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    - Memory leak from IoCreateDevice and driver loading Hello, We're having a memory leak problem, and it looks like it comes from Windows. Windows leaks about 50-100 bytes anytime a driver gets loaded/unloaded, affecting both the device insertion case and manual load/unload of drivers via service control manager. The problem can easily be seen by using the ddk example and pooltag utility. - Using WDK, build <wdk>\src\general\ioctl\sys driver, and install it - run the awesome pooltag utility from OSR (http://www.osronline.com/article.cfm?article=98) Steps to reproduce: - launch pooltag utility. Filter the result to view only 'IoSe' and 'Pp ' tags. - install sioctl.sys from the ddk so you can "net start" and "net stop" it - anytime we "net start" and "net stop" sioctl driver, we see: - On Vista 32, 1-block 40-byte leak from 'IoSe', and 1-block 32-byte leak from 'Pp ' - On Vista 32 SP1 RC1, same thing - On XP SP2, no leak from 'IoSe' pool, but 1-block leak from 'Pp ' pool - No leak on Win2000 We did more debugging, using the poolhittag trick, and here's the result on Vista32: kd> ed poolhittag 'eSoI' =====================>>>> HERE : "net start sioctl" kd> g *** ERROR: Module load completed but symbols could not be loaded for sioctl.sys Break instruction exception - code 80000003 (first chance) nt!DbgBreakPoint: 81c578ce cc int 3 kd> k ChildEBP RetAddr 82cbb984 81d85327 nt!DbgBreakPoint 82cbb9a8 81d85287 nt!IopCreateSecurityDescriptorPerType+0x86 82cbb9c8 81d82fef nt!IopCreateDefaultDeviceSecurityDescriptor+0x115 82cbba78 909b4c11 nt!IoCreateDevice+0xcc WARNING: Stack unwind information not available. Following frames may be wrong. 82cbbad4 909b7054 sioctl+0x4c11 82cbbb18 81d871e0 sioctl+0x7054 82cbbcfc 81d8766f nt!IopLoadDriver+0x7ec 82cbbd44 81c78e18 nt!IopLoadUnloadDriver+0x70 82cbbd7c 81e254a8 nt!ExpWorkerThread+0xfd 82cbbdc0 81c9145e nt!PspSystemThreadStartup+0x9d 00000000 00000000 nt!KiThreadStartup+0x16 =====================>>>> HERE : "net stop sioctl" kd> ed poolhittag ' pP' =====================>>>> HERE : "net start sioctl". kd> g Break instruction exception - code 80000003 (first chance) nt!DbgBreakPoint: 81c578ce cc int 3 kd> k ChildEBP RetAddr 82cbb9c0 81d9e494 nt!DbgBreakPoint 82cbb9d0 81da2894 nt!IopAllocateUnicodeString+0x1b 82cbb9e4 81da2080 nt!PnpConcatenateUnicodeStrings+0x1e 82cbba40 81da353b nt!PipServiceInstanceToDeviceInstance+0x133 82cbba9c 81da2922 nt!PnpIsAnyDeviceInstanceEnabled+0xd7 82cbbb14 81d86e6b nt!PnpPrepareDriverLoading+0x61 82cbbcfc 81d8766f nt!IopLoadDriver+0x478 82cbbd44 81c78e18 nt!IopLoadUnloadDriver+0x70 82cbbd7c 81e254a8 nt!ExpWorkerThread+0xfd 82cbbdc0 81c9145e nt!PspSystemThreadStartup+0x9d 00000000 00000000 nt!KiThreadStartup+0x16 kd> g Break instruction exception - code 80000003 (first chance) nt!DbgBreakPoint: 81c578ce cc int 3 kd> k ChildEBP RetAddr 82cbba48 81da355a nt!DbgBreakPoint 82cbba9c 81da2922 nt!PnpIsAnyDeviceInstanceEnabled+0xf6 82cbbb14 81d86e6b nt!PnpPrepareDriverLoading+0x61 82cbbcfc 81d8766f nt!IopLoadDriver+0x478 82cbbd44 81c78e18 nt!IopLoadUnloadDriver+0x70 82cbbd7c 81e254a8 nt!ExpWorkerThread+0xfd 82cbbdc0 81c9145e nt!PspSystemThreadStartup+0x9d 00000000 00000000 nt!KiThreadStartup+0x16 kd> g Break instruction exception - code 80000003 (first chance) nt!DbgBreakPoint: 81c578ce cc int 3 kd> k ChildEBP RetAddr 82cbb93c 81dae37a nt!DbgBreakPoint 82cbb994 81dae0ff nt!PiUpdateDriverDBCache+0xf9 82cbba00 81dadf6b nt!PiIsDriverBlocked+0x141 82cbba58 81dadd64 nt!PiLookupInDDB+0x160 82cbba90 81da2b28 nt!PpCheckInDriverDatabase+0x69 82cbbb14 81d86e6b nt!PnpPrepareDriverLoading+0x267 82cbbcfc 81d8766f nt!IopLoadDriver+0x478 82cbbd44 81c78e18 nt!IopLoadUnloadDriver+0x70 82cbbd7c 81e254a8 nt!ExpWorkerThread+0xfd 82cbbdc0 81c9145e nt!PspSystemThreadStartup+0x9d 00000000 00000000 nt!KiThreadStartup+0x16 From the trace, it's easy to conclude that there's one memory leak from IoCreateDevice() and another memory leak from unicode string manipulation during driver load. I tried calling IoCreateDeviceSecure() instead, but the result is the same leak, since IoCreateDeviceSecure() ends up calling IoCreateDevice(): 82cbb984 81d85327 nt!DbgBreakPoint 82cbb9a8 81d85287 nt!IopCreateSecurityDescriptorPerType+0x86 82cbb9c8 81d82fef nt!IopCreateDefaultDeviceSecurityDescriptor+0x115 82cbba78 90996c11 nt!IoCreateDevice+0xcc 82cbbad4 90999054 sioctl!IoDevObjCreateDeviceSecure+0xe0 [d:\vistartm\base\wdmlib\wdmsec\io\iodevobj.c @ 284] 82cbbb18 81d871e0 sioctl!DriverEntry+0x44 [d:\winddk\src\general\ioctl\sys\sioctl.c @ 131] 82cbbcfc 81d8766f nt!IopLoadDriver+0x7ec 82cbbd44 81c78e18 nt!IopLoadUnloadDriver+0x70 82cbbd7c 81e254a8 nt!ExpWorkerThread+0xfd 82cbbdc0 81c9145e nt!PspSystemThreadStartup+0x9d 00000000 00000000 nt!KiThreadStartup+0x16 - Has anyone else seen this before? - Is this a genuine Windows kernel leak bug? Thanks! -- Irwan Djajadi National Instruments -- http://www.ni.com (4FJ8B6VF) Tag: How to create driver installation package using Microsoft installer Tag: 101285
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    - HowTo Network Video Recorder (NVR) Hello, Anyone doing NVR? I wonder what is the basic principle. There are hell NVRs from different vendors that accept MPEG-4 stream, but interesting part is that these NVRs will just work with IP cameras from same vendor. Although those IP cameras also provide MPEG-4 stream. If cam and nvr is using same (MPEG-4) streaming then why we can't have interoperability ? cheers, ali Tag: How to create driver installation package using Microsoft installer Tag: 101281
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    - [Commercial] Windows Device Driver Training from Professionals. Hello All, With a growing demand for Windows System Professionals, we are pleased to announce a new weekend batch of "Windows Internals and Device Drivers" for working professionals and Engineers. Course Highlights: Windows Internals - It includes topics related to key components of system like - Thread scheduling, I/O, memory management, - Windows Security - Debugging using Win Dbg to explore windows internals. Windows Device Driver It deals with important driver-building and designing mechanisms - Windows Driver Model and development - PnP Concepts - Storage Stack - Device Driver building, debugging, writing installer. - Synchronization, Interrupts, PnP Filter drivers. Labs Carefully designed labs and exercises which will help participants to apply knowledge gained through lectures immediately in their assignments. You will also design, develop and debug a simple USB driver. Starting Date : Saturday, December 15, 2007. Duration : 1.5 months for each module Timings : Saturday and Sunday, 3 hours per day. Venue : Concepts Systems, Pune 602-603, The Pentagon, Shahu College Road, Next to Pune-Satara Road, Near Panchami Hotel, Parvati. Pune - 411009. Registration: We encourage you to register at the earliest since there are limited seats. About Us: Concepts Systems Educational Services has always been in forefront for providing software professionals and aspirants with best-of-the-breed technologies which ensure that professionals/students remain on the cutting edge of technology and continue to win their goals. If you have any queries feel free to call us on 020-24216888 / 9960638738 Or mail us at training@conceptssys.com. For customized on- site training for your team, send a mail to info@conceptssys.com. Thanks & Regards, Team, Concepts Systems. Tag: How to create driver installation package using Microsoft installer Tag: 101277
