Siddhesh Poyarekar wrote:
On 6/15/07, Rony ronbillypop@yahoo.co.uk wrote:
A universal multi-platform utility could be created to read such embedded drivers. The utility needs to be installed only once.
Wouldn't it be more feasible to standardize on a USB file system format than to go about trying to create a utility and then expect manufacturers to standardize on that?
What is the significance of the file system? The interface should work with any usb ported device, not just pen drives. Cameras, IR, bluetooth, printer, scanner, multi-function, modem etc. USB is quite a popular format for many devices. Universal plug and play utilities dedicated to the individual OSes could make driver writing universal too. The hard part will be to develop the interfaces for each OS, but once that is done, making common drivers will not be a problem for the manufacturers.