[BRLTTY] Windows First Run

[Oriana Neulinger]

Okay, so after manually editing the configuration file, (uncommented two
lines, changed COM1 to COM3...) now we're getting a lot of

libusb_open error 40: Function not implemented

full log here:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/b4jgrz5zvuwdg8l/1572082041966_debug.log?dl=0

On Fri, Oct 25, 2019, 3:13 PM Dave Mielke <Dave at mielke.cc> wrote:

> [quoted lines by Oriana Neulinger on 2019/10/25 at 14:24 -0400]
>
> >I had her run the 'debug app' as administrator, and got an log.
>
> Okay, good. I was assuming that she already was. I'll continue to look
> into how
> to script the elevating of privileges in a way that works well when using a
> console.
>
> >The configuration we did last time was to set the port to COM3 and set the
> >manufacturer to Alva, so why is it still scanning all of the USB options?
>
> Her log says:
>
>    2019-10-25 at 11:01:16.259 checking braille device: USB:
>
> The braille device, therefore, is clearly set to USB:. How did you set the
> configuration? If you ran brltty's .exe installer and used its configurator
> then we'll need someone else's advice since I've never used it and have no
> easy
> way to do so. If you did then, again, maybe not being administrator was
> getting
> in the way.
>
> Check for the file brltty.conf (which I think should be within brltty's
> etc\
> folder). Look for the braille-device line. If there's more than one then
> it's
> the last one that matters. If the Alva is on COM3 then it should say:
>
>    braille-device serial:COM3
>
> Also check for the braille-driver line. It should say:
>
>    braille-driver al
>
> In both cases, if the line is missing or commented out then add/uncomment
> it.
>
> >I'll make some suggestions for the documentation on a new email.
>
> Thanks.
>
> >For one, the documentation suggests that the folder, or at least the
> >executable, was supposed to have been added to %PATH% this whole time haha
>
> :-) As is the case with a lot of documentation, there's usually too much to
> absorb all at once. That's why my personal opinion is that those who rudely
> order others to go away and just read the manual are, for whatever reason,
> lacking empathy.
>
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