X-Git-Url: https://git.ao2.it/kinect-audio-setup.git/blobdiff_plain/b82c5cba4f9caf266f315a6464b66265038fb01c..5acf9af5680bb5c38d8507fe918d95c7b02cf828:/README?ds=inline diff --git a/README b/README index 46e18cf..239ec8b 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -1,9 +1,9 @@ kinect-audio-setup makes audio input from the Microsoft Kinect Sensor -device work on GNU/linux systems. +device work on GNU/Linux systems. When the Kinect is first plugged in the USB port it shows up as a generic USB device with a bulk endpoint; after uploading a certain -firmware a reenumeration takes place and a USB Audio Class device +firmware a reenumeration takes place and a USB Audio Class (UAC) device becomes available. kinect-audio-setup provides tools to download the firmware off the net @@ -31,7 +31,22 @@ Install kinect_upload_fw first: # make install +it will be copied to /usr/local/sbin by default, assign the PREFIX +variable on the command line to install it to another location. + Then run the firmware fetcher script (remember this is only needed once): # ./kinect_fetch_fw /lib/firmware/kinect + # udevadm control --reload-rules + + +The UAC firmware is downloaded from the Microsoft Kinect SDK at +http://www.kinectforwindows.org, the license of the SDK can be found at +http://www.kinectforwindows.org/download/EULA.htm + +=== Acknowledgements + +A special thanks goes to Steven Toth from http://kernellabs.com, who +kindly sponsored a Kinect to Antonio Ospite and made kinect-audio-setup +possible in its current form.