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| author | Keith Packard <keithp@keithp.com> | 2013-01-18 21:20:42 -0800 |
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| committer | Keith Packard <keithp@keithp.com> | 2013-01-18 21:22:04 -0800 |
| commit | f42c99c830202756e386bd15651c253152e5838f (patch) | |
| tree | 6be337740084589aa9f70e879cf436d7f755d9c4 | |
| parent | b0523a6fea3f5d1372ee3c54c45e60c0bcf147ed (diff) | |
Add page containing links to Windows 8 instructions
Signed-off-by: Keith Packard <keithp@keithp.com>
| -rw-r--r-- | AltOS/index.mdwn | 4 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Win8.mdwn | 24 |
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diff --git a/AltOS/index.mdwn b/AltOS/index.mdwn index 21c592f..156e02b 100644 --- a/AltOS/index.mdwn +++ b/AltOS/index.mdwn @@ -29,6 +29,10 @@ in [html](doc/altos.html) and [pdf](doc/altos.pdf) formats, and a document describing the AltOS over the radio protocol in [html](doc/telemetry.html) and [pdf](doc/telemetry.pdf) formats. +If you're running Windows 8, you should take a look at [Installing AltosUI on +Windows 8](Win8) which will help you install the operating system +drivers needed to communicate with the USB hardware. + [[!inline pages="./releases/* and !*/Discussion and !*.html and !*.bz2 and !*.zip and !*.exe" show="10" rss="no" raw="yes" ]] ## Source Code ## diff --git a/Win8.mdwn b/Win8.mdwn new file mode 100644 index 0000000..6cc99bc --- /dev/null +++ b/Win8.mdwn @@ -0,0 +1,24 @@ +# Installing AltosUI on Windows 8 + +Windows 8 places additional barriers to installing software beyond +those present in Windows 7. In particular, trying to use the standard +Windows USB modem driver on new hardware now requires 'driver signing' +for the text file that tells Windows to use the driver that it already +has installed. + +Until we figure out what is necessary to make this work the 'right' +way, here are a couple of pointers to sites that should help you +install the current AltosUI bits on your Windows 8 machine. + +## The official Microsoft link + +Here's a link to an official [Microsoft answer](http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_8-hardware/how-to-install-a-driver-that-does-not-contain/7c3f299b-3483-4c96-8c44-87c7451af222) +for how you are supposed to get Windows 8 to install Windows 7 drivers. + +## An unofficial video link + +And here's a (more helpful in my opinion) [video](http://firstpost.com/topic/product/windows-8-how-to-fix-the-third-party-inf-does-not-contain-digital-sign-video-dlYGfJM2BJ0-91565-1.html) +which will lead you through the necessary steps. + +Our friend, Bob Brown from the Kloudbusters used the video +instructions and reports that things are working just fine now! |