Reverse engineer device hardware and write drivers
A user points Claude at their own electronics to write drivers, such as one for an old printer that stopped working on a new macOS, with the user acting as its hands for diagnosis.
What they did
The commenter connected a device over USB to a computer and let Claude probe it. For an old printer that stopped working on a newer macOS, Claude wrote the drivers and had the user run physical checks: whether grayscale worked, how page 1 and 2 quality compared, unloading paper to expose an error, then reloading it to test duplex.
How it went
The printer worked again with the new drivers. The commenter also says they did the same for remotes and a Rodecaster, though no details are given. This is one anecdote, not a tested method.
Worth knowing
It mostly costs tokens, but the commenter says it works best on devices that aren't heavily locked down, such as phones.
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Claude wrote the drivers
A user points Claude at their own electronics to write drivers
Claude wrote the drivers
The printer worked again with the new drivers.
For an old printer that stopped working on a newer macOS, Claude wrote the drivers
The commenter connected a device over USB to a computer and let Claude probe it.
The “Material” label failed its quality check and is not used for selection.
Details
- Agents
- Claude
- Source
- Hacker News
- Source date
- Oct 15, 2026
- Accounts
- 1
- In registry since
- Oct 15, 2026