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--- netmdpython [2010/10/28 21:40] – Add Windows requirements/isage mannermoe
+++ netmdpython [2013/05/16 11:39] (current) – [Download] glaubitz
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 <code>
-sudo port install libusb git-core
+sudo port install libusb git-core py26-crypto sox
 </code>
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 <code>
-sudo apt-get install python2.6 libusb-dev git-core subversion
+sudo apt-get install python2.6 libusb-dev git-core subversion python-crypto sox
 </code>
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 Download and install [[http://www.python.org/ftp/python/2.6.6/python-2.6.6.msi|Python2.6]], [[http://www.voidspace.org.uk/downloads/pycrypto-2.1.0.win32-py2.6.zip|PyCrypto]] and [[http://sourceforge.net/projects/sox/files/sox-win/14.3.1/|sox]].
-Download [[http://libusb-winusb-wip.googlecode.com/files/zadig.exe|zadig.exe]] (WinUSB device driver installer), connect your NetMD device and run zadig.exe.
+Download [[http://libusb-winusb-wip.googlecode.com/files/zadig.exe|zadig.exe]] (WinUSB device driver installer), connect your NetMD device and run //zadig.exe//.
-Klick //Options->List all devices//, choose your Net MD device an klick //Install Driver//.
+Click //Options->List all devices//, choose your NetMD device an choose //Install Driver//.
-//**SonicStage will not be able to communicate with your netmd device anymore.
+//**NOTE: SonicStage will not be able to communicate with your NetMD device anymore.
-If you want to use SonicStage you have to uninstall WinUSB device driver first**//.
+If you want to use SonicStage again, you will have to uninstall WinUSB device driver first.**//
-(Enter device manager, choose your device and uninstall it, you can find it at "libusb (WinUSB) devices".
+(To uninstall the driver, run Windows "Device Manager", choose your device and uninstall it, you can find it at "libusb (WinUSB) devices".
-Then unplug and reconnect your device)
+Then unplug and reconnect your device).
-Download latest version of [[http://github.com/vpelletier/python-libusb1/tree/|python-libusb1]] and replace usb1.py and libusb1.py in netmd subdirectory of your linux-minidisc folder with the python-libusb1 versions. These versions can find and open libusb windows dll which is not implemented in usb1.py and libusb1.py of current main source repository, yet.
+Download latest version of [[http://github.com/vpelletier/python-libusb1/tree/|python-libusb1]] and replace usb1.py and libusb1.py in the //netmd// subdirectory of your //linux-minidisc// folder with the python-libusb1 versions. These versions can find and open libusb Windows DLL which has not been implemented in usb1.py and libusb1.py of current main source repository yet.
 Download and extract [[http://libusb-winusb-wip.googlecode.com/files/libusb_2010.10.14.7z|libusb windows backend]] and copy libusb1.0.dll to your
-windows/system32 folder (usually C:\WINDOWS\system32). Use the version according to your os, mingw32 version should work on Windows XP 32-bit.
+windows/system32 folder (usually C:\WINDOWS\system32). Use the version according to your version of Windows, the mingw32 version should work on Windows XP 32-bit.
-Open a console window(//Start->Run//, type //cmd// and press enter) and type
+Open a command prompt (Click //Start->Run//, type //cmd// and press enter) and type
 <code>
 set PATH=<sox install dir>;%PATH%
 </code>
-to add the path of sox directory temporarely.(<sox install dir> means the path to your sox installation directory, usually C:\sox-14-3-1).
+to add the path of sox directory temporarily. (<sox install dir> means the path to your sox installation directory, usually C:\sox-14-3-1). To use it permanently you can add the path to your system variables.
-To use it permanently you can add the path to your system variables.
 If you want to use ffmpeg to convert uploaded files, you can download Windows binaries of [[http://ffmpeg.arrozcru.org/autobuilds/|ffmpeg]].
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 </code>
-To use the tools change into netmd subdirectory of your linux-minidisc folder and run the scripts by their name (just type
+To use the tools, change into netmd subdirectory of your linux-minidisc folder and run the scripts by their name (just type
-"dump_md.py", "upload.py", ...) with parameters if needed. See **How to use the tools** below.
+"dump_md.py", "upload.py", ...) with parameters if required. See [[netmdpython#how_to_use_the_tools]] below.
-===== Download =====
+==== Getting the code ====
-Clone the main source repository:
+To get the code, clone it with //git// as shown on the [[start#source_code|homepage]].
-<code>
-git clone git://sulphur.uio.no/linux-minidisc
-</code>
 The Python libnetmd can be found in the //netmd// subdirectory:
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 ==== downloadhack.py - download tracks to NetMD (buggy) ====
-Use this script download tracks to your NetMD Walkman. **Note: This requires the NetMD root key from Sony which is not (yet) part of the official repository due to legal reasons.**
+Use this script download tracks to your NetMD Walkman. <del>**Note: This requires the NetMD root key from Sony which is not (yet) part of the official repository due to legal reasons.**</del>
 ==== mdctl.py - test libnetmd functionality (DEBUG use only) ====