Hi,
hope the driver will be ready soon.
Even older products from Roland/Edirol like the M-16DX already have Windows 8 - Drivers, and the MIDI-Controller-Keyboards like the A800 Pro too.

So come on please.

T. Finkbeiner

Hi,

I tried several methods with the old driver as described, but no sucess. The Problem is with the digital signature after modifying the old driver. I know that there are ways to solve this problem, for example with the key F8 while booting, but I don't want to do that all the time I use the VS-100.

So Cakewalk/Roland, please go on with the driver for the VS-100. We`re all waiting for it.

Timo Finkbeiner

Hi,
now I saw this banner on the top of the homepage with the announcement of new drivers for Roland hardware. But no Drivers for the VS-100 yet. But drivers for older hardware, like the PCR-M1, which I soled a few weeks ago (now I have a A-Pro 800 with W8 drivers). This keyboard controller is quite older than the VS-100, so I hope the VS-100 will be the next in the line.

Timo Finkbeiner

Hello Roland/Cakewalk,

nothing out there? Please come on, we're all waiting!

T. Finkbeiner

Yeah, I think it's probably time to get the driver out... The UA-101 had a driver day one, I think, so, you know, what's the hold up? 

I really hope this isn't going the route of stopping support on the VS-100. Given users are able to make the drivers work with modifications to BS driver signing code within the driver makes me think that could be what's happening, as that isn't a hard thing to modify in creating a new Windows 8 driver.
Of course, I can't and don't know; maybe Roland is working on making the drivers better or something? Maybe it's in QA? Dunno. Regardless, surprised it wasn't part of day one W8 drivers. Does the VS-100 have a lower priority because it's related to Cakewalk rather than being a straight Roland product? I'll quit ranting and go back to using my Axe FX II drivers, as they work great without any modifications after updating to Windows 8...   

I second the above posts...my 32-bit to 64-bit conversion is on hold until I can get ahold of the VS-100 windows 8 drivers. Please expedite!

