# HG changeset patch # User Oleksandr Gavenko # Date 1287757744 -10800 # Node ID bae478dec53193da9dca5901b3c2cef821cba65e # Parent ef2c73fcca44eff14b5515c5fbba1f218c460d84 About devcon. diff -r ef2c73fcca44 -r bae478dec531 driver-win.rst --- a/driver-win.rst Fri Oct 22 14:18:55 2010 +0300 +++ b/driver-win.rst Fri Oct 22 17:29:04 2010 +0300 @@ -122,6 +122,8 @@ * How install drivers? +** dpinst. + Driver Install Frameworks (DIFx) tools allow installing driver under following OSes: @@ -143,6 +145,16 @@ %windir%\system32\ReinstallBackups folder is created with backups of the old drivers. +** devcon. + +This command-line specifies the location of the driver package's INF file (c:\toaster\toastpkg.inf) +and the toaster device's hardware identifier (ID), which is specified within the INF file. + + cmd# devcon.exe install c:\toaster\toastpkg.inf {b85b7c50-6a01-11d2-b841-00c04fad5171}\mstoaster + + http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff553642.aspx + Using the DevCon Tool to Install a Driver Package + * How debug Windows drivers. To detect whether a driver loaded, check the status of the device in Device Manager.