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hi i need to install the .inf & .sys file of drivers in linux... how can i do that ?? these drivers are currently installed in windows XP and i ...
  1. 03-08-2011 #1
    pieterparker17
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    installing drivers in linux ubuntu

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    i need to install the .inf & .sys file of drivers in linux... how can i do that ?? these drivers are currently installed in windows XP and i want I need to install them in Linux,ubuntu (mono) also.
    any help will be highly appreciated
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    Windows drivers don't usually work on Linux. What are these driver for?
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    why do you think you need to install these anyway? do you have a piece of hardware that isn't functioning correctly?

    almost all drivers for hardware are included in the kernel already and require you to do nothing, the exception mostly being for graphics cards/chips
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    these are custom usb drivers. these are functioning in XP properly bt i need to install them in linux also.
    kindly give me some suggestion how to proceed.
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    Well, for some Windows drivers, mainly wireless that I have seen, ndiswrapper can help. In Ubuntu, going to System -> Administration -> Hardware Drivers may be of use.

    Failing those, I think your only solution is to follow the same steps that you would take to get a PlayStation 3 game running under Windows (hope a native version is available)

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    The one time I used ndiswrapper because I was running a live persistent usb. I uploaded a text file from my terminal to show how I did it. Should be the same for Ubuntu.

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    importing XP drivers to Linux

    Sorry , i dont know how to run playstation 3 on windows. i just want my xp specific usb drivers to port into linus as well. plz guide me how i can achive this.
    i have not yet coneected the device in Linux yet. i think that my usb is a custom made usb and the standered usb drivers in Linux will not pick it. kindly help me in this regards. i am also just new to linux as well.
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    these are custom usb drivers. i need to import them in Linux. what to do for this ??
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    Quote Originally Posted by pieterparker17 View Post
    these are custom usb drivers. i need to import them in Linux. what to do for this ??
    https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Wi...er/Ndiswrapper


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    look, you won't know that you "need" to use some drivers until you plug the device in, so I suggest you try that first and then come back

    you can't just install a windows driver in linux, they are completely different OS, they aren't designed to be interoperable at that level

    nearly all drivers are included already in the kernel that 99% of users need, in the rare case that you need a driver from outside it is due to strange/custom hardware or extremely new hardware that isn't supported yet by kernel
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