DIFxApp will install hardware drivers if you provide it with the .INF
file(s) and the referenced files from the package. Whether a file system
driver fits that bill is over my head, although it sounds a bit
different. DIFxApp does the equivilant of SetupCopyOemInf and then some.
It's job is to get the driver into the driver store. I know that
hardware .INF files often include an AddService question, but it sounds
like you'll need to wait for one of the big guns to reply to your
request...
--Quinton
________________________________
From: Levi Wilson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, January 29, 2007 1:26 PM
To: Quinton Tormanen
Cc: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Kernel Drivers
I neglected to mention that this is not a hardware driver, it is a file
system driver. In InstallShield parlance, I used to call
_CreateNTService to install it. Is there an equivalent WiX element to
achieve this since the <ServiceInstall/> doesn't support the
@Type="kernelDriver" ? Is DIFxApp exactly what I need? Also, why does
Windows Installer not support the kernelDriver type?
On 1/29/07, Quinton Tormanen <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote:
I just added USB drivers to our application installer. The
toolkit I used is DIFxApp, which integrates VERY well with WiX. They've
even got an example for WiX. The website for DIFx Tools is
www.microsoft.com/whdc/driver/install/difxtools.mspx . However, beware
that that website doesn't have the latest. It has version 2.01, which
doesn't support Vista. To get the newest version (2.1), grab the WDK for
Vista.
Once you've got DIFx Tools, look at the DIFxApp component and
its WiX examples. They read through the Driver* attributes under the
Component element, and you should be well on your way! You shouldn't
need your own CA (the DIFxApp WiXLib includes its own CAs).
Hope this helps!
--Quinton
________________________________
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Levi
Wilson
Sent: Monday, January 29, 2007 7:29 AM
To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: [WiX-users] Kernel Drivers
What is the proper way to install a kernel mode driver? I
noticed in the help file that the <ServiceInstall/> tag says that
"Windows Installer does not currently support kernelDriver or
systemDriver". Do I need to make an INF install and use a CA to perform
a rundll32 on it? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Levi
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