Driver programmers

[SupremeSpod]

Get anywhere? What other forums have you posted on - there must be a Windows Driver development MSDN group? Assuming it's for Windows that is... have you tried on multiple OS versions to see it's consistent?

This is plain old C++, right?

So, you believe that a "plain old C++" driver will run under any other operating system, do you?

Different operating systems treat drivers in different ways hence my question about whether you knew what a driver was.

[doodab]

I'm pretty sure he's using windows driver framework and it's written in C, based on his other posts.

[d000hg]

So, you believe that a "plain old C++" driver will run under any other operating system, do you?

Different operating systems treat drivers in different ways hence my question about whether you knew what a driver was.

I didn't say Operating Systems. I said Operating System versions... I don't think he said what Windows version this is - 32/64 bit, XP/Vista/W7/2K3/2K8. Not sure if drivers are compatible or have to be rewritten for each Windows kernel but maybe trying on a different Windows version might yield extra information.

Or, since SY seems to be saying this is a big deal... hire someone who is a driver programmer to fix it.

[d000hg]

I'm pretty sure he's using windows driver framework and it's written in C, based on his other posts.

OK. I would normally assume C, but thought SY was working in C++. Do people commonly write in C++ or is it still considered bad, and everyone uses C?

[doodab]

OK. I would normally assume C, but thought SY was working in C++. Do people commonly write in C++ or is it still considered bad, and everyone uses C?

From what I gather for kernel mode drivers C is the only real option as many C++ features aren't usable. For UMDF you can use either, but I don't know what people actually use.

Disclaimer: I am *not* an expert or professional driver programmer, just a compulsive tinkerer.

[AtW]

Different operating systems treat drivers in different ways hence my question about whether you knew what a driver was.