diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index cbc8c71..0236006 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ add/change in /boot/cmdline.txt: console=tty3 consoleblank=0 loglevel=3 vt.globa
 
 copy everything to /opt/freezer/
 chmod a+x /opt/freezer/display.py
-add to /etc/rc.local: cd /tmp && nohup python3 /opt/freezer/display.py &
+add to /etc/rc.local: cd /tmp && nohup python3 /opt/freezer/display.py 2>&1 &
 
 ### read-only root
     wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/adafruit/Raspberry-Pi-Installer-Scripts/master/read-only-fs.sh
diff --git a/raspberry-environment/display.py b/raspberry-environment/display.py
index 621a805..d9befcb 100644
--- a/raspberry-environment/display.py
+++ b/raspberry-environment/display.py
@@ -121,8 +121,8 @@ def os_echo(filename, string):
 
 def send_keypress():
   with open('/dev/hidg0', 'w') as f:
-    f.write("\x00\x00\x04\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00") #press the A-button
-    f.write("\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00")  #release all keys
+    f.write(bytearray(b'\x00\x00\x04\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00')) #press the A-button
+    f.write(bytearray(b'\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00'))  #release all keys
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
@@ -186,12 +186,12 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
     os_echo(g+"functions/hid.usb0/protocol", "1")
     os_echo(g+"functions/hid.usb0/subclass", "1")
     os_echo(g+"functions/hid.usb0/report_length", "8")
-    os_echo(g+"functions/hid.usb0/report_desc", "\x05\x01\x09\x06\xa1\x01\x05\x07\x19\xe0\x29\xe7\x15\x00\x25\x01\x75\x01\x95\x08\x81\x02\x95\x01\x75\x08\x81\x03\x95\x05\x75\x01\x05\x08\x19\x01\x29\x05\x91\x02\x95\x01\x75\x03\x91\x03\x95\x06\x75\x08\x15\x00\x25\x65\x05\x07\x19\x00\x29\x65\x81\x00\xc0")
+    os_echo(g+"functions/hid.usb0/report_desc", bytearray(b'\x05\x01\x09\x06\xa1\x01\x05\x07\x19\xe0\x29\xe7\x15\x00\x25\x01\x75\x01\x95\x08\x81\x02\x95\x01\x75\x08\x81\x03\x95\x05\x75\x01\x05\x08\x19\x01\x29\x05\x91\x02\x95\x01\x75\x03\x91\x03\x95\x06\x75\x08\x15\x00\x25\x65\x05\x07\x19\x00\x29\x65\x81\x00\xc0').encode())
 
     subprocess.run(['ln', '-s', g+"functions/hid.usb0", g+"configs/c.1"], shell=False, check=True)
 
 #    subprocess.run(['ln', '-s', g+"configs/c.1", g+"os_desc"], shell=False, check=True)
-    subprocess.run(['ls /sys/class/udc/ > '+g+'UDC'], shell=True, check=True)
+    subprocess.run('ls /sys/class/udc/ > '+g+'UDC', shell=True, check=True)
 
     # RNDIS OS descriptors
     #os_echo(g+"os_desc/use", "1")