I built a newly created KMDF driver using Visual Studio and tried to install it. That yielded the “Installation Failed” error message.
My driver and the default are virtually identical. I changed the manufacturer name. Here is a screenshot showing the new project dialog.
Error Message
What bothers me is not so much the error message, but that the log file has no entries. I do not have any information beyond “Installation Failed” and that the SetupAPI.dll definitely showed that message box.
Command Line, ran on a Windows 10 with all updates VM. Dev box is also Win10.
“C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe” C:\Windows\System32\SETUPAPI.DLL,InstallHinfSection vs22drv_Device 128 C:\Users\Me\Downloads\vs22drv\vs22drv.inf
Oh, I tried using PsExec too, but that did not make any difference.
“C:\Users\ICS\Downloads\PsExec.exe” -i -d RUNDLL32.EXE SETUPAPI.DLL,InstallHinfSection vs22drv_Device 128 C:\Users\ICS\Downloads\vs22drv\vs22drv.inf
I signed the driver using my DigiCert EV code signing certificate. I manually verified the signature, so that is not the issue.
I tried many several times since 8:00 AM, when I last rebooted my VM. I tried on my development box and that has the same error. I tried building a few drivers from the WDK sample and the same.
Here is the setupapi.dll log file showing no new entries.
Here is a screenshot showing no entries of my attempts to install the driver.
I did match up the installation section in the INF with what I specified in the command line.
QUESTION:
- How do I see what the actual complaint is, so that I can fix it.
- What is my problem?