How would you actually go about installing these drivers in the first place
with assistance?
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From: "Joseph Lee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "'Braillenote List'" <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, December 05, 2006 6:19 PM
Subject: [Braillenote] A new theory on 3rd party hardware
Dear list,
I'm here to present another hypothesis/theory. This time, it concerns 3rd
party hardware with BrailleNote mPowers:
Earlier, Dean Jackson clarified that you can in fact install 3rd party
device drivers on your BrailleNote. This is due to the two reasons: one,
because BraillenOte runs under Windows CE 4.2, 3rd party hardware that is
designed for Windows CE 4.2 devices (Windows Mobile 2003 devices included)
should work on BrailleNote; second, because it has ARM processor, any
device
driver that is compatible with ARM processors (X-Scale, Strong ARM, etc)
should work. So here is my hypothesis: because BrailleNote runs under
mainstream operating system for embedded devices (except that it has
KeySoft
and although it cannot run 3rd party software at this time) and because it
has mainstream processor built-in, users, with help from manufacturers,
can
instal 3rd party device drivers (not be confused with software). But, like
other theories, there are challenges to this theory: One, that some people
uses Classic, and there are hardly any companies who manufactures any
Windows CE compatible hardware designed for MIPS processor, this will not
work on Classic (and the fact that Classic will no longer receive updates
after 8.0); Second, some people still use KeySoft 5.1 or earlier, meaning
they cannot take advantage of new features that were introduced in Windows
CE 4.2 through KeySoft 6.0 and above (these units still run Windows CE
2.12); Thirdly, many on the list uses PK, which is also based on ARM
processor. In case of this, this theory should apply as well; fourthly,
the
driver that is installed should not require end-user intervention from the
BN's end (meaning that the driver should install the driver package, not
the
accompanying software because BN, at this time, cannot run 3rd party
software). If my theory is correct, than we don't need to worry about
supported WiFi cards, since anybody can obtain a WiFi card that is
compatible with Windows Mobile 2003 (on top of Windows CE 4.2) and install
the device drivers (if it cannot recognize it at the first time) using
ActiveSync. If it is false, that's fine (give us explanation why it is
false). Any input is appreciated. Thanks for your considerations.
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