driver

In computing, a device driver or software driver is a computer program allowing higher-level computer programs to interact with a hardware device. This is a collection of all of my posts regarding device drivers.

New version of FlicServ released

I just released version 1.1 of FlicServ. This version fixes a race condition that could cause the linebreak to be inserted before or somewhere in the barcode itself. More here.

Linux wedge (driver) for Microvision Flic barcode scanner

TuxI have a couple of Flic barcode scanners that have been collecting dust on the shelf for a couple of years. Last time I used these I was using Windows XP as my primary operating system. Just the other day I installed Tellico and decided to catalogue my huge collection of books. A barcode scanner sure would make my life easier. So now I needed a Linux driver for these fine devices. It took me about 6 hours to conclude that the only software wedge available for the Flic on Linux is closed source payware and only supports tethered connections not BlueTooth.Read more »»