[Wine] Need windows driver when using wine?

James McKenzie
Thu, 19 Mar 2009 21:39:26 -0000

spaceman wrote:
> I need to use a PCMCIA card with serial port on my linux laptop together
with a Windows program.
>
> Can anyone tell me if I need to install the windows driver that came with
the PCMCIA card; if so, the driver for which Windows version?.
>
> Or should the Windows program running on wine be able to access the serial
port on the PCMCIA card if the card is installed correctly under my OpenSuse
11.1?
>
> Cheers
>
> Spaceman
>  [Question]
>
You need to install the card in Linux and then extend the com port so
that Wine can use it.

James McKenzie