newbie CE6 driver question

I just downloaded an eval version of the CE6 development tool and I would
like to build a simple system that supports an Intel 82546EB gigabit
ethernet chip. This chip or a chip in the same family is used on most
Pentium-M Compact PCI SBCs that are sold today. The Intel web site has the
CE5 driver but I haven't found a CE6 driver and from what I read the older
driver probably won't work. Am I stuck?

DD

Steve
Fri Feb 02 16:50:47 CST 2007

>The Intel web site has the CE5 driver but I haven't found a CE6 driver and
>from what I read the older driver probably won't work. Am I stuck?
Where did you read that? Did you ACTUALLY try it? no harm in doing so it may
well just work. It's not likely an NDIS driver would hit any of the major
changes affecting device drivers between 5 and 6.

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Remi
Sat Feb 03 05:13:10 CST 2007

Yes, as Steve says: just try it. There is a very few chance that it does not
work.
One point however: in the .bib record that will certainly come with Intel's
driver, set the K (kernel) flag.
E.g.
<driver.dll> <sourcepath>\<driver>.dll NK SHK
(the last K on the line is important)


Remi

Dick
Sun Feb 04 21:13:31 CST 2007

"Steve Maillet (eMVP)" <nospam1@EntelechyConsulting.com> wrote in message
news:%23fuxYyxRHHA.1228@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>The Intel web site has the CE5 driver but I haven't found a CE6 driver and
>>from what I read the older driver probably won't work. Am I stuck?
> Where did you read that?

http://www.windowsfordevices.com/articles/AT4670249763.html
"Many, in fact most, device drivers will need modifications in order to run
on CE6"

> Did you ACTUALLY try it?

No, I haven't tried anything in any version of Windows CE. I'm trying to
gather some facts first. Is that OK with you?

> no harm in doing so it may well just work. It's not likely an NDIS driver
> would hit any of the major changes affecting device drivers between 5 and
> 6.