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Is it possible to debug gcc compiled code ?
Posted on October 29th, 2005 | 2 Comments

Part of my code in the driver is compiled with gcc -g into static libs (.a). Those static libs are linked to the driver. Is it possible to debug using WinDBG ? If yes, how ? When I tried it, WinDBG...

Device stack reordering when driver is reloaded
Posted on October 28th, 2005 | 4 Comments

Hi, On my system, my vendor (IBM) preinstalls a filter driver (IBM Active PCI a.k.a. ibmhpf.sys) that sits between the PCI bus and PCI device drivers (such as mine). It manages some IBM-specific PCI...

Problems adding NDIS_BUFFERS to an NDIS_PACKET
Posted on October 28th, 2005 | 6 Comments

In my IM driver, I tunnel the original payload (i.e., data within the various NDIS_BUFFERS chained to an NDIS_PACKET) by adding a new NDIS_BUFFER and chaining it to the start through...

USB Keyboard LED
Posted on October 28th, 2005 | 2 Comments

I have C++ code (using DefineDosDevice and DeviceIoControl) which controls the state of the LEDs on "traditional" (PS2) keyboards but this fails for USB keyboards. To do the same with USB Keyboards...

Using Devcon remove ... ???
Posted on October 28th, 2005 | 5 Comments

Dear all: I was trying to use Devcon remove *HWID* to remove my driver(win 2000). Before removing, my driver will be system32\inf\oem*.inf and oem*.pnf. Those two file can't be delete automatically....

Host Crashes when trying to debug on 1394
Posted on October 28th, 2005 | 0 Comments

Hello everyone, I recently acquired a Dell D810 notebook and an Adaptec AFW-1430A FireWire card. I thought I would move from serial cable based debugging to FireWire debugging. I disabled the host...

Functions to remove a drivers?
Posted on October 28th, 2005 | 2 Comments

Is there any functions that I can use to remove my driver? I know there is the control panel stuff. but I d'like to do it in my software. I have check in MSDN in setup and install API. But I am not...

WinDBG Kernel/User mode Post Mortem debugging
Posted on October 28th, 2005 | 1 Comments

Does anyone know if its possible to get a user mode dump file for a specific application that I can use for port mortem debugging when my crash is in a kernel mode driver? I have a BSOD in a modem...

Overlapped DeviceIOControl request not retuning from USB device ac
Posted on October 28th, 2005 | 4 Comments

The DeviceIoControl calls are implemented in the driver and therefore prone to unsquashed bugs. You probably discovered a bad driver implementation of the scanner manufacturer.

MSVAD data re-routing question
Posted on October 28th, 2005 | 1 Comments

Hi, I am using MS Virtual Audio Driver from the DDK. What I'd like to do is take all the data going out on the output pin and re-route it to the input put of the driver. Then I will be able to...

WinDBG Kernel/User mode Post Mortem debugging
Posted on October 28th, 2005 | 0 Comments

Does anyone know if its possible to get a user mode dump file for a specific application that I can use for port mortem debugging when my crash is in a kernel mode driver? I have a BSOD in a modem...

question about sound card
Posted on October 28th, 2005 | 0 Comments

Hi all, I have just installed beta version of windows vista. It is not recognising sound card(SoundMax Integrated Digital Audio) which was supported by windows xp. How to make it work with vista. Can...

Windows driver foundation
Posted on October 28th, 2005 | 0 Comments

Hi all, I have just installed beta version of windows vista. It is not recognising sound card(SoundMax Integrated Digital Audio) which was supported by windows xp. How to make it work with vista. ...

RE SoftIce problems (was: XP DriverVerifier Problem)
Posted on October 28th, 2005 | 0 Comments

Calvin, I've asked Driver Studio support and this is what they replied: - The last version (3.2 or 3.2.1) has many improvements, so issues with older versions probably are fixed. - They are not...

Driver installation error
Posted on October 28th, 2005 | 14 Comments

When installing the driver(any driver, provided with software, downloaded from website, etc) for my new Epson R200 photo printer, I get the error message "The required section was not found in the...

boot start drivers
Posted on October 28th, 2005 | 4 Comments

Is it a requirement that the boot start drivers must be in drivers directory.

NDIS IM Driver: 2c_LoadUnload BSOD's
Posted on October 27th, 2005 | 3 Comments

Hi Friends ! I am working on an NDIS IM driver. While trying to run the WHQL suite, the machine crashes in LoadUnload test with bug check SYSTEM_THREAD_EXCEPTION_NOT_HANDLED. The Crash Dump Analysis...

Question about ZwCreateKey
Posted on October 27th, 2005 | 6 Comments

If I have the path \Registry\Machine\Software\a\b\c\d\e My question, do I need to create a first, then b, then c, etc or can I create them in one call?

wxp-64 build environment
Posted on October 27th, 2005 | 1 Comments

didn't find wxp-64 build environment, so built driver with w2k3-64 to run on wxp-64. is it ok? why there is no wxp-64 build environment?

Libraries
Posted on October 27th, 2005 | 7 Comments

Is it possible to create a library (.lib) that is usable during the build of a driver project? I don't see librarian support in the DDK documentation. I have several projects (device firmware,...