Software Deployment

Installation of cable drivers with DPinst.exe

How did you achieve this with DPinst.exe.

I have the DPinst.exe in the same directory as .inf files
e.g C:\Program Files\Nokia\DKU-2 Drivers

However, I get the following error message when attempting to install:
"Failed to calculate strong name from nmwcd.cat".

Any chance you could provide the command line that worked for you?

Do you have the *.cat file in the same directory?

Yes, I have a file called nmwcd.cat located in the same directory as DPinst.exe and *.inf files.

Incidently, if I attempt to open this file it tells me it is invalid for use as a security catalog!

how do you execute the dpinst. Throug a custom action? If you manualy install the driver is it then working.

I plan to create a custom action once I have the command line figured out.
At the moment I'm trying to use DPInst.exe from the command line but get the following error logged:

[C:\Program Files\Nokia\DKU-2 Drivers>dpinst /LM /C]

INFO: Option set: dumping log info to console.
INFO: Current working directory: 'C:\Program Files\Nokia\DKU-2 Drivers'
INFO: Running on path 'C:\Program Files\Nokia\DKU-2 Drivers'
INFO: No valid 'dpinst.xml' file provided.
INFO: Install option set: legacy mode on.
INFO: Found driver package: 'C:\Program Files\Nokia\DKU-2 Drivers\nmwcd.inf'.
INFO: Found driver package: 'C:\Program Files\Nokia\DKU-2 Drivers\nmwcdc.inf'.

INFO: Found driver package: 'C:\Program Files\Nokia\DKU-2 Drivers\nmwcdm2k.inf
'.
INFO: Found driver package: 'C:\Program Files\Nokia\DKU-2 Drivers\nmwcdm9x.inf
'.
INFO: Found driver package: 'C:\Program Files\Nokia\DKU-2 Drivers\nmwcdmen.inf
'.
INFO: ENTER: DriverPackagePreinstallW
ERROR: Failed to calculate strong name from 'c:\program files\nokia\dku-2 drive
rs\nmwcd.cat'. Check if catalog is valid and if file is in the same directory as
the INF. (Error code 0x80092009: Cannot find the requested object.)
INFO: RETURN: DriverPackagePreinstallW (0xE0000304)
INFO: ENTER: DriverPackagePreinstallW

I just downloaded the nokia pc suite software. I copied dpinst.exe (version 2.0) to C:\Program Files\Nokia\Connectivity Cable Driver. I run dpinst and the driver is installed correctly.

There is a another set of cable drivers for a DKU-2 cable (Nokia 3210).

It is these drivers I'm trying to configure with DPinst.

Any chance you could give this a try?

I'll download the latest drivers from Nokia and keep trying.

Thanks

on the nokia site i cannot choise the nokia 3210 so i picked the 3200 phone. What kind or cable are u using. The CA-42 or the DKU-5 cable driver?

I provided the wrong Phone model, its the Nokia 6230 with a DKU-2 cable.

The "Nokia Connectivity Cable DKU-2 Drivers.msi" on the Nokia CD provided appears to be the problem. I downloaded the latest Nokia Connectivity Cable.msi and it is functioning OK with DPInst.exe /S /LM.

I just need to get this going in a custom action now.

Thanks for your help.