44 PM To: Ali Asad; [email protected] Subject: Re: [libhid-discuss] libhid can not open HID device on Ubuntu 2009/3/7 Ali Asad <[email protected]>: > Hi , > > I am using libhid on Ubuntu to connect to a composit USB device that > enumerates as a mass storage as well as HID device. When using the > sample code of libhid, the call hid_force_open() fails with the > following printout, and return code of 12. Any ideas what could cause this. > Try running your program with sudo. Sarah -- Sarah Mount, Senior Lecturer, University of Wolverhampton Web: http://www.wlv.ac.uk/~in0316/ Book: http://www.pythonforrookies.org/ WSN: http://www.fieldsensing.org.uk/ Photos: http://flickr.com/photos/sarahmount/ This email, together with any attachment, is for the exclusive and confidential use of the addressee(s) and may contain legally privileged information. Any use, disclosure or reproduction without the sender's explicit consent is unauthorised and may be unlawful. Any e-mail including its content and any attachments may be monitored and used by The University of Wolverhampton for reasons of security and for monitoring internal compliance with the University's policy on internet use. E-mail blocking software may also be used. The University cannot guarantee that this message or any attachment is virus free or has not been intercepted and amended. If you believe you have received this message in error please notify the sender by email, telephone or fax and destroy the message and any copies. _______________________________________________ libhid-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.alioth.debian.org/mailman/listinfo/libhid-discuss http://libhid.alioth.debian.org/
