About devcon.
authorOleksandr Gavenko <gavenkoa@gmail.com>
Fri, 22 Oct 2010 17:29:04 +0300
changeset 619 bae478dec531
parent 618 ef2c73fcca44
child 620 2ddec78833f4
About devcon.
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
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 * How install drivers?
 
+** dpinst.
+
 Driver Install Frameworks (DIFx) tools allow installing driver under following
 OSes:
 
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                 %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.