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Socoder -> Off Topic -> Updating Drivers |
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| Thu, 09 Aug 2012, 08:40 | |
rockford
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I’ve never understood why hardware drivers don’t have a direct auto update button into their software package so you don’t have to search for new drivers amongst a host of similar drivers for every product in their entire range. it would be a simple as having a folder on your machine listing every piece of hardware and an executable file to check for updates and download/install automagically.
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| Thu, 09 Aug 2012, 08:40 | |
steve_ancell
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Coz if it were that easy, geeks would be out of a job. 
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| Fri, 10 Aug 2012, 00:13 | |
spinal
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I personally think that all USB hardware should have the driver stored within the device, read-only for cost cutting of course, but a simple win, osx, linux folder or whatever, each with that version of the driver, have it detect initially as a flash drive, copy the driver, install it, after that it will detect as whatever it is.
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| Fri, 10 Aug 2012, 02:53 | |
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Afr0 |
Why don't you develop said hardware, spinal?
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| Fri, 10 Aug 2012, 03:45 | |
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spinal
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technically, the hardware is already developed, most, if not all current OS's support usb storage devices out of the box. Also, a better option, would be for a universal binary similar an OS clipboard system. The raw data would be sent to the usb device, the device itself would then have to know what to do with it, rather than the OS. Then the devices could be used between different os's without the need for new drivers each time. -=-=- Check out my excellent homepage!
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| Fri, 10 Aug 2012, 12:50 | |
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rockford
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 I personally think that all USB hardware should have the driver stored within the device, read-only for cost cutting of course, but a simple win, osx, linux folder or whatever, each with that version of the driver, have it detect initially as a flash drive, copy the driver, install it, after that it will detect as whatever it is. What happens when there are updates to the driver though? |
| Fri, 10 Aug 2012, 13:22 | |
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spinal
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What happens when there are updates to the driver though? You're in much better shape than when the manufacturer stops supporting the device and all traces of a driver vanish from the web. ;P -=-=- Check out my excellent homepage!
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| Sat, 11 Aug 2012, 10:34 | |
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rockford
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True. But some updates are better than the original drivers.
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| Sat, 11 Aug 2012, 17:36 | |
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dna |
You're right about having the direct update button Rockford however, when a company goes out of business or is bought by another company, that built in link is not good and someone somewhere else might have to make a driver for that device. -=-=- DNA |
| Mon, 13 Aug 2012, 07:12 | |
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rockford
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however, when a company goes out of business or is bought by another company, that built in link is not good and someone somewhere else might have to make a driver for that device. True, but it would make it easier for the user until/if that occurs... |
| Tue, 14 Aug 2012, 20:40 | |
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dna |
Ah. I see. Your right then.
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