[ofw] XP Pro sp3 and SRPT

[Smith, Stan]

Fab Tillier wrote:
> Storport miniport drivers should work in Windows Server 2003, even on
> 32-bit platforms.  32-bit Windows XP does not support storport
> miniport drivers. 

Good information to be included in future release notes.

S.
 
> 
> -Fab
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ofw-bounces at lists.openfabrics.org
> [mailto:ofw-bounces at lists.openfabrics.org] On Behalf Of Eleanor
> Witiak  
> Sent: Friday, May 16, 2008 10:50 AM
> To: Cameron Harr
> Cc: ofw at lists.openfabrics.org
> Subject: RE: [ofw] XP Pro sp3 and SRPT
> 
> You definitely have to switch OS.  SRP in not support in 32-bit.
> 
> Eleanor
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Cameron Harr [mailto:charr at fusionio.com]
> Sent: Friday, May 16, 2008 1:43 PM
> To: Eleanor Witiak
> Cc: Smith, Stan; ofw at lists.openfabrics.org
> Subject: Re: [ofw] XP Pro sp3 and SRPT
> 
> Eleanor Witiak wrote:
>> For WinXP (x64), my testing has been done only with SP2 but I'm
>> willing to try it on SP3.  You are running x64 right?  Storport is
>> not supported in 32-bit. 
>> 
> It wasn't completely clear to me what was supported or not (I'm not
> too 
> familiar with Storport). For my information, can I assume then that
> SRP 
> isn't supported in 32-bit Windows? I have x64 hw but an x86 install of
> Windows. I have other versions (2003 server or 64-bit XP) I can
> install 
> also - I had just grabbed what was easiest late at night.
>> I'll have to wait till Monday when I'm at the office to switch to my
>> XP disk.  OK? 
>> 
> You can - but if I need to switch the OS, then you probably needn't
> worry about it for now.
> 
>> Hello,
>>   The release notes document XP (SP2).
>> Per chance could you provide more explicit debug information?
>> Which software can't be found?
>> The .inf file will be in %ProgramFiles%\WinOF\SRP\ib_srp.inf'.
>> 
> I had tried that guy with the Windows hw installer wizard and "Have
> Disk" method. The wizard says "Cannot install this hardware...the
> hardware was not installed because the wizard cannot find the
> necessary 
> software," and when I manually specify the .inf, it tells me "The
> specified location does not contain information about your hardware."
> 
> Which Win OS is preferred? Sounds like I'll need to change.
> Thanks,
> Cameron
> 
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