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    - LIST OF THE GODDAMN VIRUS ON WINDOWS XP, 2K, 2003, Etc... I remember Bill Gates announced his highly secured Windows in 2001, now we're in 2007 we still have with the same GodDamn Virus... Here they are: fastopen.exe printer.exe shell.exe spoolvs.exe findfst.exe tmp??.exe xxxtemp.exe wowfx.dll << this one is tricky to remove, run Windows in Safe mode, put a Folder/File there with the same name to block it. and lots more you name them... Microsoft Anti Virus program should not ask the user if they want to run or not runing the program in question. I think MS should have a signature to verify their own components. Every where I go, I heard people complained about being sick of Virus. This is unproductive for society and for Microsoft as well for not designing the OS correctly. Yup! Shame on Microsoft, because you provided many holes (10 places at least) for the intruders to place their Virus. You should watch those holes and do not allow any one to plug in anything while on the internet. I am sure the Virus writers can screw Vista as well, I know you have a better file protection but they will find a way to intrude it. Why? because Windows is a centralized system unlike Unix. Oh by the way, Wake up America, your enemies didn't hate your Freedom, they hate your Interference corrupting their Kingdom (Said Osama BinLadin, at least he is being Honest, unlike your president making things up endlessly...) Tag: How to create driver installation package using Microsoft installer Tag: 101274
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    - LIST OF THE GODDAMN VIRUS ON WINDOWS XP, 2K, 2003, Etc... I remember Bill Gates announced his high secured Windows in 2001, now we're in 2007 we still have with the same GodDamn Virus... Here they are: fastopen.exe printer.exe shell.exe spoolvs.exe findfst.exe tmp??.exe xxxtemp.exe wowfx.dll << this one is tricky to remove, run Windows in Safe mode, put a Folder/File there with the same name to block it. and lots more you name them... Microsoft Anti Virus program should not ask the user if they want to run or not runing the program in question. I think MS should have a signature to verify their own components. Every where I go, I heard people complained about being sick of Virus. This is unproductive for society and for Microsoft as well for not designing the OS correctly. Yup! Shame on Microsoft, because you provided many holes (10 places at least) for the intruders to place their Virus. You should watch those holes and do not allow any one to plug in anything while on the internet. I am sure the Virus writers can screw Vista as well, I know you a better file protection but they Virus writers will find a way to intrude it. Why? because Windows is a centralized system unlike Unix. Oh by the way, Wake up America, your enemies didn't hate your Freedom, they hate your Interference corrupting their Kingdom (Said Osama BinLadin, at least he is being Honest, unlike your president making things up endlessly...) Tag: How to create driver installation package using Microsoft installer Tag: 101273
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    - Application sample for UVC extension units Dear all, I found it is hard to complete the sample application for UVC extension units that is described in "http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms803115.aspx". If there is someone had done it, could you please help me? Much thanks! -- Grap Tag: How to create driver installation package using Microsoft installer Tag: 101272
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    - How to use make a UMA frame buffer mapping from kernel to user mod Hi, I'm trying to implement a method to map a reserved virtual space (created by MmAllocateMappingAddress and MmMapLockedPagesWithReservedMapping) from kernel to user mode process. From the DDK description for VideoPortMapMemory, it seems we can do UMA (universal memory architecture) frame buffer mapping as suggested in the comments. The steps are: 1. Call InitializeObjectAttributes to get object attributes; 2. Call ZwOpenSection to get the handle of the section object; 3. Call ZwmapViewOfSection to get the virtual address of the view; My question is how to set up the relation between the reserved virtual space and the section view, that's to say, how to find a section object to represent the reserved virtual space? Any expert can help to give a hint? Thanks Tag: How to create driver installation package using Microsoft installer Tag: 101269
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    - Virtual Desktops, like in *nix with Xserver Hello, I am sure you know about Virtual Desktops. UNIX had them for about 20 years. There are some implementations for Windows too, even a Microsoft one, but for some reason they all suck. The primary reason is that they provide only an emulation of the real stuff -- basically they minimize one set of applications in one desktop, one set in another and so on -- they aren't real Virtual Desktops. The best implementation so far seems to be Virtual Dimension, but it still sucks, mainly because there are application that make hacks in the GUI, ignoring any recommendation. The main issue, is that all this are emulations -- Windows doesn't have the capability for Virtual Desktops. That is why I have thought of implementing it via a driver! I am not sure what the best way is -- I need to make it hardware independent -- that is -- it should not matter what video card you use. I think I should implement a filter driver somehow, but still don't know what exactly it should do -- I am asking here for suggestions. Thanks in advance. Tag: How to create driver installation package using Microsoft installer Tag: 101245
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    - Find reg key name by handle. Hello, Could please somebody say if there, in Windows API, is a function to get the registry key name by its open handle (HKey)? I want to get it after successful hK = SetupDiOpenDevRegKey(DeviceInfoSet, DeviceInfoData, ...) (probably I overlooked something, or there is a better way? Google didn't help me.) Thanks. Tag: How to create driver installation package using Microsoft installer Tag: 101243
