Setting, Attributes, Device-driver – Lenovo ThinkPad R400 User Manual

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Setting

the

attributes

for

a

new

device-driver

module

The

following

information

describes

how

to

set

the

attributes

for

a

new

device-driver

module

without

using

an

existing

module

as

a

template.

If

you

want

to

set

the

attributes

for

a

new

module

to

match

the

attributes

of

an

existing

module,

see

“Setting

the

attributes

based

on

an

existing

device-driver

module”

on

page

161.

To

set

the

attributes

for

a

new

device-driver

module,

do

the

following:

1.

Open

the

repository

where

you

want

the

new

device-driver

module

to

reside.

2.

If

your

repository

contains

folders,

navigate

to

the

folder

where

you

want

the

new

device-driver

module

to

reside.

3.

From

the

Main

Window

menu

bar,

click

Insert

and

then

click

Device

Driver...

.

The

New

Module

Wizard

opens.

4.

Click

Next

.

5.

Verify

that

the

Device

Driver

radio

button

is

selected,

and

then

click

Next

.

6.

In

the

Name

field,

type

a

name

that

you

want

to

use

to

identify

this

module.

Be

as

specific

as

possible.

This

name

will

be

the

name

that

appears

in

the

repository.

7.

Click

the

No

radio

button

to

indicate

that

this

module

is

not

a

container.

8.

Click

Next

.

9.

Click

Next

without

selecting

any

of

the

modules

that

are

listed.

10.

Click

Finish

.

The

New

Module

Wizard

closes

and

the

Device

Driver

window

for

the

new

module

opens.

11.

In

the

General

tab,

do

the

following:

a.

In

the

Version

field,

type

the

full

version

of

the

device

driver.

b.

In

the

Family

field,

use

the

drop-down

menu

to

select

the

type

of

device

for

which

this

device

driver

is

designed.

c.

If

you

want

to

assign

a

password

to

this

module,

type

an

encryption

key

in

the

“Encryption

key

for

the

password”

field.

Note:

A

password

helps

prevent

the

module

from

being

unpacked

by

any

process

other

than

an

ImageUltra

Builder

process.

When

you

assign

an

encryption

key,

the

ImageUltra

Builder

program

assigns

a

password

to

the

module.

Encryption

keys

can

be

up

to

64

characters

long

using

any

combination

of

alpha-numeric

characters.

Symbols

are

not

supported.

d.

In

the

Comments

field,

type

any

comments

you

want

kept

with

the

module.

12.

In

the

OS/Languages

tab,

do

the

following:

a.

In

the

left

pane,

put

a

check

mark

next

to

each

language

for

which

this

device

driver

will

be

used.

For

example,

you

might

choose

to

use

an

English

device-driver

module

with

a

different

language

operating

system

module.

b.

In

the

right

pane,

put

a

check

mark

next

to

the

operating

system

with

which

the

device-driver

module

will

be

used.

For

example,

if

the

device

driver

can

be

used

by

several

Windows

operating

systems,

check

the

appropriate

boxes.

If

the

device

driver

is

specific

to

one

operating

system,

check

only

the

operating

system

that

applies.

13.

In

the

Source

tab,

do

the

following:

Chapter

8.

Preparing

source

files

for

modules

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