Device Drivers

NDIS 6.0 Using DOT11_OPERATION_MODE_NETWORK_MONITOR in Protocol Driver
Hello, In NDIS 6.0, Microsoft added an operational mode called DOT11_OPERATION_MODE_NETWORK_MONITOR. It can be set using OID OID_DOT11_CURRENT_OPERATION_MODE. It is designed to turn a 802.11 wireless adapter into a promiscuous capture card. In this mode you can set filters to see all raw data and management pa... 19 Jul 2007 08:41

DPInst and virtual drivers (e.g. MSVAD)
I am trying to understand from reading the DPInst WDK documentation to which category a virtual device driver would fall: a "device that is configured in the system" or a "nonpresent device"? The documentation reads: "DPInst checks whether the hardware identifiers or compatible identifiers in the INF file matc... 10 Jul 2007 19:37

NDIS60 Miniport sharing memory with user mode and WHQL
Hi, I need to share memory between user mode application and the NDIS60 Miniport driver: 1. Allocate memory in user space. In driver, I use NdisAllocateMdl (which will also build MDL and lock the pages depending on the buffer is from Non Paged pool or not). Then I call MmGetSystemAddressForMdlSafe to get th... 5 Jul 2007 06:00

Install VHidMini.sys as 1st HID Driver Problems
I'm writing a HID driver based on the VHidMini.sys source in the 11/2006 WDK. I'll use vhidmini in the examples below. If I install vhidmini and there is alerady a HID driver on the system, such as a USB mouse, the driver installs an I can use the test program to talk to it. I'm installing vhidmini on Vista Bu... 25 Jul 2007 23:42

Using net stop\start from command window
Hi, I have a kmdf driver for a PCI device. When I use the net stop command I get an error that "The requested pause, continue, or stop is not valid for this service. More help is available by typing NET HELPMSG 2191." How can I overcome it and make net start\stop working on my driver? Thanks. ... 27 Jun 2007 13:27

DPInst vs. devcon
I noticed in the setup section of the WinDDK samples that in addition to the latest setup support tools for driver install/uninstall (DIFx, DPInst), devcon is included as well. So far, devcon seems to work fine for me, so I am not sure whether it is worth it for me to switch right now to DPInst. I vaguely reme... 28 Jun 2007 12:29

OID_IP4_OFFLOAD_STATS
OID_IP4_OFFLOAD_STATS If the driver support checksum offload, should I need to add OID_IP4_OFFLOAD_STATS request ID? ... 22 Jun 2007 05:37

How about NDIS6 Checksum offload in NDISTest6.5
In OID_TCP_OFFLOAD_PARAMETERS The WDK document describe that: I need to return NDIS_STATUS_INDICATION_REQUIRED, and call NdisMIndicateStatusEx function reports a change in the status of a miniport adapter. Set StatusCode=NDIS_STATUS_TASK_OFFLOAD_CURRENT_CONFIG in NDIS_STATUS_INDICATION I want to know where ... 22 Jun 2007 05:37

Bulkusb and Vista
Hi, On some computers installed with VISTA 32 bit I do get the problem that I can not install the bulkusb driver. I do get error code 10. I compiled the bulkusb sample under different build environments. Also used the latest releases of the bulkusb sample. Anyone any clue on why it is working fine on some co... 21 Jun 2007 01:54

Bug check 0xFE, BUGCODE_USB_DRIVER, parameter 1 = 0x8 on Vista-32
While testing USB device drivers on 32-bit Vista, we have repeatedly encountered bug check 0xFE with an undocumented value for parameter 1. This bug check is documented in the WinDbg help file, as well as here: http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms797153.aspx Parameter 1 values from 1 to 5 are documente... 5 Jul 2007 22:48