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    - USB Host Controller and USS Hub Hi All, I am a windows driver developer working on USB. I have few questions on USB. 1.Role of Host Controller driver/hw and Root Hub driver/hw in enumerating a newly connected usb device. 2.How does usbhub.sys know the device connected to roothub? Does Host controller hw/driver informs it? 3.Is there any difference in device detection when connected to the root hub port and the externel hub port(usb hub connected to the root hub). I suppose same driver is loaded for the root hub as well as external hub. 4.Does USB Host Controller use any ISR for detecting the device connected to the root hub? If so what about the device connected to the external hub. 5.Will (Host controller? or Hub?)keep polling by itself on all the visible ports for the device arrival? If you know, where all this information regarding the Host Controller and Hub exists, please give the references to me. Exact sequence of events happening, i.e device detection, address assignment and pdo creation by the bus driver(usbhub.sys) and polling mechanism. Thanks in advance, Vivek. Tag: How to create driver installation package using Microsoft installer Tag: 101241
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    - d Drive full with system restores I am in need of urget help before my PC dies. I have a Presario 56500NX with partitioned drives. All of my programs and files are saved on C drive. C drive capacity is 144GB, free space is 124GB with 86% free space. Drive D is a totally different story! Capacity 5.14GB Free space is 982MB with only 18% free space. I researched it, and on both drives did "disk cleanups", "file compressions", uninstalled programs no longer used, defraged both drives, deleted all "system restores" with exception of current date. I copied my 1 system restore to disks. Can I now go in and delete all the files on D drive. HP support advised me to un-install my OS and reinstall. Will that work??? I really don't want to hose my PC...I use my PC to work from home. I am desperate for help!! :>( Tag: How to create driver installation package using Microsoft installer Tag: 101239
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    - MmProbeAndLockPages for user buffer pointer I have some doubts on mapping user pointers in the kernel - Lets say I have to have a user pointer passed within a struct as input to deviceiocontrol. I need to read stuff from this user pointer location. So within the driver dispatch handler I do the foll: mdl = IoAllocateMdl(userBuf, userBufLen, FALSE, TRUE, NULL); // Probe and lock within a try except loop MmProbeAndLockPages(mdl, UserMode, IoReadAccess); ASSUMING I never send the userBuf down to any other lower driver, dpc or completion routines - can I read from userBuf pointer directly within the dispatch handler ? .. Or do I still have to call MmGetSystemAddressForMdlSafe and only access the returned virtual address ? I guess I am not entirely certain if the userBuf virtual address is guaranteed to be valid with just doing a ProbeAndLock. Is there any way this virtual address could become invalid ? Also - can the contents of this userBuf be modified (say by another "bad" thread in the calling process) while this userBuf is locked for read in such a manner ? TIA --ks Tag: How to create driver installation package using Microsoft installer Tag: 101233
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    - BREAK_RESERVATION returning STATUS_INVALID_DEVICE_REQUEST Would anyone know why IOCTL_STORAGE_BREAK_RESERVATION would return STATUS_INVALID_DEVICE_REQUEST ? This is issued using IoCallDriver() in my driver, the request originates from the MS cluster service I believe. I've checked the values in 'Irp->AssociatedIrp.SystemBuffer' as per the STORAGE_BREAK_RESERVATION_REQUEST structure, they seem correct. If I issue the exact same IOCTL synchronously to the same LUN / device from within my driver it completes without any error. Anyone got any ideas, suggestions or clues ? Tag: How to create driver installation package using Microsoft installer Tag: 101232
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    - Retrieve USB_DEVICE_DESCRIPTOR only once from USB-device Hi, I try to validate my USB-device by checking its descriptor entries. Thus I added the following code to the IRP_MN_START_DEVICE routine: UsbBuildGetDescriptorRequest(...); IoBuildDeviceIoControlRequest(IOCTL_INTERNAL_USB_SUBMIT_URB,...); This works so far, BUT analyzing the USB-transfers after plugging in the device I get the following USB-stream: 1. SetAddress() 2. GetDescriptor(Device) 3. GetDescriptor(Configuration) ... Now my Driver starts and I get another GetDescriptor(Device). Is it somehow possible to get the USB-descriptors from the lower USB-Bus driver without resending a GetDescriptor-request to the USB-device? Or is it some odd behavior of the Host-Controll-Driver? Thank you for your help Emanuel Tag: How to create driver installation package using Microsoft installer Tag: 101231
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    - possible bug in e100bex ndis DDK 6000 sample ? The function NICReturnRFD(Adapter, pMpRfd) pulls a HW RFD corresponding to pMpRfd from the linked list and adds it to the tail. While sofware links will be ok, the HW RFDs link will be broken because, pHwRfd->RfdCbHeader.CbStatus = 0; pHwRfd->RfdActualCount = 0; pHwRfd->RfdCbHeader.CbCommand = (RFD_EL_BIT); pHwRfd->RfdCbHeader.CbLinkPointer = DRIVER_NULL; AND // Link it onto the end of the chain dynamically pHwRfd = pLastMpRfd->HwRfd; pHwRfd->RfdCbHeader.CbLinkPointer = pMpRfd->HwRfdPhys; pHwRfd->RfdCbHeader.CbCommand = 0; WILL only fix the CURRENT and NEXT links and NOT the PREVIOUS HW RFD link. There should be a way to fix the previous HW RFD link pointer also. something like pPREV_RFD->RfdCbHeader.CbLinkPointer = PENULTIMATE_TAIL- >RFD_PA This code luckily works as long as pMpRfd in NICReturnRFD(Adapter, pMpRfd) is the HEAD ENTRY. In MpHandleRecvInterrupt ( ... ) it was a lucky case and in MPReturnNetBufferLists(...) and a couple of other places it looks like a BUG. Can some one clarify? I have attempted a pictorial description of the bug hw_rfd1 -> hw_rfd2 -> hw_rfd3 will become 2 sets hw_rfd1 -> hw_rfd2 AND a hanging hw_rfd3 -> hw_rfd2 !! because of bad linking of pHwRfd->RfdCbHeader.CbLinkPointer thx ugk Tag: How to create driver installation package using Microsoft installer Tag: 101225
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    - How to make a deviceobject active? I am writing two deviceobjects, one in in PNP stack and it will be active after MN_START_DEVICE. How about the other deviceobject which is not in PNP but in the same driver? Does CreateFiile require deviceobject started in order to get handler or not? Thanks in advance, Tag: How to create driver installation package using Microsoft installer Tag: 101222
