I am trying to create a Driver Update Submission for a driver package that our company is reselling. The only changes are in the INF file, all binaries are unchanged. We have been granted and have accepted the reseller rights through the WinQual website. According to the WHQL policy documentation, I need to run ChkInf on my changed INF file and package the resulting log with DTM, then include this in my INF Update submission. My question is: Is there a way to package the log file and create the submission without having to set up a complete DTM environment? As I don't need to re-test the binaries, I can't see why I would need to set up a test environment. I also don't have the original test results from the driver manufacturer. Do I need these? The documentation for driver resellers wanting to obtain certification for a driver package (INF Update) is very sparse, any help would be greatly appreciated.
Hello, go to the Wnqual Help site https://winqual.microsoft.com/help/default.htm Enter 'DUA' in search field and press GO. You get 'Driver Update Acceptable' as result and you can found a step by step instruction to submit a DUA. Ralf FPNZ wrote: > I am trying to create a Driver Update Submission for a driver package that > our company is reselling. The only changes are in the INF file, all binaries > are unchanged. > We have been granted and have accepted the reseller rights through the > WinQual website. According to the WHQL policy documentation, I need to run > ChkInf on my changed INF file and package the resulting log with DTM, then > include this in my INF Update submission. > My question is: Is there a way to package the log file and create the > submission without having to set up a complete DTM environment? As I don't > need to re-test the binaries, I can't see why I would need to set up a test > environment. > I also don't have the original test results from the driver manufacturer. Do > I need these? > The documentation for driver resellers wanting to obtain certification for a > driver package (INF Update) is very sparse, any help would be greatly > appreciated. >
Hi, Thanks for that. I had already found this document, but it didn't answer my questions. In the meantime, Microsoft have improved the DUA (Driver Update Acceptable) mechanism, both within the Winqual submission tool, and on their website. There is also a new help file available. For anyone else encountering the same problem: You don't need to include the original test logs, even though they appear in the DUA submission. Another important detail that is only mentioned in the small print of the Winqual submission tool start screen is to sign the submission file before uploading it to the Winqual site. I have finaly managed to get my driver files signed, but it was difficult to find all the information needed. I hope with the latest improvement on Microsoft's side it will be a lot easier for others to create DUA submissions.
