How to add firmware update to an NDIS/USB driver?

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I have a working NDIS USB driver for Win2K and I need to add a feature where
the customer can download new micro code for the NIC from a file.

I need to maintain WHQL compliance. Any recommendations on an approach
would be appreciated.

Thanks in advance,

Marc Reinig
System Solutions

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I don’t have a full answer for you but have you looked into supporting the
USB firmware update class?

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Dennis Merrill
Embedded Systems Engineer
Thermo Electron Corporation
Spectroscopy Division

-----Original Message-----
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Subject: [ntdev] How to add firmware update to an NDIS/USB driver?

I have a working NDIS USB driver for Win2K and I need to add a feature where
the customer can download new micro code for the NIC from a file.

I need to maintain WHQL compliance. Any recommendations on an approach
would be appreciated.

Thanks in advance,

Marc Reinig
System Solutions

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Maybe using private OIDs over NdisQueryInformation would be
possible.

| Norbert Kawulski | mailto:xxxxx@stollmann.de |
| Stollmann T.P.GmbH, Development | http://www.stollmann.de |
–If it’s ISDN or Bluetooth, make sure it’s driven by Stollmann–

“An optimist believes this is the best of all possible worlds. A
pessimist fears this to be true.”

I have two problems with that approach:

  1. My customer has their own algorithm for doing this.
    I might be able to change their minds if I have to.
  1. I have to move this later to PC Card.
    I’m not sure if the USB DFU spec will apply or whether I will have to
    have two approaches one for USB (the DFU standard) and another for PC Card.

Any thoughts?

Marc Reinig
System Solutions

-----Original Message-----
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Subject: [ntdev] RE: How to add firmware update to an NDIS/USB driver?

I don’t have a full answer for you but have you looked into supporting the
USB firmware update class?

Dennis Merrill
Embedded Systems Engineer
Thermo Electron Corporation
Spectroscopy Division

-----Original Message-----
From: Marc Reinig [mailto:xxxxx@pacbell.net]
Subject: [ntdev] How to add firmware update to an NDIS/USB driver?
I have a working NDIS USB driver for Win2K and I need to add a feature where
the customer can download new micro code for the NIC from a file.
I need to maintain WHQL compliance. Any recommendations on an approach
would be appreciated.

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