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    - Virtual Cdrom Driver Port to Vista Dear all, I have a Virtual Cdrom Driver, it can emulate an ISO file on network drive as a Cdrom.It works well on Win2k/WinXp/Win2003. I need to port it to Windows Vista, but it can't work well. In this driver, I use DO_DIRECT_IO as I/O flags, use MmGetSystemAddressForMdl( Irp->MdlAddress) to get current Mdl Address, and use ZwReadFile to read data from Virtual Cdrom. I also use MmGetMdlByteCount(Irp->MdlAddress) to get the length of system assigned buffer for Mdl. On Win2k/Xp/2003, ZwReadFile can be executed normally. For the first 3 executed times for ZwReadFile, the length of Mdl buffer is 2k, from the 4th time of executed ZwReadFile, the length of Mdl buffer is 4k. But on Vista, ZwReadFile can be only executed 3 times, the length of Mdl buffer is also 2k for these 3 times. For the 4th executed times of ZwReadFile, the Mdl buffer is 32k, ZwReadFile is blocked and can't be executed anymore. Also the driver is blocked. Can anyone give me a hint for this issue? Any help will be appreciated! Brs, David Tag: How to create driver installation package using Microsoft installer Tag: 101221
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    - a help for nand flash driver Hello everyone: Recently, I prepared for designing a nand flash driver ,using Samsung products. So who can give me some advise for me . I am so appreciate your help. best regarding . Yori Tag: How to create driver installation package using Microsoft installer Tag: 101220
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    - Microsoft audio miniport driver We have developed a driver using the microsoft miniport. A probem we have is that either the miniport or the wave system stalls when other applications start up or windows are max/min ed on the screen. Is there some way around this problem? -- lee quodlibet programmer Tag: How to create driver installation package using Microsoft installer Tag: 101218
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    - vista driver update I am working on windows device driver for 1394 for 32-bit Vista. I found it strange that I cannot update my already-installed unsigned driver after I made changes to driver code and recompiled. I was able to install driver first time. But updating driver is the problem. It updates the driver only after I changed the inf file date and version. For my testing this is really cumbursome. Everytime I compile the driver after minor change, I cannot reinstall the driver. I have to change inf file also with some other version number. Is this necessary? Any workaround for my driver testing. I didnot have problem with windows XP wherein we can do "have disk" and overwrite the driver binary. I want to replace driver binary with new driver binary for testing. Other information about driver can remain same. Is there any simple way to do this? I wish the driver installtion process be mature enough/simple enough that it wont change just for every version of OS. Tag: How to create driver installation package using Microsoft installer Tag: 101203
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    - Windows Vista SP1 RC symbols Are Windows Vista SP1 RC (6001.17052.071129-2315) symbols available? Tag: How to create driver installation package using Microsoft installer Tag: 101202
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    - kmdf 1394 : 'pIsochAttachBuffers->pIsochDescriptor' is always 0 By attaching buffers for isochronous transfer with 1394 kmdf sample driver: the function --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- IsochAttachBuffers( hWnd, szDeviceName, &isochAttachBuffers, TRUE, TRUE ); --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- in isochapi.c (:\WINDDK\6000\src\1394\dll\1394api\) from 1394api.dll will be called. These function calls -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DeviceIoControl( hDevice, IOCTL_ISOCH_ATTACH_BUFFERS, pIsochAttachBuffers, ulBufferSize, pIsochAttachBuffers, ulBufferSize, &dwBytesRet, &overLapped); -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ( These I/O request will be processed by calling t1394_IsochAttachBuffers in isochapi.c (\WINDDK\6000\src\kmdf\1394\driver\isochapi.c) ). After all, the IsochAttachBuffers function from 1394api.dll do the following: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- if (pIsochAttachBuffers) { TRACE(TL_TRACE, (hWnd, "pIsochDescriptor = 0x%x\r\n", pIsochAttachBuffers->pIsochDescriptor)); } -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I think, in this way, the user knows the value of pIsochDescriptor to detach buffers. My problem is: the value of 'pIsochAttachBuffers->pIsochDescriptor' does not change after calling DeviceIoControl function, so the value is always 0x0. I see on DebugView that the kernel sets the 'pIsochDescriptor', but as soon as it leaves the 't1394_IsochAttachBuffers' function, it gets lost. How can I make possible to get the pIsochDescriptor information from kernel? Or did I miss something? Thanks in advance, min Tag: How to create driver installation package using Microsoft installer Tag: 101201
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    - repairing registry I have a situation where the registry was corrupted by an incomplete installation of a driver. Last Known good configuruation and safe mode did not work, the crash persists. I notice that there are several control sets. Is there a way to try other control sets besides last known good? If not, is there a way to edit the registry in recovery mode? Tag: How to create driver installation package using Microsoft installer Tag: 101200
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    - Device Manager - Disable->Enable = (Code 39) I have a SCSI MiniPort that was working fine on WinXP SP2 although when I updated SP2 with the latest critical patches I started seeing this problem. In the device manager I can see my SCSI Controller and one disk which is hanging off it. If I disable the SCSI controller in device manager the disk goes away as expected. Although if I re-enable the SCSI adapter the disk returns but with a bang and Code 39. (Rebooting the system once in this state resolves the problem. Also rebooting in between the disable and enable works around the issue. Tracing the driver its running fine. No errors.) I ran across a couple kb article which looks like an exact match although it only seems to apply to CD/DVDs. And there workarounds don't match up for a disk device. Has anyone encountered this and do you know of solutions / workarounds? Tag: How to create driver installation package using Microsoft installer Tag: 101199
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    - WDK version number programatically For debugging and maintenance, I like to add a print statement in my driver that shows the WDK version used for compiling the driver like "This driver was compiled with WDK version 6000". How can I do this? (This is invoked through a special debug_ioctl and as such not seen in normal operations). Tag: How to create driver installation package using Microsoft installer Tag: 101198
