Re: [qxl-wddm-dod] Prevent installation on OSes earlier than Windows 8

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On Sun, Apr 15, 2018 at 10:44 AM, Sameeh Jubran <sameeh@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:


On Fri, Apr 13, 2018 at 7:16 PM, Frediano Ziglio <fziglio@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Limited the installation of the driver to Windows 8 and up
> in order to prevent false driver installation on unsupported OSes
> which lead to BSODs.
>
> Signed-off-by: Basil Salman <basil@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Sameeh Jubran <sameeh@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  qxldod/qxldod.inx | 4 ++--
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/qxldod/qxldod.inx b/qxldod/qxldod.inx
> index 180275d..5c08305 100755
> --- a/qxldod/qxldod.inx
> +++ b/qxldod/qxldod.inx
> @@ -35,9 +35,9 @@ QxlDod_Files_Driver = 12
>  ;

>  [Manufacturer]
> -%RHEL%=RHEL,NT$ARCH$
> +%RHEL%=RHEL,NT$ARCH$.6.2

> -[RHEL.NT$ARCH$]
> +[RHEL.NT$ARCH$.6.2]
>  %RHELQxl.DeviceDesc% = QxlDod_Inst, PCI\VEN_1B36&DEV_0100&SUBSYS_11001AF4

>  [QxlDod_Files_Driver]

Off topic: as an extra safety, cannot the driver check the version of Windows?
This can be done in the driver too, however, I think this would be superfluous as the driver must be installed using the inf file which prevents this scenario in the first place.

Frediano
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Respectfully,
Sameeh Jubran
Software Engineer @ Daynix.



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Sameeh Jubran
Software Engineer @ Daynix.
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