Is this illegal?

[AntimatterAsh]

If this is illegal, just say and close it, but I want to know...

Is it illegal to get a product driver for a piece of hardware like a webcam, and modify the code inside to make it compatible with something else. I know it will work as people have done it before. I want to make an Eyetoy Namtai Camera for PS2 to work with Windows XP... you may remember it as this:

 

[wolfeking]

IF you are asking if it is illegal to mod it to work in XP, no it is not. Nvidia has a tool to mod drivers and such to make them work in older OSes (only works if your device has a newer driver ). Maybe you need something of the sort. It may work native if you can plug it in (not sure if USB, or some proprietary hook up).

 

[wbt50]

Well, I doubt Windows would approve of it.
But to be fair, it's not like Windows will be making any form of loss from this

 

[AntimatterAsh]

IF you are asking if it is illegal to mod it to work in XP, no it is not. Nvidia has a tool to mod drivers and such to make them work in older OSes (only works if your device has a newer driver ). Maybe you need something of the sort. It may work native if you can plug it in (not sure if USB, or some proprietary hook up).

Cheers guys. Windows recognises the Eyetoy, but it doesn't have a driver for it...it even says EYETOY NAMTAI. But cheers for the reassurance. I didn't want to do it if it was illegal. Cheers guys!

 

[spirit]

No it's not illegal.