[comp.os.msdos.programmer] How to install/uninstall a driver _after_ booting?

kushmer@bnlux0.bnl.gov (christopher kushmerick) (02/06/91)

I have a need to install and to uninstall a driver, and would prefer not
to have to boot in between.

Is there such a thing as uninstall a driver?

Can I install a driver with out rebooting?

Where can I read about this?

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imp@Solbourne.COM (Warner Losh) (02/07/91)

In article <2481@bnlux0.bnl.gov> kushmer@bnlux0.bnl.gov (christopher
kushmerick) writes: 
>Is there such a thing as uninstall a driver?

Not unless the driver wants to be deinstalled.  Even then, it could
prove to be a pain.

>Can I install a driver with out rebooting?

Yes.  There is a program called DEVLOD that comes with
_Undocumented_DOS_ that does this.  Note that even its authors won't
claim 100% success rate.

>Where can I read about this?

_Undocumented_DOS_
Andrew Schulman, Raymond J. Michels, Jim Kyle, Tim Paterson, David
Maxey and Ralf Brown.  Addison-Wesley Publishing.  ISBN 0-201-57064-5.
$39.95 List US $51.95 in Canada.

Comes with two disks full of tools.  DEVLOD is talked about in chapter
3.

Have fun....

Warner
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hartnegg@sun1.ruf.uni-freiburg.de (Klaus Hartnegg) (02/09/91)

kushmer@bnlux0.bnl.gov (christopher kushmerick) writes:
>I have a need to install and to uninstall a driver, and would prefer not
>to have to boot in between.

Try <msdos.sysutl>drvins11.zip at simtel.
It claims to do exactly what you want however it does
not work with all drivers. You will also need mark 
and release.
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