diff -r fe3e777b47f3 -r ef2c73fcca44 driver-win.rst --- a/driver-win.rst Thu Oct 21 17:12:03 2010 +0300 +++ b/driver-win.rst Fri Oct 22 14:18:55 2010 +0300 @@ -145,9 +145,25 @@ * How debug Windows drivers. +To detect whether a driver loaded, check the status of the device in Device Manager. + +In Windows Vista and later versions of Windows, SetupAPI logs information about device installation +in a plain-text log file that you can use to verify the installation of a device and to troubleshoot +device installation problems. Check + + %SystemRoot%\inf\SetupAPI.dev.log installation events in the device + %SystemRoot%\inf\SetupAPI.app.log application installation + + http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff553497.aspx + Troubleshooting Install and Load Problems with Signed Driver Packages http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/devtools/debugging/debugtips.mspx Improve Driver Debuggability http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff551063.aspx Debugging Tools for Windows http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff543450%28VS.85%29.aspx Checked and Free Build Differences + +* Driver signing. + + http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff552958.aspx + Tools for Signing Drivers