[ros-general] Re: [coLinux-devel] Linux native drivers/Direct hardware access

[Steven Edwards]

--- Dan Aloni <da-x(a)gmx.net> wrote:
>   On Sun, Feb 01, 2004 at 02:25:21PM +0200, Sat Rookie
> wrote:
>  
> >   Is it possible to use native linux drivers to
> > access REAL hardware 
>  without 
> >   writing special wrappers for every device type?
> >  
> >  PS: I mean not 'Windows-Must-Have' hardware like keyboard or mouse 
>  but 
> >   ADDITIONAL hardware like MPEG Capture card, DVB
> > TV Card,... 
>  
>  Not currently. coLinux is designed to be a virtual Linux. 
But do you think its possible via a Windows filer driver? I guess I am
thinking about replacing the Linux PnP implementation and passing it
off to the Windows PnP Manager and then using Linux network cards and
such as a quick and dirty wrapper to get Linux driver support for us on
ReactOS.

Thanks
Steven


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