Re: How to debug a device driver on a PPC?

Thanks. I got it now.

"Paul G. Tobey [eMVP]" <ptobey no spam AT no instrument no spam DOT com>
wrote in message news:uVXvkmFcFHA.1152@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> What does "install" mean? Copy it to the Windows folder, make some
registry
> entries, and reboot the device? The right set of stuff depends on the
type
> of driver we're talking about (BuiltIn, PC Card, USB client). No, there's
> no quick, built-in way to do that which I'm aware of.
>
> Copying the file to the right place can be done with Remote File Viewer,
> ActiveSync or whatever else your specific device has. Adding items to the
> registry might be done with a second utility program that knows the right
> entries and calls the RegXXX functions to make them, or you could go
all-out
> and write a program to parse a .REG file and put the entries in the
registry
> for you. Rebooting the device is specific to the device you are
targeting,
> so you'll have to figure that out.
>
> Paul T.
>
> "Kimo Jolin" <kimojolin@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:OjU3oeFcFHA.2756@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >I am particularly interested in how to install the driver when I am in
> > development phase. Is there a quick way to do that other than write the
a
> > driver installer using the CAB file?
> >
> >
> > "Paul G. Tobey [eMVP]" <ptobey no spam AT no instrument no spam DOT com>
> > wrote in message news:O3yNw%23CcFHA.2420@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> 1. Well, you might open a socket as your debug method and then have a
> >> program running on the desktop that will receive the debug data and
> > display
> >> it. There's no free and easy way with no work for you, no.
> >>
> >> 2. Presumably however you are planning to distribute the driver to real
> >> customers. Probably you're going to use some sort of installation
> > program,
> >> so use that. It should allow you to specify registry entries to make,
> > etc.
> >>
> >> Paul T.
> >>
> >> "Kimo Jolin" <kimojolin@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> >> news:e9bLXSwbFHA.924@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> > Thank you for your help. Your hints are quite helpful but I still
have
> >> > two
> >> > questions that need to be answered.
> >> >
> >> > 1. Is there any way to display debugging messages to the development
> >> > workstation i.e. XP or Windows 200?
> >> > 2. After I compiled my driver on my workstation using the platform
> >> > builder,
> >> > what is the quick way to install my driver and add registry entries
> >> > over
> >> > the
> >> > PDA for test or debugging?
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > "Steve Maillet (eMVP)" <nospam1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
> > message
> >> > news:OTTyQ4sbFHA.1148@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> >> Printf to a log file, or a message Queue of some sort. Pretty much
all
> >> >> you
> >> >> can do.
> >> >>
> >> >> --
> >> >> Steve Maillet
> >> >> EmbeddedFusion
> >> >> www.EmbeddedFusion.com
> >> >> smaillet at EmbeddedFusion dot com
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>
>


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