WINE with external device help

[FBClark]

I’m trying to connect a blood-glucose meter through WINE.
Can’t get it to find device. All the manufacturer has are apps for mobiles, Windoze and Mac.

Kernel: 4.19.0-9-amd64 x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 8.3.0 Desktop: Cinnamon 4.4.8 wm: muffin dm: LightDM Distro: LMDE 4 Debbie base: Debian 10.2 buster

[1crazypj (Peter)]

Wish I could help but I also have issuers with WINE on Mint.
I was told I’ll need a 32 bit installation for 32bit software.
Your problem may be similar as I see you have x86 64 bit.
I have grown to hate windows for it’s sloppy programming and the people who continue to program only for windoze.

[FBClark]

I know what you mean. The app is the newest release the manufacturer has, and it’s for 64 bit.

[0bill0]

If wine won’t cooperate, then maybe try

How To Dual Boot Linux Mint And Windows 10 [Beginner's Guide]

In case of any OS installation, you need to make a backup beforehand anyway. So just backup everything you need to a different hard drive, that won’t be present during installation. Then install Windows. Override the Windows Bootloader with GRUB2. If you have 2 hard drives within your computer, it is even easier. Install Linux to the first one, Windows to the second one and all you have to do after all is to change the boot order within your UEFI for the Linux HDD to be first in the chain. Make…

or virtualbox with a Windows guest

[FBClark]

Thanks but no thanks. Windoze screwed me over royally more than a decade ago on XP, then they did nearly the same with my wife on Vista. I will not consider using that overgrown virus for anything.
We both switched to Linux back then and we won’t go back.

[0bill0]

I agree what you say. Saw this, hope you keep well

glucometers-tech/glucometerutils

[FBClark]

Yo Ho Ho! And a bottle o’ Rum! That looks great. I’ll dig into this and see what I can come up with. Thanks sooo much!