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    - Device Manager - Disable->Enable = (Code 39) I have a SCSI MiniPort that was working fine on WinXP SP2 although when I updated SP2 with the latest critical patches I started seeing this problem. In the device manager I can see my SCSI Controller and one disk which is hanging off it. If I disable the SCSI controller in device manager the disk goes away as expected. Although if I re-enable the SCSI adapter the disk returns but with a bang and Code 39. (Rebooting the system once in this state resolves the problem. Also rebooting in between the disable and enable works around the issue. Tracing the driver its running fine. No errors.) I ran across a couple kb article which looks like an exact match although it only seems to apply to CD/DVDs. And there workarounds don't match up for a disk device. Has anyone encountered this and do you know of solutions / workarounds? Tag: How to create driver installation package using Microsoft installer Tag: 101196
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    - Bitmap printer driver on XP I try to adapt Bitmap sample (from DDK) to save in JPEG or other formats, all pages printed. I'ts works well when all pages have the same orientation (all pages in portrait, or all pages in landscape). But when I try to print mixed pages from Word or other software, I get only the last one. Example : 1st page is in Portrait 2nd page is in Landscape 3th page is in Portrait I get only the page #3. In debug mode, i see the OEMSendpage is never called in these case. Have you an idea of my problem ? Thanks Tag: How to create driver installation package using Microsoft installer Tag: 101191
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    - Virtual Multiort serial Adapters Hello All, Thanks for all the inputs you have given me. I am writing a driver for virtual multiport serial adapter(windows XP,2000). I have created a virtual bus driver ( Bus FDO). I can create the multiple virtual ports also (Port PDOs). Later I can add the same number of Port FDO s as my PDO s, to create COM interface to my applications. Now I have a Multiple virtual COM interface. But the exact requirement of my project is to create the ports only when instructed by an application above. I think I can delay the making of FDO (so that there is no COM interface). But since the PDO s are present(which were installed when bus driver was inserted.). It shows in the device manager as unknown device. I dont want this to happen. Is there any way I could dynamically install Port PDO s(not along with Bus driver), when i get signal from application. More specifically "CAN A BUS DRIVER, DYNAMICALLY ENUMERATE ITS PORTS (NOT DEVICES CONNECTED TO ITS PORTS)". or the only way I have is to insert another bus driver when i want another port. Looking forward for you response Thanks in advance, Subhash Tag: How to create driver installation package using Microsoft installer Tag: 101188
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    - Dose UsbVideo.sys class driver support MPEG2 TS payload? dose microsoft's video class device driver support MPEG2 TS Payload? if not, how can i extend it to support MPEG2 TS ? -- -------------------------------------------- William Tag: How to create driver installation package using Microsoft installer Tag: 101184
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    - About KSPIN format Hi, I am doing a USB Avstream Device Driver, I wanted to stream MPEG2 TS data through USB to be played on PC using directshow. I am using a pin centric approach in the avstream, my question is, how do i let the upper layer graph builder knows about the format of the upcoming data format (eg. MPEG2 TS) .... i could do it in onSetDataFormat() and IntersectHandler() in the Pin class right?? How do i do it? I am quite new to this, any cautions on TS streams also greatly appreciated. Is there any sample in the DDK that show this ? Thanks -- -------------------------------------------- William Tag: How to create driver installation package using Microsoft installer Tag: 101179
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    - ksthunk.sys in 64bit Windows I have developed a class upper filter driver used in "Image" class. It is for processing video frames that is produced by pc cameras. But I find there is a system-provided class upper filter driver named ksthunk.sys already (with Winxp 64bit / WinVista 64bit). If I put my filter driver after ksthunk in registry, it means when device loaded ksthunk will be under my filter driver in driver stack. The problem is every user mode virtual address is invalid! If I put my filter driver in front of it , things are OK. I want to know must I put my filter driver in front of ksthunk in registry? Tag: How to create driver installation package using Microsoft installer Tag: 101177
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    - XP/Vista 64-bit Print Processor Socket I have a print processor the works in XP/Vista 32-bit but not in 64-bit. The print processor uses sockets and fails on the connect( ) call with error 10061. Does anyone have experience with socket calls from "with in" the OS? Tag: How to create driver installation package using Microsoft installer Tag: 101172
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    - Checked build vs. Free build Hi, What is the different checked build windows vs. Free build windows in a hardware point of view? Because there are two PCI products from my company will either get blue screen or hard frozen with Checked build Windows 2003 server, but not free build Windows 2003 server. I will be appreciate very much for your help, Thanks, May Tag: How to create driver installation package using Microsoft installer Tag: 101169
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    - Has anybody solved this? I have the same problem. Has anybody solved this issue? Tag: How to create driver installation package using Microsoft installer Tag: 101167
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    - USBD_STATUS_XACT_ERROR I have a peripheral device that has 2 Bulk endpoints (IN, OUT). The device appears to work fine for a while but the driver will get this error intermittently. The device state appears OK and I do not see any packet problems. This problem generally happens during a write from the host on the OUT endpoint. What can cause this? How can/should I recover from this? Thanks in advance for any help. Jim Tag: How to create driver installation package using Microsoft installer Tag: 101166
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    - How to force re-enumeration of all devices How can I get XP to re-enumerate all hardware devices, similar to what would happen when installing the O/S, yet without requiring a re-install? Scanning for hardware changes from Device Manager does not pick up (bind) all devices. Thanks, Michael Tag: How to create driver installation package using Microsoft installer Tag: 101163
