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| author |  zvecr <git@zvecr.com> | 2019-02-18 17:03:44 +0000 |
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| committer |  Drashna Jaelre <drashna@live.com> | 2019-02-18 09:03:44 -0800 |
| commit | 1a6a2a7b75dec3b20311bc6d89923fde3222ba1c (patch) | |
| tree | 25a7d256f9d78a281a58095822a24a9920c5b73b /util/usb_detach/readme.md | |
| parent | 545f95c8f49b8714a2fe2d0fa0f849f305cc7ca3 (diff) | |
| download | qmk_firmware-1a6a2a7b75dec3b20311bc6d89923fde3222ba1c.tar.gz | |
Relocate usb_detach to utils (#5121)
* Relocate usb_detach to utils
* Relocate usb_detach to utils - fix up files after move
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diff --git a/util/usb_detach/readme.md b/util/usb_detach/readme.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..ac42944ee --- /dev/null +++ b/util/usb_detach/readme.md @@ -0,0 +1,14 @@ +# usb_detach + +When trying to flash on Linux, you may encounter a "Resource Unavailable" error. This means that Linux's HID driver has taken exclusive control of the keyboard, and the program script can't flash it. +This program can force Linux to give up a device, so that the programming script can reset it. + +## To compile: +```bash +make clean && make +``` + +## To run: +1. Use `lsusb` to discover the Bus and Device numbers for your keyboard. +2. Run the program: `sudo ./usb_detach /dev/bus/usb/<BUS>/<DEVICE>`. +3. Build and program the firmware as normal. |