Messages in this thread Patch in this message | | | Date | Thu, 04 Dec 2008 10:22:22 +0200 | From | Jüri Reitel <> | Subject | USB serial gadget documentation and gserial.inf |
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Improve linux documentation and add better gserial.inf file, now users will not have to find the usbser.sys by themselves
Signed-off-by: Kristjan Räts <kristjan.rats@liewenthal.ee> Signed-off-by: Jüri Reitel <juri.reitel@liewenthal.ee>
diff --git a/Documentation/usb/gadget_serial.txt b/Documentation/usb/gadget_serial.txt index 9b22bd1..b25e1e8 100644 --- a/Documentation/usb/gadget_serial.txt +++ b/Documentation/usb/gadget_serial.txt @@ -162,8 +162,10 @@ Signature="$Windows NT$" Class=Ports ClassGuid={4D36E978-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318} Provider=%LINUX% -DriverVer=08/17/2004,0.0.2.0 +LayoutFile=layout.inf +DriverVer=10/08/2008,1.0.2.0 ; Copyright (C) 2004 Al Borchers (alborchers@steinerpoint.com) +; Modified to use usbser.sys automatically from Windows installation directory [Manufacturer] %LINUX%=GSerialDeviceList @@ -172,14 +174,15 @@ DriverVer=08/17/2004,0.0.2.0 %GSERIAL%=GSerialInstall, USB\VID_0525&PID_A4A7 [DestinationDirs] -DefaultDestDir=10,System32\Drivers +DefaultDestDir=12 +GSerialCopyFilesFake=12 [GSerialInstall] -CopyFiles=GSerialCopyFiles +CopyFiles=GSerialCopyFilesFake AddReg=GSerialAddReg -[GSerialCopyFiles] -usbser.sys +[GSerialCopyFilesFake] +usbser.sys,,,0x20 [GSerialAddReg] HKR,,DevLoader,,*ntkern @@ -193,8 +196,8 @@ AddService = usbser,0x0002,GSerialService DisplayName = %GSERIAL_DISPLAY_NAME% ServiceType = 1 ; SERVICE_KERNEL_DRIVER StartType = 3 ; SERVICE_DEMAND_START -ErrorControl = 1 ; SERVICE_ERROR_NORMAL -ServiceBinary = %10%\System32\Drivers\usbser.sys +ErrorControl = 0 ; SERVICE_ERROR_NORMAL +ServiceBinary = %12%\usbser.sys LoadOrderGroup = Base [Strings] @@ -203,37 +206,30 @@ GSERIAL = "Gadget Serial" GSERIAL_DISPLAY_NAME = "USB Gadget Serial Driver" -------------------- CUT HERE -------------------- -The "usbser.sys" file comes with various versions of Windows. -For example, it can be found on Windows XP typically in - - C:\WINDOWS\Driver Cache\i386\driver.cab - -Or it can be found on the Windows 98SE CD in the "win98" folder -in the "DRIVER11.CAB" through "DRIVER20.CAB" cab files. You will -need the DOS "expand" program, the Cygwin "cabextract" program, or -a similar program to unpack these cab files and extract "usbser.sys". - -For example, to extract "usbser.sys" into the current directory -on Windows XP, open a DOS window and run a command like - - expand C:\WINDOWS\Driver~1\i386\driver.cab -F:usbser.sys . - -(Thanks to Nishant Kamat for pointing out this DOS command.) +This inf file will tell windows to use its usbser.sys file. +If the file usbser.sys is not yet installed, Windows will +find and install it automatically. So there is no need to +show the location of usbser.sys to Windows. When the gadget serial driver is loaded and the USB device connected to the Windows host with a USB cable, Windows should recognize the -gadget serial device and ask for a driver. Tell Windows to find the -driver in the folder that contains "gserial.inf" and "usbser.sys". +gadget serial device and ask for a driver. Tell Windows to use the +"gserial.inf" file. For example, on Windows XP, when the gadget serial device is first plugged in, the "Found New Hardware Wizard" starts up. Select "Install from a list or specific location (Advanced)", then on the next screen select "Include this location in the search" and -enter the path or browse to the folder containing "gserial.inf" and -"usbser.sys". Windows will complain that the Gadget Serial driver +enter the path or browse to the folder containing "gserial.inf". +Windows will complain that the Gadget Serial driver has not passed Windows Logo testing, but select "Continue anyway" and finish the driver installation. +Another way is to install the driver via Winows API function +::SetupCopyOEMInf(_T("gserial.inf"), NULL, SPOST_PATH, + SP_COPY_DELETESOURCE | SP_COPY_NOOVERWRITE, NULL, 0, NULL, NULL +); + On Windows XP, in the "Device Manager" (under "Control Panel", "System", "Hardware") expand the "Ports (COM & LPT)" entry and you should see "Gadget Serial" listed as the driver for one of the COM -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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