[pyusb-users] The Candidates Buglet

2016-10-13 Thread Hermann Hamann
Hi guys, now you can relax; this is my last submission. It contains some wishes for a next release.     The Candidates Buglet This buglet is not a real error but an example of poor programming style, which makes the life of the application programmer more

Re: [pyusb-users] Finally found: the installed library

2016-10-13 Thread Hermann Hamann
Hi Jeff    

[pyusb-users] Finally found: the installed library

2016-10-11 Thread Hermann Hamann
Hi, The use of the pyusb0 service is a bit troublesome, because you have to specify the desired library by hand. I always had the dream of automatically use the installed library. Well, here is how. You must know the Vid and Pid of your device. With that you can look up the registry for the

Re: [pyusb-users] Windows Installation Guide -1

2016-09-24 Thread Hermann Hamann
of the guide. Feel free to comment on everything.   This document is in libreoffice format, so that everyone can add comments (in red ink) to it.   Sincerely Hermann Hamann InstallationGuide.odt Description: application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.text

Re: [pyusb-users] Windows Installation Guide -1

2016-09-23 Thread Hermann Hamann
Hi, To install or to not install, that is the question. I was recently bitten by some lethal errors using pyusb. These were not in the pyusb code but came from lower layers as a consequence of misusing them. The following correspondence with the maintenance crew was unsuccessful because the

Re: [pyusb-users] Windows Installation Guide

2016-09-20 Thread Hermann Hamann
Hi, >> * Are there plans for a new version of pyusb1 in the near future? > Maybe a minor bug fix version, but not big changes.   I am happy to learn about bug fixes. If you run short of bugs I will be ready to send you some. >> * Are there plans for a Windows Installation Guide?   > a

Re: [pyusb-users] pyusb1 picks wrong driver on Windows

2016-08-31 Thread Hermann Hamann
< I have edited libusb wiki to warn against using libusb0.sys < with libusb Windows. Thank you. One likeand one follower! -- ___ pyusb-users mailing list

Re: [pyusb-users] pyusb1 picks wrong driver on Windows

2016-08-27 Thread Hermann Hamann
    Hi Xiaofan Chen   I will try that. H.H. -- ___ pyusb-users mailing list pyusb-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/pyusb-users

[pyusb-users] find_library considered harmful

2016-08-24 Thread Hermann Hamann
Hi dear maintainers.   I have compiled the results of the pick wrong library issue and some investigations in an issue on github. However I could not attach the PDF file and therefore provide it here.   Please study it carefully.   I will not be here until september, so you have enough

Re: [pyusb-users] pyusb1 picks wrong driver on Windows. Asking for help

2016-08-24 Thread Hermann Hamann
  Hi Jeff, I have opened an issue on this topic. Please read it and try to falsify or verfy my thesis. I will not be back to my mailbox before september, so you have ample time. So long Hermann   --

Re: [pyusb-users] pyusb1 picks wrong driver on Windows. Asking for help

2016-08-23 Thread Hermann Hamann
  Hi, thank you   Well, why then the library search? It is completely superfluous if I fix anything at installation.  Sincerely Hermann -- ___ pyusb-users

Re: [pyusb-users] pyusb1 picks wrong driver on Windows. Asking for help

2016-08-20 Thread Hermann Hamann
Hi >  ..and debug the real problem What is my real problem? H.H. -- ___ pyusb-users mailing list pyusb-users@lists.sourceforge.net

Re: [pyusb-users] pyusb1 picks wrong driver on Windows

2016-08-19 Thread Hermann Hamann
Hi Tormod, thank you for your expertise; now I see clearer. > < Why it crashed? > I don't know.   I will send you a crash dump later. > > > > I want the backend that is in the registry. >pyusb by default looks for libusb1 first   < you must select backend explicitly.   Well

Re: [pyusb-users] pyusb1 picks wrong driver on Windows. Asking for help

2016-08-18 Thread Hermann Hamann
Hi Chris, Yes.  

Re: [pyusb-users] pyusb1 picks wrong driver on Windows

2016-08-18 Thread Hermann Hamann
  Hi I have read so in the internet. I will post reference later. If it helps you: C:\Program Files\RTLSDR Scanner>dir lib*.* Volume in Laufwerk C: hat keine Bezeichnung. Volumeseriennummer: ECEC-C891 Verzeichnis von C:\Program Files\RTLSDR Scanner 12.04.2013 20:04 68.608 libusb-1.0.dll

Re: [pyusb-users] pyusb1 picks wrong driver on Windows. Asking for help

2016-08-17 Thread Hermann Hamann
hat is the registry for? 2. Is it valid programming style to disregard registry entries? 3. Has anyone succesfully used a non registered driver?   Thank you in advance Hermann Ham

[pyusb-users] pyusb1 picks wrong driver on Windows

2016-08-13 Thread Hermann Hamann
question which defaults are appropiate in the normal case. On Windows the registry entry is the most appropriate default.   I hope this can help you to amend pyusb1 (which is a great tool anyway).   Sincerely Hermann Hamann     ---

[pyusb-users] no end to no backend?

2016-08-02 Thread Hermann Hamann
Hello dear maintainers, Google finds now about 5 hits on "no backend". So it is time to make an end to this problem.   The Problem is two missing lines in the (excellent!) tutorial:   --- If you encounter

Re: [pyusb-users] Change suggestion

2015-07-01 Thread Hermann Hamann
Hi, sorry for my late answer. Well, everyone has to carry his burden, not only maintainers (as opposed to Galather 6.2). My burden is my 99 years old mum, who suffers from dementia and other pains of old age and needs attention around the clock. This leaves me 1 or 2 hours a week for

Re: [pyusb-users] Change suggestion

2015-06-19 Thread Hermann Hamann
too old and too stupid to learn on the fly how to use a github pull request to push some files. So I use the stone age way to attach the modified files core.py and libusb1.py to this mail, hoping, that some kind soul will find them and treat them as required. Sincerely Hermann Hamann

[pyusb-users] Change suggestion

2015-06-17 Thread Hermann Hamann
to distribute my software with a modified pyusb. Sincerely Hermann Hamann Here follows the modifications I made: - # in backend1.py, similar for other backends from ctypes import * from struct import unpack getBuffer = pythonapi.PyObject_GetBuffer