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    - Direct connection problem in WinCE Hi, I am trying to establish direct connection from our COM port in WinCE to the host which is a XP pc. I made the necessary setup on XP and on WinCE when I make a new instance of Direct Connection for my COM port to operate with XP with the same settings like baud rate flow control etc... given for XP, it says " Connecting to HOST " and then "You have been disconnected from the Remote Computer...Please verify the baud rate setting and retry the connection". Here I am not settingup any active sync connection. Can any one tell me how to fix this... Thanks in advance Srinivas Tag: How to create driver installation package using Microsoft installer Tag: 101156
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    - Windows Update driver available ? Hi, we have succesfully passed WHQL test for a video capture device. From ou r submission, it is indicated that Windows Update driver is available. However, when I plug camera on a computer where camera has not been plugged before, Vista system searchs on Windows Update but cannot find the driver. What must be perform to allow installation from Windows Update after the submission processed is Ok? Damien Tag: How to create driver installation package using Microsoft installer Tag: 101154
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    - Issues about USB composite device driver I want to develop an USB composite device driver. The device has one configuration and 6 interfaces in it. According desription of DDK(2003 sp1, 3790.1830) documents, Windows system(XP and later) had supplied an USB common class generic parent driver, that is usbccgp.sys. This driver can be loaded when our device pluged in and create 6 PDO for each interface. So we can install driver for each interface. But I have found some problems about this description. 1. OS can't find the usbccgp.sys driver and install it automatically for our device. I had searched the c: partition(my system disk) but can't find the usbccgp.sys file. My Windows system is XP sp2. Why and where can I get the usbccgp.sys file? 2. I write a inf file and reference usbhub.sys to install driver for our device. Yes! usbhub.sys can work! It enumrates 6 devices from our device for each interface. Then I install drivers for each device. I can install driver for interface number 0(matched ID is USB\VID_xxxx&PID_xxxx&MI_00) and the driver work well. But when I try to install driver for other interface, it failed! The failed position is when I try to select configuration for USB device with USBD_CreateConfigurationRequestEx and submit it to host driver. Laterly, I found some useful information from DDK document. It said that host driver can't support selecting configuration in composite USB device. But the problem is that where can I get the interface information and pipe information(ep address and pipe handle etc.) if I can't get those information from selecting configuration? Please help me, thank you very much! Abei.liu 12/05/2007 Tag: How to create driver installation package using Microsoft installer Tag: 101153
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    - WHQL certification of laptop - USB issue Hello I'm stuck with strange behaviour of the USB subsystem preventing requirements for WHQL certification of a laptop with an embedded USB device. First things first. Here's an interesting test: I'm experiencing a strange phenomenon with USB devices that are surprise-removed during standby. I've seen it happening with USB hubs, USB sticks, USB hard drives and USB 3G devices. It happens in Win2000 and WinXP. These are the steps taken: 1. Plug in one of the mentioned USB devices. 2. In Bootvis, initiate standby test. 3. During standby, unplug the USB device -> surprise-removal. 4. Resume. 5. Wait for Bootvis to finish. In Bootvis you can see that the device driver of the unplugged USB device eats an extra +/- 3 seconds of resume time (compared with the resume time in a situation where you do not unplug the device). The exact device driver depends on the USB device; I've noticed the 3 extra seconds with usbhub.sys, usbcgpp.sys, usbstor.sys, and gt72ubus.sys (3th party 3G driver). When you unplug multiple USB device during standby, the system eats 3 seconds for each unplugged device. I found out that during resume from standby, the USB subsystem eats 3 seconds for each unplugged device during standby. Technically: When a USB function driver sends down the set D0 power request for an unplugged device, some lower-level code happily sleeps for 3 seconds and completes the request. At this point, the USB function driver doesn't know of the surprise-removal yet; that event happens later. Can anyone tell me why Win2000/XP behaves like this? So in my case: The laptop has a built-in embedded USB function, a MiniPCIe card. The laptop de-powers the card during standby, hence a surprise-removal happens and resume from standby takes an extra 3 seconds. As a result, the total resume time for this laptop takes more than 5 seconds. The laptop needs to be WHQL-certified (logo) for WinXP. Because of the long resume time, the laptop doesn't meet the requirements. Pretty annoying. Any suggestions? Tag: How to create driver installation package using Microsoft installer Tag: 101152
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    - STATUS_UNSUCCESSFUL after calling WdfDeviceStopIdle Hi experts, I'm facing a problem with my KMDF USB driver when coming back from idle (D2 power state) My USB driver receives no IRPs (or WDFREQUESTS for that matter). Data passes through it only via direct function calls from an NDIS miniport on a different stack. I've set the idle timeout to be 1 millisecond and the idle setting are by default "off", i.e. I call WdfDeviceStopIdle as soon as the miniport connects to USB driver Whenever I want to go to low power state, the driver calls WdfDeviceResumeIdle and the driver goes to D2. All work fine until this point. Whenever I want to restore my communication with the device I call WdfDeviceStopIdle. In the context of the EvtDeviceSelfManagedIoRestart (after we're in D0) I send the request. The problem is that the requrest fails with status 0xC0000001. The USBD status of the failure is 0x0. Same failure occurs for both read and write request. Same failure occurs even if the request is sent not from the context of the EvtDeviceSelfManagedIoRestart context but rather from the context of a dedicated workitem which is spawned from the EvtDeviceSelfManagedIoRestart context. I used a USB sniffer to sense what is going on when the error occurs; I see that there are no Start of Frames (SOFs) at all! When I increase the idle timeout to about 250 milliseconds the problem disappears. I have no explanation for this. I can supply the KMDF log of the failure if anyone wishes to see. I've looked at it but saw no explanation for the failure. What could be the reasons for this error status? My guess is that the USB host controller hasn't resumed from the selective suspend state although the framework has already sent me an IoRestart event. Please help. Thanks, Yoav. Tag: How to create driver installation package using Microsoft installer Tag: 101147
