another problem with INF file

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Hi,
I made my INF file for a PCI device, but I have some problem with it.

When W2k detects my PCI device, it asks for then INF file and I give it the
one I made. At the end of the installation process, I go this error:

The installation failed because a function driver was not specified for this
device instance.

What this error means? What part of my INF file is missing?

Thanks,
Michael

Michael Grimard
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Hi,

What this error means? What part of my INF file is missing?

nice question, show me your inf file and maybe I can say (or another
guy) what is wrong.

elli

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You may be missing the DDInstall.Services section from you INF file or one
of the sections that it refers to but without seeing your INF file its hard
to know for sure.

  • Steve -

-----Original Message-----
From: Michael Grimard [mailto:xxxxx@maxt.com]
Sent: Thursday, November 01, 2001 4:37 PM
To: NT Developers Interest List
Subject: [ntdev] another problem with INF file

Hi,
I made my INF file for a PCI device, but I have some
problem with it.

When W2k detects my PCI device, it asks for then INF file and
I give it the
one I made. At the end of the installation process, I go this error:

The installation failed because a function driver was not
specified for this
device instance.

What this error means? What part of my INF file is missing?

Thanks,
Michael

Michael Grimard
Concepteur Logiciel/Software Designer
MAX Technologies
xxxxx@maxt.com
tel:(450)443-3332 ext.524

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Thanks, I found the problem…

It seems that when you do a reinstall dirver in W2K, it doesn’t reinstall
it… It keeps the one it already has, that was not working…

Michael

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[mailto:xxxxx@lists.osr.com]On Behalf Of Steve Whitman
Sent: Friday, November 02, 2001 7:37 AM
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Subject: [ntdev] RE: another problem with INF file

You may be missing the DDInstall.Services section from you INF file or one
of the sections that it refers to but without seeing your INF file its hard
to know for sure.

  • Steve -

-----Original Message-----
From: Michael Grimard [mailto:xxxxx@maxt.com]
Sent: Thursday, November 01, 2001 4:37 PM
To: NT Developers Interest List
Subject: [ntdev] another problem with INF file

Hi,
I made my INF file for a PCI device, but I have some
problem with it.

When W2k detects my PCI device, it asks for then INF file and
I give it the
one I made. At the end of the installation process, I go this error:

The installation failed because a function driver was not
specified for this
device instance.

What this error means? What part of my INF file is missing?

Thanks,
Michael

Michael Grimard
Concepteur Logiciel/Software Designer
MAX Technologies
xxxxx@maxt.com
tel:(450)443-3332 ext.524

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Hi All,

Can I use same ‘inf’ file to install my WDM device driver
on Windows 2000 and as well as on WIndows 98 SE?

Thanks,
Nitin

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Nitin,

You can. Windows 9x/ME INFs differ from Windows 2000/XP INFs slightly.
2K/XP INFs contain [Services] sections to define ServiceType,
ServiceBinary, etc. Windows 9x contains entries like “DeviceVxDs” (even
if your binary is a 2K/.SYS driver) and “DevLoader” entries.

Where a section needs to differ, you can nominate one section to be used
in 2000 installations and another section by adding .NT (or .NTx86) to
the end of the section name for NT platforms – the section without any
platform designation will be Windows 9x by default.

Search the Windows XP \inf folder for “.NT” and there will be a
number of examples. If your device is a networking device, you can
further differentiate between Windows 9x and Windows ME (using
MillenniumPreferred and .ME) and between Windows 2000 and XP (using
5.1). See KB Q280063 for more information.

Also, if your binaries differ, you can have multiple .CAT files using
the same extensions, as in:

CatalogFile=“mydriver98.cat”
CatalogFile.nt=“mydrivernt.cat”

Bryan S. Burgin
xxxxx@microsoft.com

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-----Original Message-----
From: Nitin Sharma [mailto:xxxxx@email.com]
Sent: Sunday, November 04, 2001 4:01 AM
To: NT Developers Interest List
Subject: [ntdev] Inf file

Hi All,

Can I use same ‘inf’ file to install my WDM device driver
on Windows 2000 and as well as on WIndows 98 SE?

Thanks,
Nitin
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