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NotImplementedError is_kernel_driver_active on some Linux systems

arvydas edited this page Dec 23, 2014 · 2 revisions

This issue affects module versions prior 1.1.6. Please read the release notes of 1.1.6 which addresses this issue:

https://forums.blinkstick.com/t/python-notimplementederror-is-kernel-driver-active-on-raspberry-pi-and-some-linux-systems/15/1

There seems to be a regression in PyUSB 1.0.0b2 on some Linux based operating systems, downgrading to b1 should solve this issue.

If you already have BlinkStick Python package installed, please run the following commands:

sudo pip uninstall -y pyusb
sudo pip install pyusb==1.0.0b1

If you don't have BlinkStick Python package already installed on the system, run the following commands:

sudo pip install pyusb==1.0.0b1
sudo pip install blinkstick

Test by running the following command:

sudo blinkstick --info

If you don't want to run BlinkStick command script with sudo, please follow these instructions:

https://github.com/arvydas/blinkstick-python#permission-problems-in-linux-and-mac-os-x