Component VSGUID

[DPM]

Hello,

I'm struggling with building a valid component for a piece of custom
hardware. I have a driver, but I can't seem to get XPe to recognize it at
runtime. I'm fairly sure the PnP vendor and device IDs are correctly
reported by the hardware.

I've added "PnPID" and "Service" resources to my component. One odd thing
I've noticed: other components I've successfully imported (from INF files)
all have a non-zero "Component VSGUID" in the extended properties of their
resources; is this important, or can I leave this value at zero? If not,
where would I get a valid VSGUID? What is required for XPe to properly load
a device driver when it boots?

I've checked the FBA logs; FBA reports it installed a "null driver" for my
PnP ID. I assume this is a problem, but I'm at a loss to know what I need
to do to fix it. Any help appreciated.

Thanks,
Dean

 

[DPM]

I got this to work - I had to come up with a basic inf file. Apparently
something (either FBA or boot) requires a inf.

Thanks,
Dean