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Advice for creating Device Driver packaging best practice.

Hi all,

Looking at creating a set of best practices for device driver packaging. It'll be unattended, silent installs through authored MSIs using ISS, ORCA and WISE.

Just wondered if anyone has any general or specific thoughts on what should be included. .  . pitfalls to watch for etc.

 

Thanks,
B.

Asked 12 years ago 4519 views
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Answers (2)

Posted by: pjgeutjens 12 years ago
Red Belt
2

I'd start with these 2 general guidelines:

1) make sure all drivers are signed, sign them yourself if needed

2) use the DifxApp merge module for creating the driver packages.

Comments:
Posted by: oreillyr 12 years ago
Fifth Degree Brown Belt
1

1. Use Cat file to sign INF and driver files

2. A lot of the problems we have is with the client contact and getting proper discovery as in the proper order of connecting device, plugging it in, installing drivers, reboots etc.  How do you think you will manage this effectively.

Comments:
  • Effective discovery already in place. Was thinking here more in terms of the actual packaging ISS Driverwizard vs DPInst. Believe DPinst can't suppress windows hardware wizard. - Busby101 12 years ago
  • The ISS Driver Wizard actually uses DifxApp - pjgeutjens 12 years ago
  • Have used the both, found the wizard to be a whole lot quicker and 100% effective when i had to do a dozen or so library printers. - oreillyr 12 years ago
 
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