add error handling for failure to open device

noahm · Jan 12, 2025 · 901f8c2 · 901f8c2
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diff --git a/ui/pad-coms.ts b/ui/pad-coms.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,14 @@ export async function promptSelectDevice() {
 
 export async function open_smx_device(dev: HIDDevice, autoSelect = false) {
   if (!dev.opened) {
-    await dev.open();
+    try {
+      await dev.open();
+    } catch (e) {
+      console.error(e);
+      uiState.set(nextStatusTextLine$, "failed to open device; more details in the browser console.");
+      uiState.set(nextStatusTextLine$, "if you are using linux, permissions to talk to a stage are still an unsolved puzzle.");
+      return;
+    }
   }
 
   const stage = new SMXStage(dev);