From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jan 28 01:33:36 2011 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 498C4106566C for ; Fri, 28 Jan 2011 01:33:36 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from fred@blakemfg.com) Received: from mail.getnet.net (mail.getnet.net [216.19.223.10]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 088148FC15 for ; Fri, 28 Jan 2011 01:33:35 +0000 (UTC) Received: (qmail 29904 invoked from network); 28 Jan 2011 01:33:34 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO localhost) (127.0.0.1) by localhost with SMTP; 28 Jan 2011 01:33:34 -0000 X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at getnet.net Received: from mail.getnet.net ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (mail.getnet.net [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id E-aBAlYahA5z for ; Thu, 27 Jan 2011 18:33:33 -0700 (MST) Received: (qmail 29893 invoked from network); 28 Jan 2011 01:33:33 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO ragnok.blakemfg.com) (fredb@216.19.219.132) by mail.getnet.net with ESMTPA; 28 Jan 2011 01:33:33 -0000 Message-ID: <4D421B95.1070909@blakemfg.com> Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2011 18:27:49 -0700 From: Fred User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.23 (X11/20091021) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org References: <4D41BDF6.5080904@blakemfg.com> In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: Re: wine questions X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 28 Jan 2011 01:33:36 -0000 Warren Block wrote: > On Thu, 27 Jan 2011, Fred wrote: > >> I need to buy an expensive logic device programmer that connects to a >> PC through USB. Unfortunately, the user software that make it go >> only runs on Bill Gates' cancerous, virus-infested, scourge of the >> Earth excuse for an OS which I do not use. Is it likely to work ok >> using wine? What type of programs do not work well with wine? There >> is a supported, commercial version of wine that runs on Linux. Would >> I be better off buying that and running it on the FBSD Linux emulation? > > If you were to be more specific about the device you're considering, > someone may be able to suggest specifics. > > Sometimes Wine is surprising. This was the case when I managed to run > the Arduino software on Wine under FreeBSD. That software speaks to > the microcontroller via serial or USB-to-serial: > > http://wiki.freebsd.org/AVR/ArduinoWINE > > If your device speaks serial like that, it might work well. If it > wants to do low-level hardware or anything uncommon, it probably will > not work in Wine. > > If you have to get the device anyway, there's little harm in trying it > on Wine. If it doesn't work, you've lost nothing but time, and > probably not much of that. > > > I am interested in the Xeltek SuperPro-5000. This unit will alsowork stand-alone with a CF card programmed by the PC in addition to usb. I believe the user software downloads a set of programming parameters and the file to be programmed rather than driving the programmer directly or otherwise do low level hardware stuff. I am going to ask Xeltek if they will give a refund if I can't get the unit working in a reasonable time. If it doesn't work I would otherwise be out of $1500. I will not use Windows.