MikeM97 Posted May 8, 2016 Share Posted May 8, 2016 (edited) Hello there. I've been missing a while as much as I'm in college and actually developing Linux as much as I can. There's only one thing that has been giving me headaches since I've started,the .INF drivers from Windows-oriented devices can't do their job in a Linux system. I agree that is quite wrong to port Windows drivers on Linux,but,it's the only chance to ever use my Linux PC as a primary tool. Any kind of help is highly appreciated. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1296880-windows-inf-drivers-on-linux-ever-possible-to-run/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
BinaryData Posted May 8, 2016 Share Posted May 8, 2016 Have you tried using them through WinE? Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1296880-windows-inf-drivers-on-linux-ever-possible-to-run/#findComment-597400428 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeM97 Posted May 8, 2016 Author Share Posted May 8, 2016 11 minutes ago, BinaryData said: Have you tried using them through WinE? Yep. Failed. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1296880-windows-inf-drivers-on-linux-ever-possible-to-run/#findComment-597400438 Share on other sites More sharing options...
BinaryData Posted May 8, 2016 Share Posted May 8, 2016 Just now, MikeM97 said: Yep. Failed. Kind of thought so. I'm not sure there are any suitable libraries for this, unless you develop them yourself. I could be wrong though. What has Google said? Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1296880-windows-inf-drivers-on-linux-ever-possible-to-run/#findComment-597400442 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeM97 Posted May 8, 2016 Author Share Posted May 8, 2016 Just now, BinaryData said: Kind of thought so. I'm not sure there are any suitable libraries for this, unless you develop them yourself. I could be wrong though. What has Google said? It said what you said,that I might have to develop it myself. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1296880-windows-inf-drivers-on-linux-ever-possible-to-run/#findComment-597400446 Share on other sites More sharing options...
BinaryData Posted May 8, 2016 Share Posted May 8, 2016 Just now, MikeM97 said: It said what you said,that I might have to develop it myself. Sounds about right. I'll ask on a few other forums I frequent, and I'll ask some other devs I know. MikeM97 1 Share Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1296880-windows-inf-drivers-on-linux-ever-possible-to-run/#findComment-597400450 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeM97 Posted May 8, 2016 Author Share Posted May 8, 2016 3 hours ago, BinaryData said: Sounds about right. I'll ask on a few other forums I frequent, and I'll ask some other devs I know. Thank you. The more we are involved,the better it will be. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1296880-windows-inf-drivers-on-linux-ever-possible-to-run/#findComment-597400594 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeM97 Posted May 10, 2016 Author Share Posted May 10, 2016 On 5/8/2016 at 7:10 PM, MikeM97 said: Thank you. The more we are involved,the better it will be. Maybe for some other things,I manage to get its USB MTK drivers with libusb. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1296880-windows-inf-drivers-on-linux-ever-possible-to-run/#findComment-597403290 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeM97 Posted May 30, 2016 Author Share Posted May 30, 2016 (edited) On 5/10/2016 at 7:37 PM, MikeM97 said: Maybe for some other things,I manage to get its USB MTK drivers with libusb. Even though,the lib-usb won't be the same as Windows USB MTK ones. Any chances for that little project comeback? More info here: http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/answers/id-3053512/inf-drivers-linux-run.html#18042701 Edited May 30, 2016 by MikeM97 Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1296880-windows-inf-drivers-on-linux-ever-possible-to-run/#findComment-597433086 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeM97 Posted June 18, 2016 Author Share Posted June 18, 2016 On 5/30/2016 at 6:19 PM, MikeM97 said: Even though,the lib-usb won't be the same as Windows USB MTK ones. Any chances for that little project comeback? More info here: http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/answers/id-3053512/inf-drivers-linux-run.html#18042701 Maybe only fastboot/adb are further mostly required beside libusb-dev? Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1296880-windows-inf-drivers-on-linux-ever-possible-to-run/#findComment-597463168 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haggis Veteran Posted June 18, 2016 Veteran Share Posted June 18, 2016 what device? Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1296880-windows-inf-drivers-on-linux-ever-possible-to-run/#findComment-597463172 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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