Intel PRO 100 VE Component broken?

[Guest]

I use an XP embedded target board with an Intel PRO 100 VE network adapter.
In TargetDesigner I include the corresponding PRO 100 VE component, but when
I boot the target no network is working. Also snetcfg.exe doesn't show any
adapter.
I recognised that the files C:/WINDOWS/system32/drivers/e100b325.sys and
C:/WINDOWS/inf/net557.inf actually are installed, but still the PnP doesn't
recognize the adapter.
On the other hand, when I install a normal XP on the same target board then
networking is no problem. In that case I use the original Intel driver for
the PRO 100. However, in that case the driver properties also show
dependencies to other files like e100b325.din, e100bmsg.dll and others from
the C:/WINDOWS/system32 directory.
When I copy those files manually to my XP embedded image then networking is
no problem.
My question now is, is the PRO 100 VE Component broken or do I need
additional components (where maybe the dependency check is broken)?

My TargetDesigner is version 2.00.0807.0 with SP2 installed. The PRO/100 VE
Adapter Component shows up as version 5.1.2600 rev 620.

Any help greatly appreciated.
Cheers, Michael

 

[Sean Liming \(MVP\)]

With several versions of the Intel driver I had to include the extra DLL and
DIN file. I believe these are needed for Windows to communicate with the
driver.

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Regards,

Sean Liming
www.sjjmicro.com / www.seanliming.com
Book Author - XP Embedded Advanced, XP Embedded Supplemental Toolkit

 

[Guest]

Thanks for your comment, Sean.
So indeed it seems to be a general problem with that driver then.
I created now my own custom component to get the driver installed properly.

Cheers,
Michael

 

[Guest]

What was it that you did to fix it? I keep getting the message Windows
cannot load the drivers...

 

[Guest]

Using Component Designer from the Windows Embedded Suite I created my own
custom component with the latest driver files from Intel.

If you're not familiar with building your own components you might as well
have a look at www.xpefiles.com where some people posted their custom
components (including for the Intel NICs)

You download the compressed file, unzip it and import the contained .sld
file and repository into your database using the Component Database Manager.
You can find more on that in the Windows Embedded Studio Help.