For Windows to recognize the device in FEL mode, you usually need to install the USB drivers (such as the "USB Driver for Allwinner" or generic WinUSB drivers via Zadig). Without these drivers, the sunxi-fel tool will not be able to see the connected board.
: If a pre-built version is unavailable, users can compile the tools on Windows using an IDE like Code::Blocks combined with the MinGW toolchain Key Use Cases Releases · linux-sunxi/sunxi-tools - GitHub
Official source: https://github.com/linux-sunxi/sunxi-tools Precompiled Windows builds: check the section of the repo or community links (e.g., "sunxi-tools-windows-latest.zip" from sunxi-tools-build).
Even with portable software, Windows needs a way to "talk" to the Allwinner hardware.
For Windows to recognize the device in FEL mode, you usually need to install the USB drivers (such as the "USB Driver for Allwinner" or generic WinUSB drivers via Zadig). Without these drivers, the sunxi-fel tool will not be able to see the connected board.
: If a pre-built version is unavailable, users can compile the tools on Windows using an IDE like Code::Blocks combined with the MinGW toolchain Key Use Cases Releases · linux-sunxi/sunxi-tools - GitHub
Official source: https://github.com/linux-sunxi/sunxi-tools Precompiled Windows builds: check the section of the repo or community links (e.g., "sunxi-tools-windows-latest.zip" from sunxi-tools-build).
Even with portable software, Windows needs a way to "talk" to the Allwinner hardware.