Don't drop in here often enough, sorry to not get back quickly, here's the 32bit inf: find it by going; files-win7-files-32bit-files this for the 32bit version 64 bit go to 64bit-files and apart from the 64bit detail all inf changes are the same ; Installation inf for the VS-100 ; ; Copyright (c) 2011 Roland Corporation ; [Version] Signature="$Windows NT$" Class=MEDIA ClassGUID={4d36e96c-e325-11ce-bfc1-08002be10318} Provider=%MfgName% DriverVer=10/26/2011,2.00.01.0000 ;---------------------------------------------------------------; [DestinationDirs] RDID0099.Files.Asio = 11 RDID0099.Files.User = 11 RDID0099.Files.Inst = 11 RDID0099.Files.Ext = 10,system32\drivers ; %SystemRoot%\system32\drivers DefaultDestDir = 10,system32\drivers ; %SystemRoot%\system32\drivers [SourceDisksNames] 1=%RDID0099DiskName%,, [SourceDiskSFiles] RDWM1099.SYS=1 RDAS1099.DLL=1 RDDP1099.DAT=1 RDCP1099.CPL=1 RDCI1099.DLL=1 ;---------------------------------------------------------------; [Manufacturer] %MfgName%=Roland,NTx86.6.1,NTx86.6.2 ;[ControlFlags] ;ExcludeFromSelect=* [Roland] ;; WindowsVista or WindowsXP or Windows2000 or Windows9X / ME ;; not supported [Roland.NTx86.6.1] ;; Windows7 %RDID0099DeviceDesc%=RDID0099Install, USB\VID_0582&PID_00EB ; VS-100 [Roland.NTx86.6.2] ;; Windows8 %RDID0099DeviceDesc%=RDID0099Install, USB\VID_0582&PID_00EB ; VS-100 ;===============================================================; [RDID0099Install] Include=ks.inf,wdmaudio.inf Needs=KS.Registration,WDMAUDIO.Registration CopyFiles=RDID0099.Files.User,RDID0099.Files.Ext,RDID0099.Files.Asio AddReg=RDID0099AddReg [RDID0099Install.CoInstallers] AddReg=RDID0099CoInstallers.AddReg CopyFiles=RDID0099.Files.Inst [RDID0099CoInstallers.AddReg] HKR,,CoInstallers32,%REG_MSZ%,"RdCi1099.dll,ProcCoInst" [RDID0099AddReg] HKR,,DevLoader,,"*ntkern" HKR,,AssociatedFilters,,"wdmaud,swmidi,redbook" HKR,,Driver,,rdwm1099.sys HKR,,NTMPDriver,,"rdwm1099.sys" HKR,Drivers,SubClasses,,"wave,midi,mixer" HKR,Drivers\wave\wdmaud.drv,Driver,,wdmaud.drv HKR,Drivers\midi\wdmaud.drv,Driver,,wdmaud.drv HKR,Drivers\mixer\wdmaud.drv,Driver,,wdmaud.drv HKR,Drivers\wave\wdmaud.drv,Description,,%RDID0099DeviceDesc% HKR,Drivers\midi\wdmaud.drv, Description,,%RDID0099DeviceDesc% HKR,Drivers\mixer\wdmaud.drv,Description,,%RDID0099DeviceDesc% HKLM,%MediaCategories%\%WDM.Tp11.szPname.GUID%,Name,,%WDM.Tp11.szPname% HKLM,%MediaCategories%\%WDM.Tp11.szPname.GUID%,Display,1,00,00,00,00 HKLM,%MediaCategories%\%WDM.Tp12.szPname.GUID%,Name,,%WDM.Tp12.szPname% HKLM,%MediaCategories%\%WDM.Tp12.szPname.GUID%,Display,1,00,00,00,00 HKLM,%MediaCategories%\%WDM.Tp13.szPname.GUID%,Name,,%WDM.Tp13.szPname% HKLM,%MediaCategories%\%WDM.Tp13.szPname.GUID%,Display,1,00,00,00,00 HKLM,%MediaCategories%\%WDM.Tp14.szPname.GUID%,Name,,%WDM.Tp14.szPname% HKLM,%MediaCategories%\%WDM.Tp14.szPname.GUID%,Display,1,00,00,00,00 HKLM,%MediaCategories%\%WDM.Tp15.szPname.GUID%,Name,,%WDM.Tp15.szPname% HKLM,%MediaCategories%\%WDM.Tp15.szPname.GUID%,Display,1,00,00,00,00 HKLM,%MediaCategories%\%WDM.Tp16.szPname.GUID%,Name,,%WDM.Tp16.szPname% HKLM,%MediaCategories%\%WDM.Tp16.szPname.GUID%,Display,1,00,00,00,00 HKLM,%MediaCategories%\%WDM.Tp17.szPname.GUID%,Name,,%WDM.Tp17.szPname% HKLM,%MediaCategories%\%WDM.Tp17.szPname.GUID%,Display,1,00,00,00,00 