From 428fab0f11f32097ef95df531c693bfdfa5e271e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Xiaofan Chen Date: Thu, 30 Jan 2014 12:04:17 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Update README.mingw to address libusb / libusbx merge --- README.mingw | 19 +++++++++++-------- 1 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.mingw b/README.mingw index c8857cf..771204c 100644 --- a/README.mingw +++ b/README.mingw @@ -18,16 +18,19 @@ 6 - run make install DESTDIR=$HOME/i686-w64-mingw32-root/ -* How to run libftdi-1.x under Windows * +* How to run libftdi 1.x under Windows * -libusbx (or libusb-1.0) Windows backend will rely on a proper driver to run. -Please refer to the following wiki page on the instruction of -installation of the proper driver. -https://github.com/libusbx/libusbx/wiki/Windows-Backend#wiki-How_to_use_libusbx_on_Windows +On 26-Jan-2014, libusbx and libusb project were merged with the release +of libusb-1.0.18 and now the project is called libusb. -As of Jan 09 2013, libusb-1.0 Windows backend only supports WinUSB -and libusbx's support of libusb0.sys and libusbk.sys are considered less -mature than WinUSB. Therefore, WinUSB driver installation using Zadig +libusb Windows backend will need to rely on a proper driver to run. +Please refer to the following wiki page for proper driver installation. +https://github.com/libusb/libusb/wiki/Windows#wiki-How_to_use_libusb_on_Windows + +As of 26-Jan-2014, libusb Windows backend supports WinUSB, +libusb0.sys and libusbk.sys driver. However, libusb's support of +libusb0.sys and libusbk.sys is considered to be less mature than +WinUSB. Therefore, WinUSB driver installation using Zadig is recommended. Take note once you replace the original FTDI driver with WinUSB driver, -- 1.7.1