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Difference and relation between firmware and device driver

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Mar 15, 202664763 views
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How are firmware and device driver different and related? I think both control devices? Is firmware always self-booting, while driver must be run/booted by OS?

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Firmware is the software that runs on the device. A driver is the software that tells your operating system how to communicate with the device. Not all devices have firmware--only devices with some level of intelligence. I'm not exactly sure what yo…

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