HKLM,%MediaCategories%\%WDM.Tp18.szPname.GUID%,Name,,%WDM.Tp18.szPname% HKLM,%MediaCategories%\%WDM.Tp18.szPname.GUID%,Display,1,00,00,00,00 [RDID0099Install.Services] AddService = RDID1099, 0x00000002, RDID0099_Service_Inst [RDID0099_Service_Inst] DisplayName = %RDID0099DeviceDesc% ServiceType = 1 ; SERVICE_KERNEL_DRIVER StartType = 3 ; SERVICE_DEMAND_START ErrorControl = 1 ; SERVICE_ERROR_NORMAL ServiceBinary = %10%\system32\Drivers\rdwm1099.sys ;;; ;; [RDID0099.Files.Ext] Rdwm1099.sys [RDID0099.Files.User] RDCP1099.CPL RDDP1099.DAT [RDID0099.Files.Inst] RdCi1099.dll [RDID0099.Files.Asio] rdas1099.dll [RDID0099Install.Interfaces] AddInterface=%KSCATEGORY_AUDIO%, %KSNAME_Wv11%, WDM.Interface.Wv11 AddInterface=%KSCATEGORY_RENDER%, %KSNAME_Wv11%, WDM.Interface.Wv11 AddInterface=%KSCATEGORY_CAPTURE%, %KSNAME_Wv11%, WDM.Interface.Wv11 AddInterface=%KSCATEGORY_AUDIO%, %KSNAME_Wv12%, WDM.Interface.Wv12 AddInterface=%KSCATEGORY_RENDER%, %KSNAME_Wv12%, WDM.Interface.Wv12 AddInterface=%KSCATEGORY_CAPTURE%, %KSNAME_Wv12%, WDM.Interface.Wv12 AddInterface=%KSCATEGORY_AUDIO%, %KSNAME_Wv13%, WDM.Interface.Wv13 AddInterface=%KSCATEGORY_RENDER%, %KSNAME_Wv13%, WDM.Interface.Wv13 AddInterface=%KSCATEGORY_CAPTURE%, %KSNAME_Wv13%, WDM.Interface.Wv13 AddInterface=%KSCATEGORY_AUDIO%, %KSNAME_Wv14%, WDM.Interface.Wv14 AddInterface=%KSCATEGORY_RENDER%, %KSNAME_Wv14%, WDM.Interface.Wv14 AddInterface=%KSCATEGORY_CAPTURE%, %KSNAME_Wv14%, WDM.Interface.Wv14 AddInterface=%KSCATEGORY_AUDIO%, %KSNAME_Wv15%, WDM.Interface.Wv15 AddInterface=%KSCATEGORY_RENDER%, %KSNAME_Wv15%, WDM.Interface.Wv15 AddInterface=%KSCATEGORY_CAPTURE%, %KSNAME_Wv15%, WDM.Interface.Wv15 AddInterface=%KSCATEGORY_AUDIO%, %KSNAME_Md11%, WDM.Interface.Md11 AddInterface=%KSCATEGORY_RENDER%, %KSNAME_Md11%, WDM.Interface.Md11 AddInterface=%KSCATEGORY_CAPTURE%, %KSNAME_Md11%, WDM.Interface.Md11 AddInterface=%KSCATEGORY_AUDIO%, %KSNAME_Md12%, WDM.Interface.Md12 AddInterface=%KSCATEGORY_RENDER%, %KSNAME_Md12%, WDM.Interface.Md12 AddInterface=%KSCATEGORY_CAPTURE%, %KSNAME_Md12%, WDM.Interface.Md12 AddInterface=%KSCATEGORY_AUDIO%, %KSNAME_Topology%, WDM.Interface.Topology [WDM.Interface.Wv11] AddReg=WDM.Interface.Wv11.AddReg [WDM.Interface.Wv11.AddReg] HKR,,CLSID,,%Proxy.CLSID% HKR,,FriendlyName,,%WDM.Wv11.szPname% [WDM.Interface.Wv12] AddReg=WDM.Interface.Wv12.AddReg [WDM.Interface.Wv12.AddReg] HKR,,CLSID,,%Proxy.CLSID% HKR,,FriendlyName,,%WDM.Wv12.szPname% [WDM.Interface.Wv13] AddReg=WDM.Interface.Wv13.AddReg [WDM.Interface.Wv13.AddReg] HKR,,CLSID,,%Proxy.CLSID% HKR,,FriendlyName,,%WDM.Wv13.szPname% [WDM.Interface.Wv14] AddReg=WDM.Interface.Wv14.AddReg [WDM.Interface.Wv14.AddReg] HKR,,CLSID,,%Proxy.CLSID% HKR,,FriendlyName,,%WDM.Wv14.szPname% [WDM.Interface.Wv15] AddReg=WDM.Interface.Wv15.AddReg [WDM.Interface.Wv15.AddReg] HKR,,CLSID,,%Proxy.CLSID% HKR,,FriendlyName,,%WDM.Wv15.szPname% [WDM.Interface.Md11] AddReg=WDM.Interface.Md11.AddReg [WDM.Interface.Md11.AddReg] HKR,,CLSID,,%Proxy.CLSID% HKR,,FriendlyName,,%WDM.Md11.szPname% [WDM.Interface.Md12] AddReg=WDM.Interface.Md12.AddReg [WDM.Interface.Md12.AddReg] HKR,,CLSID,,%Proxy.CLSID% HKR,,FriendlyName,,%WDM.Md12.szPname% [WDM.Interface.Topology] AddReg=WDM.Interface.Topo.AddReg ;; warning!! must be "Topo" because "Topology" is too long [WDM.Interface.Topo.AddReg] HKR,,CLSID,,%Proxy.CLSID% HKR,,FriendlyName,,%WDM.Topology.szPname% ;---------------------------------------------------------------; [Strings] MfgName="Roland" RDID0099DiskName="VS-100 Driver Installation disk" RDID0099DeviceDesc="VS-100" Proxy.CLSID="{17CCA71B-ECD7-11D0-B908-00A0C9223196}" KSCATEGORY_AUDIO="{6994AD04-93EF-11D0-A3CC-00A0C9223196}" KSCATEGORY_RENDER="{65E8773E-8F56-11D0-A3B9-00A0C9223196}" KSCATEGORY_CAPTURE="{65E8773D-8F56-11D0-A3B9-00A0C9223196}" KSNAME_Wv11="Wave1-1" KSNAME_Wv12="Wave1-2" KSNAME_Wv13="Wave1-3" KSNAME_Wv14="WaveIn1-1" KSNAME_Wv15="WaveIn1-2" WDM.Wv11.szPname="1-2 (VS-100)" WDM.Wv12.szPname="3-4 (VS-100)" WDM.Wv13.szPname="5-6 (VS-100)" WDM.Wv14.szPname="DIGITAL (VS-100)" WDM.Wv15.szPname="MAIN (VS-100)" KSNAME_Md11="Midi1-1" KSNAME_Md12="Midi1-2" WDM.Md11.szPname="MIDI (VS-100)" WDM.Md12.szPname="CONTROL (VS-100)" KSNAME_Topology="Topology" WDM.Topology.szPname="VS-100 Mixer" MediaCategories="SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\MediaCategories" WDM.Tp11.szPname="1-2" WDM.Tp12.szPname="3-4" WDM.Tp13.szPname="5-6" WDM.Tp14.szPname="1-2" WDM.Tp15.szPname="3-4" WDM.Tp16.szPname="5-6" WDM.Tp17.szPname="DIGITAL" WDM.Tp18.szPname="MAIN" WDM.Tp11.szPname.GUID = "{C461D13F-4EDF-45d6-A396-F031F80A3A72}" WDM.Tp12.szPname.GUID = "{1CC2331E-767E-446d-AC6F-22630DC8D3A8}" WDM.Tp13.szPname.GUID = "{C8606FCD-C00E-4bb2-A4E9-9A8DD23F61BD}" WDM.Tp14.szPname.GUID = "{C114181C-362F-4305-801E-445D5048C137}" WDM.Tp15.szPname.GUID = "{4817EAC3-B69D-45b5-8D0A-E4B88371457F}" WDM.Tp16.szPname.GUID = "{CEDC8687-1889-40c2-B151-A1C4B4856773}" WDM.Tp17.szPname.GUID = "{674ED650-0A59-418e-86AF-A394E3D03642}" WDM.Tp18.szPname.GUID = "{3458CA25-35A4-4501-8A18-5D40F0B2B395}" REG_MSZ = 0x00010000 then to bypass driver signing (only neede when installing not every time) 1. Open start screen then open charms by pointing to the upper right corner with mouse 2. Select Settings (right bar)/More PC Settings (at bottom) 3. Then go General/Advanced Startup/Restart Now/Troubleshoot/Advanced Options/Windows Startup Settings/Restart 4. After reboot from displayed options select 7th which temporally removes requirement for drivers to be signed 5. Windows starts, point to device manager by right clicking on the lower left corner of desktop or start screen 6. Select GR-55 from unknown devices 7. Right click->Update driver->manual 8. Direct to the folder with the modified .inf file from point 1. 9. Agree to install unsigned driver in the warning dialog done!

sorry when i paste in the inf it loses the spacings!

Yikes. Not looking great on the V-Studio driver front... Here's a response from Roland US:

From Roland Support (US): We have sent a request for Windows 8 drivers to our corporate Roland, BOSS and Cakewalk headquarters in Japan. At this time, we do not have any information regarding when they plan to release them. Sincerely, Roland Product Support


I'll let you know if I hear anything else.

Hello,

I've tried it as described from shambolic, but I have to deacticate the driver signature every time, not only once for the Installation.
The installation works fine, but after reboot the vs-100 is not working, because of the missing digital signature.

So I hope for a working driver asap.

Kind regards,
T. Finkbeiner