Drivers

[Guest]

Not sure if this is specific to windows XP or not but I have a question about
an inf file I have installed. I am trying to trace the steps it takes and I
don't understand a line in it. Inside of the CopyFiles tag for the device it
has 2 drivers then nothing then a 0x3000.

[MPS_UP_HAL.CopyFiles]
hal.dll, halapic.dll,,0x3000

When I go into the device properties and lookup what drivers windows thinks
it's using it say's hal.dll and 2 other exe files from another copyfiles tag.
It doesn't show that halapic.dll is even installed. So my questions are,
what is the empty ,, for, what is the 0x3000 do, and why does the halapic.dll
not show up? I think that in one of the exe files it has a deletefiles tag
that posibly deletes this file but I am not sure. Is there a way to check
this?

 

[Jack E Martinelli]

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/winxppro/reskit/c29621675.mspx

Windows XP Professional Resource Kit
Troubleshooting the Startup Process

The Microsoft Windows XP Professional operating system CD contains several
Hal files.
Setup copies to your computer the file that fits your hardware configuration
and then renames the file as Hal.dll.


Table 29-2 Description of Different Hal.dll Files

Computer Description in Device Manager

HAL File Copied

ACPI Multiprocessor PC
Halmacpi.dll

ACPI Uniprocessor PC
Halaacpi.dll

Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) PC
Halacpi.dll

MPS Multiprocessor PC
Halmps.dll

MPS Uniprocessor PC *** Mattdawg, here is your file!
Halapic.dll

Standard PC
Hal.dll

Compaq SystemPro Multiprocessor or 100% Compatible
Halsp.dll

 

[Rock]

Thanks for the post. I think that more than finding the file I would like
to
understand the .inf file. Is there a place I can goto to learn more about
them. I am trying to write a program that can parse inf files. They are
far
from standardized and I don't understand how some lines work. Like for
example in my first post there are 5 files listed to be copied but only 3
exist on my computer. The drivers work for the hardware, but I don't
understand why they don't exist on my computer. If someone could point me
in
the right direction or just answer the first question that should get me
started.

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&q=inf+files