One INF to install different models of same device?

NTDEV
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I have an INF to install several PIDs of the same type of our device on Win7, however the different models all show up as one generic device name in Device Manager. It would be more appropriate if each particular model shows up with its model number in the Device Manager.
What are the implications if create a separate INF file with VID and PID for each model?
What are the alternatives?

Thanks and very much appreciate your input.
Charles

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What does your inf file looks like?

I think you are looking for this
http://www.osronline.com/ddkx/install/inf-format_3ywi.htm

Example:
;-----------------------------------------------------------------
[Manufacturer]
%MyMfg%=MyMfg,NTAMD64

[MyMfg.NTAMD64]
; DisplayName Section DeviceID
%model_1.DeviceDesc%= inst, …
%model_2.DeviceDesc%= inst, …

[Strings]
MyMfg = “My Manufacturer”
model_1.DeviceDesc = “Model 1”
model_2.DeviceDesc = “Model 2”
;-----------------------------------------------------------------

Daniel

3

xxxxx@yahoo.com wrote:

I have an INF to install several PIDs of the same type of our device on Win7, however the different models all show up as one generic device name in Device Manager. It would be more appropriate if each particular model shows up with its model number in the Device Manager.
What are the implications if create a separate INF file with VID and PID for each model?
What are the alternatives?

So, you have something like this:

[OurDevices]
%SomeName% = OurDriver, USB\VID_1234&PID_0001
%SomeName% = OurDriver, USB\VID_1234&PID_0002
%SomeName% = OurDriver, USB\VID_1234&PID_0003
%SomeName% = OurDriver, USB\VID_1234&PID_0004

If so, the obvious answer to your question is to use different strings
for the left side of the INF.

[OurDevices]
%Model1Name% = OurDriver, USB\VID_1234&PID_0001
%Model2Name% = OurDriver, USB\VID_1234&PID_0002
%Model3Name% = OurDriver, USB\VID_1234&PID_0003
%Model4Name% = OurDriver, USB\VID_1234&PID_0004

–
Tim Roberts, xxxxx@probo.com
Providenza & Boekelheide, Inc.

4

> [One INF to install several devices]

“One INF to find them all, and in the darkness bind them.” :slight_smile:

(Does this apply specifically well to NDIS? …SCNR!)