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Does anyone know how well Wine works with peripherals? I have a Windows device and driver+library that I would like to use with Linux. I am currently using a VM
by javiramos 10y ago
Does anyone know how well Wine works with peripherals? I have a Windows device and driver+library that I would like to use with Linux. I am currently using a VM but would consider using Wine to simplify my install.
- coldpie 10y agoDepends on what kind of peripheral you're talking about. If the OS supports it, and we have code to use that kind of device (e.g. joysticks, storage devices), then it should "just work." If you need to install Windows-only drivers to get your device to work, then it likely won't. We do have a guy working on getting raw HID support to underlie our device handling, which will improve things like USB device support and may even eventually allow installing some Windows-only drivers. But we're not there yet.
- javiramos 10y agoThanks for the feedback. The device I am looking to connect required Windows-only drivers that were custom developed. I will shy away from Wine and stick to my VM.