[ofw] ipoib installation error

[Smith, Stan]

Sean Hefty wrote:
> For quite some time now (1-2 months?), I've been seeing an
> installation error when trying to install ipoib.  This is doing the
> installation outside of any installer, so I've just been ignoring the
> problem.  (It could just be an issue with my system.)  Anyway, it's
> reached my annoyance level now.
>
> What happens is that I build and copy all drivers and libraries to my
> target system (64-bit Server 2003).  The Found New Hardware wizard
> runs and successfully installs the Mellanox ConnectX Adapter and
> Infiniband Channel Adapter drivers, including the filter drivers.
> The Found New Hardware wizard runs two more times, once for each HCA
> port to report that it's found a new IPoIB device.  The installation
> fails for both of these with a descriptive error message the like of
> which may never have been seen before: "a parameter is incorrect".
>
> At this point, I reboot my system, and the Found New Hardware wizard
> runs again. Only this time, the installation of IPoIB is successful.
> (I know, weird, huh?) Note, I've tried canceling out of the first
> IPoIB install, rebooting the system, then letting the install run.
> This fails.  The only way I can install IPoIB is to run through a
> failed installation first, reboot, then try again.
>
> - Sean
>
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Stale registry entry?
Have you run ibcleanup.bat lately? New version @  http://www.openfabrics.org/downloads/WinOF/etc/