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SwagsoFly Author

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Windows 10 Bootcamp Driver Problem

Hello, I just installed Windows 10 by creating a partition with disk utility and then using a USB stick to install windows 10 so I haven't used boot camp to create the partition or to install windows.. Everything seemed fine until windows started, meaning the mouse & keyboard didn't work, I downloaded the drivers from bootcamp and installed them on the windows partition but still nothing is working.

I updated OSX Lion to El Capitan to get bootcamp 6 and get the windows 10 drivers but still, nothing is working. Something I've noticed is that on the windows partition when I click on the info for bootcamp it says Version 5.1 but I'm sure I've downloaded the drivers from Bootcamp 6.

After I downloaded the bootcamp 6 drivers I downgraded back to Lion because El Capitan was too problematic, so I can't even download the drivers again, is there a way to download them directly? Iv'e seen a way with Brigadier on some posts but I don't understand how it works.

Do the drivers from bootcamp work even if I didn't use bootcamp to install windows or create the partition with it?

Please help me!

I have an iMac 21,5" late 2012

Posted on Oct 9, 2015 6:01 PM

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SwagsoFly Author

Level 1

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Oct 10, 2015 12:07 PM in response to Loner T

On which partition do I have to do all of this?

On the log you posted now there are 4 links which one do I have to download? Did you post the log as an example or for me to download?

Loner T

Level 9

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Oct 10, 2015 12:09 PM in response to SwagsoFly

1. OSX.

2. Ignore the log. I am referring to download the zip file from the brigadier link. The links in the logs are for the actual Bootcamp package, not for brigadier.

3. Yes, it is an example.

SwagsoFly Author

Level 1

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Oct 10, 2015 12:35 PM in response to Loner T

I downloaded the zip, now where do I have to click and what to do?

In the zip file are:

brigadier

build_windows_exe.py

CHANGELIST

LICENSE.md

msi-transform

plist-example

README.md

VERSION

Loner T

Level 9

59,513 points

Oct 10, 2015 12:58 PM in response to SwagsoFly

Start a Applications -> Utilities -> Terminal. I will assume the files are in Downloads directory (if they are in Documents, modify the first line)

cd ~/Downloads

mkdir Bootcamp-iMac13.1

./brigadier -m iMac13,1 -o Bootcamp-iMac13.1

Triple click on each line in the box above, Copy (Command+C) and Paste (Command+V) in the Terminal Window and press return, if necessary.

SwagsoFly Author

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Oct 10, 2015 1:20 PM in response to Loner T

It says: -bash: ./brigadier: No such file or directory

Loner T

Level 9

59,513 points

Oct 10, 2015 1:31 PM in response to SwagsoFly

Post the output of the following commands

pwd

Remove personal information as you see fit, before you post the output.

SwagsoFly Author

Level 1

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Oct 10, 2015 1:46 PM in response to Loner T

NAME-iMac:~ name$ pwd

/Users/name

NAME-iMac:~ name$ ls

Desktop Downloads Movies Pictures

Documents Library Music Public

name-iMac:~ name$

Loner T

Level 9

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Oct 10, 2015 1:48 PM in response to SwagsoFly

You forgot the first cd command. 😉

SwagsoFly Author

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Oct 10, 2015 2:15 PM in response to Loner T

Name-iMac:~ name$ cd ~/Downloads

Name-iMac:Downloads name$ mkdir Bootcamp-iMac13.1

mkdir: Bootcamp-iMac13.1: File exists

Name-iMac:Downloads name$ ./brigadier -m iMac13,1 -o Bootcamp-iMac13.1

-bash: ./brigadier: No such file or directory

Name-iMac:Downloads name$

Loner T

Level 9

59,513 points

Oct 10, 2015 2:36 PM in response to SwagsoFly

SwagsoFly wrote:

I downloaded the zip, now where do I have to click and what to do?

In the zip file are:

brigadier

build_windows_exe.py

CHANGELIST

LICENSE.md

msi-transform

plist-example

README.md

VERSION

Did you unzip these files or is this the listing of the files in the zip?

SwagsoFly Author

Level 1

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Oct 10, 2015 2:37 PM in response to SwagsoFly

Iv'e solved it, I had to put all the files in the folder out of it and it found brigadier.

Now it's downloading something:

There is more than one ESD product available for this model:

031-12187: PostDate 2015-02-09 18:42:37

031-24514: PostDate 2015-08-13 02:09:18

031-0787: PostDate 2014-02-11 21:35:32

Selecting 031-24514 as it's the most recently posted.

Making directory Bootcamp-iMac13.1/BootCamp-031-24514..

Fetching Boot Camp product at URL http://swcdn.apple.com/content/downloads/28/26/031-24514/qx7ph7k6mewtcf4eyhxmiil gc7r2ikjgud/BootCampESD.pkg.

3.2% 52142080 / 1633586781 bytes

Loner T

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59,513 points

Oct 10, 2015 2:40 PM in response to SwagsoFly

Excellent. It will create a WindowsSupport.DMG. You can mount it using Finder and then check Bootcamp.xml file for version information.

SwagsoFly Author

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Oct 10, 2015 3:43 PM in response to Loner T

Seems like everything went fine, Iv'e checked the version by right clicking on BootCamp.xml and clicking "Get Info". It says: <ProductVersion>6.0.6133</

Now I'm copying all the files to an external drive and install the drivers on the Windows partition, I hope it'll fix the problems.

Thank you very much for your help!

SwagsoFly Author

Level 1

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Oct 10, 2015 3:53 PM in response to SwagsoFly

It says: This version of Boot Camp can't be used with this computer model when I try to run the setup.

Loner T

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Oct 10, 2015 4:06 PM in response to SwagsoFly

SwagsoFly wrote:

It says: This version of Boot Camp can't be used with this computer model when I try to run the setup.

This expected behavior and correct. If you look at the log I posted for iMac13,1, it lists three distributions, and each distribution lists which Mac models it supports. Since brigadier chose the latest, it has

Distribution 031-24514 supports the following models: MacBook8,1, MacBookAir5,1, MacBookAir5,2, MacBookAir6,1, MacBookAir6,2, MacBookAir7,1, MacBookAir7,2, MacBookPro9,1, MacBookPro9,2, MacBookPro11,1, MacBookPro11,2, MacBookPro11,3, MacBookPro11,4, MacBookPro11,5, MacBookPro12,1, MacPro6,1, Macmini6,1, Macmini6,2, Macmini7,1, iMac13,1, iMac13,2, iMac13,3, iMac14,1, iMac14,2, iMac14,3, iMac14,4, iMac15,1.

Your model iMac 12,1 does not exist in the list, so using setup.exe is not the correct method. You will have to pick and choose specific drivers and run individual executable files in the Drivers directory as necessary.

Windows 10 Bootcamp Driver Problem