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    - USB 2.0 ISO Allways at Beginning of SOF? Using a high-bandwidth ISO endpoint ( 3- 1024 packets), and only one USB ISO device in system. Question: Since the system allocates a maximum of 80% bandwidth the ISO endpoint, is it guaranteed that the ISO xfer (IN token) will ALWAYS occur at the beginning of the microframe(SOF)? So if there is a control xfer or something else in the same microframe, at SOF the ISO xfer is serviced first, then the remaining 20% at the end of the microframe for the control transfer? I didn't see anything in the USB 2.0 spec. Thanks -decoder Tag: How to create driver installation package using Microsoft installer Tag: 101139
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    - IoCompletion and free the driver-allocated IRP By attaching buffers for isochronous transfer with 1394 kmdf driver: the t1394_IsochAttachBuffers function passes the IRP to next-lower driver with IoSetCompletionRoutine( newIrp, t1394_IsochAttachCompletionRoutine, IsochDetachData, TRUE, TRUE, TRUE ); IoCallDriver(deviceExtension->StackDeviceObject, newIrp); Then the driver calls t1394_IsochAttachCompletionRoutine. The IoCompletionRoutine checks with 'if (!NT_SUCCESS(Irp->IoStatus.Status))', ; ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Irp->IoStatus.Status is 0x0, I think, it means STATUS_SUCCESS, so !NT_SUCCESS(Irp->IoStatus.Status) == FALSE. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- jumps to end of this IoCompletionRoutine and returns 'STATUS_MORE_PROCESSING_REQUIRED'. The t1394_IsochAttachBuffers function returns STATUS_PENDING. So the nStatus will be stay by STATUS_PENDING forever and the application freezes by calling GetOverlappedResult(hDevice, &overLapped, &dwBytesRet, TRUE) function. So far I have understood... In the msdn article about 'IoCompletion', I saw these line : If an IoCompletion routine returns STATUS_MORE_PROCESSING_REQUIRED, the lower driver's call to IoCompleteRequest immediately returns. In this case, a higher-level driver will have to call IoCompleteRequest to complete the IRP. I found the WdfRequestCompleteWithInformation function in my source code, but this will be call just for the case !NT_SUCCESS(Irp->IoStatus.Status) == TRUE (I think, this is the case for invalid parameters). So, shouldn't be there also a WdfRequestComplete function for !NT_SUCCESS(Irp->IoStatus.Status) == FALSE ? thanks in advance min Tag: How to create driver installation package using Microsoft installer Tag: 101137
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    - symbol path problems 1) I have symbols on network drive like u:\localsym. I can access the path using windows explorer(win explorer first asks password and validates password). After windows explorer access the network drive, I open windbg and windbg gives warniong "inaccessible symbol path u:\localsym". Spelling is correct. I dont know what is going wrong here. 2) If one of the symbol path is wrong, will windbg try to check for symbols from other paths in symbol path or will it abondon all together? Tag: How to create driver installation package using Microsoft installer Tag: 101132
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    - ReadEX Can someone explain to me how ReadEX with overlap works on wdf type driver if works? On the wdm was simply the read function of driver return PENDING status then process IO. On the wdf there is not return status from EvtIoRead function and WdfRequestMarkCancelable does not causing system to return PENDING status to ReadEX. Tag: How to create driver installation package using Microsoft installer Tag: 101129
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    - A simple file access monitor hello, I need to write a application that can monitor file/share access and the users who did the operation. I know they are things out there that get close to it like the FileSystemWatcher() funcion in .Net that almost fits my needs except that it doesn't know who did the changes. Also I don't want to user syslog because it is not designed for this and also not really fast. Right now all I could find on the net that could help me along was to implement a minifilter myself. Is it possible to find out the user who performed an operation on a file or a share with a minifilter driver? Best Regard and thank you for any help. V. Tag: How to create driver installation package using Microsoft installer Tag: 101118
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    - Occasional performance issue with EngModifySurface We have an application that draw an animation into a layered window as fast as possible. I post here because the problem is related to win32k and EngModifySurface. Please tell me if another group is a better place for this post. On some hardware the animation is always fast. On others hardware, sometimes the animation is slow, sometimes the animation is fast. This occur immediately after the window is created. When the window is closed and reopened (without closing the process ), it can again be slow or fast, but this never switch after the initialisation of the window. I profiled the application in the two cases using Kernrate. The logs tell us that there is more time spend in the function EngModifySurface in win32k when the application is slow and that something is slowing down EngModifySurface around the address 0xbf8be470 and 0xbf8be4c0. Does anyone know what happen at this address, or a way to know it and how this could be fixed so that the animation is always fast ? Here is the simplified log of Kernrate in the slow case first and in the fast case in second. All the measures were done on the same computer. Thank you very much for attention. Emmanuel Caradec * KERNRATE LOG : SLOW CASE Time 7343 hits, 25000 events per hit -------- Module Hits msec %Total Events/Sec intelppm 4099 10000 55 % 10247500 win32k 2649 10000 36 % 6622500 <--- This is very high ntkrnlpa 344 10000 4 % 860000 hal 138 10000 1 % 345000 ialmdev5 64 10000 0 % 160000 ===> Processing Zoomed Module win32k.sys... ----- Zoomed module win32k.sys (Bucket size = 16 bytes, Rounding Down) -------- Percentage in the following table is based on the Total Hits for this Zoom Module Time 2649 hits, 25000 events per hit -------- Module Hits msec %Total Events/Sec EngModifySurface 2568 10000 97 % 6420000 <--- This is very high EngStretchBlt 24 10000 0 % 60000 EngDeleteSurface 9 10000 0 % 22500 EngCreateBitmap 7 10000 0 % 17500 EngModifySurface+0x8cc[0xbf8be470] , 48711, 1212 < Disasm (-16 bytes | bucket content | +16 bytes): <--- many hits at 0xbf8be470 EngModifySurface+0x8dc[0xbf8be480] , 48712, 40 < Disasm (-16 bytes | bucket content | +16 bytes): EngModifySurface+0x8ec[0xbf8be490] , 48713, 20 < Disasm (-16 bytes | bucket content | +16 bytes): EngModifySurface+0x8fc[0xbf8be4a0] , 48714, 22 < Disasm (-16 bytes | bucket content | +16 bytes): EngModifySurface+0x90c[0xbf8be4b0] , 48715, 24 < Disasm (-16 bytes | bucket content | +16 bytes): EngModifySurface+0x91c[0xbf8be4c0] , 48716, 1270 < Disasm (-16 bytes | bucket content | +16 bytes): <--- many hits at 0xbf8be4c0 * KERNRATE LOG : FAST CASE OutputResults: KernelModuleCount = 133 Percentage in the following table is based on the Total Hits for the Kernel Time 5846 hits, 25000 events per hit -------- Module Hits msec %Total Events/Sec intelppm 3379 10000 57 % 8447500 ntkrnlpa 803 10000 13 % 2007500 ialmdev5 789 10000 13 % 1972500 win32k 443 10000 7 % 1107500 <--- This is normal hal 342 10000 5 % 855000 USBPORT 17 10000 0 % 42500 ===> Processing Zoomed Module win32k.sys... ----- Zoomed module win32k.sys (Bucket size = 16 bytes, Rounding Down) ------- Percentage in the following table is based on the Total Hits for this Zoom Mode Time 443 hits, 25000 events per hit -------- Module Hits msec %Total Events/Sec EngModifySurface 174 10000 46 % 435000 <--- This is normal EngStretchBlt 100 10000 26 % 250000 EngDeleteSurface 31 10000 8 % 77500 FONTOBJ_pxoGetXform 11 10000 2 % 27500 EngSetLastError 10 10000 2 % 25000 EngUnmapFontFileFD 8 10000 2 % 20000 EngFreeUserMem 8 10000 2 % 20000 EngModifySurface+0x8cc[0xbf8be470] , 48711, 14 < Disasm (-16 bytes | bucket content | +16 bytes): <--- few hits at 0xbf8be470 EngModifySurface+0x8dc[0xbf8be480] , 48712, 7 < Disasm (-16 bytes | bucket content | +16 bytes): EngModifySurface+0x8ec[0xbf8be490] , 48713, 12 < Disasm (-16 bytes | bucket content | +16 bytes): EngModifySurface+0x8fc[0xbf8be4a0] , 48714, 19 < Disasm (-16 bytes | bucket content | +16 bytes): EngModifySurface+0x90c[0xbf8be4b0] , 48715, 41 < Disasm (-16 bytes | bucket content | +16 bytes): EngModifySurface+0x91c[0xbf8be4c0] , 48716, 17 < Disasm (-16 bytes | bucket content | +16 bytes): <--- few hits at 0xbf8be4c0 Tag: How to create driver installation package using Microsoft installer Tag: 101114
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    - KMDF: Use of KeSetImportanceDpc()? I'm writing a KMDF driver for a network device with very small paket buffers. I transfer data from the device in DPC. Latency between interrupt and DPC call is critical, because the DPC has to be called within typical 250-500 microseconds after the device raises its interrupt, else pakets are lost. To solve this, I'd like to experiment with "KeSetImportanceDpc()". Questions: - I think I need to use WdfDpcWdmGetDpc(), but how do I access the WDFDPC-handle of a DPC, which was declared indirectly with .... WDF_INTERRUPT_CONFIG_INIT(&interruptConfig, MY_ISR, MY_DPC); status = WdfInterruptCreate(pDeviceContext->Device, &interruptConfig, WDF_NO_OBJECT_ATTRIBUTES, &pDeviceContext->Interrupt); .... ? - Where should I call KeSetImportanceDpc() ? In the ISR directly before WdfInterruptQueueDpcForIsr()? Thanks, J. Hoppe, PEAK System Technik Tag: How to create driver installation package using Microsoft installer Tag: 101113
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    - How to record audio is playing on my app with virtual audio device ? Hello everyone, i want to recording audio is playing on my app. I get virtual audio driver from WDM and i installed Microsoft Virtual Audio Device (Simple) WDM . 1. I want to copy sound from my app to this virtual audio device. 2. I want to copy sound from this device to real recording device. Anyone can help me how i can do step1 and/or 2 with Microsoft Virtual Audio Device (Simple) WDM ? Must i implement copyfrom and copyto in BaseDMA.cpp ? Many thank for any suggest. Tag: How to create driver installation package using Microsoft installer Tag: 101112
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    - video child device in Windows Vista Hi !! I want to create a video child device using video miniport in Windows vista, so I 'm writting non pnp kernel mode driver which creates a FDO and attaches the fdo to PDO (e.g \\Device\\Video3) using IoAttachDeviceToDeviceStack. Now How can i create child device for this video device ? Thanks in Advance Mangesh Tag: How to create driver installation package using Microsoft installer Tag: 101111

Hi,

I heard that, using Visual studio & microsoft installet, driver
installation package can be created, if anyone knows about the
approach, could you please guide me.
I am having the .sys, inf, .dll & .exe files as a package, i know
about using Application wizard these files can be placed whereever we
wish, but how to install the driver from here?

Thanks,
Kota.

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Re: How to create driver installation package using Microsoft installer by Tim

Tim
Mon Dec 10 21:30:25 PST 2007

Kota <kota.prafulla@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>I heard that, using Visual studio & microsoft installet, driver
>installation package can be created, if anyone knows about the
>approach, could you please guide me.
>I am having the .sys, inf, .dll & .exe files as a package, i know
>about using Application wizard these files can be placed whereever we
>wish, but how to install the driver from here?

The DPInst tool, included with the DDK, can install a driver package from
its INF. It can be called from a standard Windows installer package. You
can find helpful information by searching for "wix dpinst".
--
Tim Roberts, timr@probo.com
Providenza & Boekelheide, Inc.

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Re: How to create driver installation package using Microsoft installer by Abhishek

Abhishek
Tue Dec 11 12:47:37 PST 2007

You could also take a look at DIFxApp, which is a MSI merge module that you
can integrate with you MSI package and it will do the driver installation
for it. DIFxApp ships in the WDK.

"Tim Roberts" <timr@probo.com> wrote in message
news:qu7sl39dsamr9jijromemh2cun9sod7258@4ax.com...
> Kota <kota.prafulla@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>I heard that, using Visual studio & microsoft installet, driver
>>installation package can be created, if anyone knows about the
>>approach, could you please guide me.
>>I am having the .sys, inf, .dll & .exe files as a package, i know
>>about using Application wizard these files can be placed whereever we
>>wish, but how to install the driver from here?
>
> The DPInst tool, included with the DDK, can install a driver package from
> its INF. It can be called from a standard Windows installer package. You
> can find helpful information by searching for "wix dpinst".
> --
> Tim Roberts, timr@probo.com
> Providenza & Boekelheide, Inc.

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