Re: UM-2G Midi interface won't install in Windows 10
2015/08/03 20:25:48
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I feel the need to vent about this issue because it really gets up my nose. It's 100% avoidable and 100% Roland's fault. The reason that these drivers won't install is that, unlike virtually every other hardware manufacturer out there, Roland must be so paranoid about future tech support calls that they don't just specify a minimum Windows version that they will install on but a maximum version too. As far as I can tell the drivers work fine on Windows 10, but the way Roland has set them up means that Windows will just ignore them.
This can be worked around but if you aren't comfortable doing this then I suggest you leave it. This worked for me but I won't be held responsible if something goes horribly wrong. Roland Japan's site suggests that they will release Windows 10 drivers sometime.
Ok, this is what I did:
Extract the windows 8.1 drivers somewhere. Now you should have a folder called um2g_w81d_v101 whereever you put it.
Open that folder, and open the folders inside as follows (I'm assuming you're using a 64-bit version of window): files\64bit\files
Inside that folder there should be a file called RDIF1094.INF
Open it with notepad
A little way down there will be a section that looks like this:
[Manufacturer]
%MfgName%=Roland,NTamd64.6.2,NTamd64.7
;[ControlFlags]
;ExcludeFromSelect=*
[Roland]
;; Windows7 - Windows XP 64
;; not supported
[Roland.NTamd64.6.2]
;; Windows8
%RDID0094DeviceDesc%=RDID0094Install, USB\VID_0582&PID_0106 ; UM-2G
[Roland.NTamd64.7]
;; not supported
Change the bolded text (it's not bold in the actual file) to this: NTamd64.15 (That 15 can be anything over 10 AFAIK).
Save the file and close Notepad.
Now Windows can see the drivers but you can't use them because changing that file has invalidated the driver's digital signature.
What you'll need to do now is to temporarily disable driver signature enforcement
To do that, follow the instructions here: (Ok, it won't let me link so do a google search for "windows 10 driver signature enforcement restart". I recommend the howtogeek.com link which should be the second one down.)
Once you're back in Windows, the drivers will install but you will have to allow it to install an unsigned driver when the pop-up box asks you. I'd recommend installing the drivers through device manager but I guess it will work if you use Roland's install program. If you do that though, you might want to make sure that Roland's installer doesn't think that the drivers are already installed.