Hey everyone, I'm starting a project using a Kinect for Windows SDK and I'm curious if I can switch from Windows to Linux. However, I'm unsure if Wine would support the drivers needed for this setup. Is this possible to do?
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Just a note: don't mix wine and driving—definitely not a good combo!
There are some userspace drivers for Linux, but unfortunately, Wine won't help you out here.
Unfortunately, I don't think you can use Wine for this because of how drivers work in Linux versus Windows. But I could be mistaken on that one.
Nope, Wine isn't going to work for that. It translates Windows userland applications, but drivers operate in the Kernel space, and there's no Windows kernel for Wine to interface with. So when it comes to drivers, Wine is out of the question.
Thanks for the analogy, it really clarifies things!
Most companies provide Linux drivers nowadays. If you’re looking for GPU drivers, both AMD and NVIDIA have them available.
By the way, which Kinect do you have, the Xbox 360 or Xbox One version?
I've got both available, but I’d prefer using the Xbox One. I was looking into libfreenect, but it doesn't support skeleton tracking.
Haha, that's a killer title for this thread!