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diff --git a/Documentation/usb/gadget_serial.txt b/Documentation/usb/gadget_serial.txt index eac7df94d8e3..61e67f6a20a0 100644 --- a/Documentation/usb/gadget_serial.txt +++ b/Documentation/usb/gadget_serial.txt @@ -151,88 +151,23 @@ instructions below to install the host side driver. Installing the Windows Host ACM Driver -------------------------------------- -To use the Windows ACM driver you must have the files "gserial.inf" -and "usbser.sys" together in a folder on the Windows machine. - -The "gserial.inf" file is given here. - --------------------- CUT HERE -------------------- -[Version] -Signature="$Windows NT$" -Class=Ports -ClassGuid={4D36E978-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318} -Provider=%LINUX% -DriverVer=08/17/2004,0.0.2.0 -; Copyright (C) 2004 Al Borchers (alborchers@steinerpoint.com) - -[Manufacturer] -%LINUX%=GSerialDeviceList - -[GSerialDeviceList] -%GSERIAL%=GSerialInstall, USB\VID_0525&PID_A4A7 - -[DestinationDirs] -DefaultDestDir=10,System32\Drivers - -[GSerialInstall] -CopyFiles=GSerialCopyFiles -AddReg=GSerialAddReg - -[GSerialCopyFiles] -usbser.sys - -[GSerialAddReg] -HKR,,DevLoader,,*ntkern -HKR,,NTMPDriver,,usbser.sys -HKR,,EnumPropPages32,,"MsPorts.dll,SerialPortPropPageProvider" - -[GSerialInstall.Services] -AddService = usbser,0x0002,GSerialService - -[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 -LoadOrderGroup = Base - -[Strings] -LINUX = "Linux" -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.) +To use the Windows ACM driver you must have the "linux-cdc-acm.inf" +file (provided along this document) which supports all recent versions +of 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". +driver in the folder that contains the "linux-cdc-acm.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 -has not passed Windows Logo testing, but select "Continue anyway" -and finish the driver installation. +"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 the "linux-cdc-acm.inf" file. +Windows will complain that the Gadget Serial driver has not passed +Windows Logo testing, but select "Continue anyway" and finish the +driver installation. On Windows XP, in the "Device Manager" (under "Control Panel", "System", "Hardware") expand the "Ports (COM & LPT)" entry and you @@ -345,5 +280,3 @@ you should be able to send data back and forth between the gadget side and host side systems. Anything you type on the terminal window on the gadget side should appear in the terminal window on the host side and vice versa. - - |