Thanks for the info Pete!

On 21 November 2012 23:15, Pete Batard <p...@akeo.ie> wrote:
> On 2012.11.21 18:41, Bas van Dijk wrote:
>> libusbx: warning [hid_open] could not open HID device in R/W mode
>> (keyboard or mouse?) - trying without
>
> If libusbx gives you a warning, you're supposed to pay some attention to
> it... :)
>
>  >            VID:PID: 0627:0001
>
> Let's see 0627 = Adomax Technologies [1], maker of mice and keyboards
> (though the strings say "QEMU USB Tablet" so I'm not sure who to
> believe), which naturally brings us to [3]:
>
> "HID keyboards and mice cannot be accessed using the native HID driver
> as Windows reserves exclusive access to them."
>
> In other words, if you're trying to access an HID mouse or keyboard
> under Windows, virtualized or not, you're gonna have a bad time.
> And yes, the same device will be accessed fine under other OSes as this
> is a Windows limitation.
>
> I don't think there's much we can do here. Now, if you have the same
> issue with an HID device that doesn't act as a mouse or keyboard, and
> therefore that Windows will not try to keep exclusive access to, that's
> a different story...
>
> Regards,
>
> /Pete
>
>
> [1] http://www.linux-usb.org/usb.ids
> [2] http://www.adomax.com/index.asp
> [3]
> https://github.com/libusbx/libusbx/wiki/Windows-Backend#wiki-Known_Restrictions
>
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