Updated Embedded Windows* release

webadmin@intel.com — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 21:36:57 GMT

Time, tide, and embedded waits for no one. It’s been a while since we updated our release package for Windows Embedded operating systems, and I’m happy to announce that it is live. Our partners at the EDC were kind enough to host the file again, so start your downloading! Okay, hold onto that thought for a second and let me explain a couple of things first.

1) Windows Embedded Compact 7 support. We have native NDIS6-based drivers for WEC7. The drivers for WEC7 do not match the usual driver naming convention. We have placed several technologies into one binary, the e1i. See the file “DriverSelectionGuide.txt” for details about which silicon is supported by the e1i. If your favorite isn’t listed, continue to use the CE6 drivers. For Windows Embedded Standard 7, WES7, please build the image using the provided builder, THEN install the normal Win7 drivers from our normal release media.

2) Embedded Teaming support. We have XP Embedded teaming support. Just use these INFs with the normal release media ANS binaries. If you run into issues, reproduce with normal XP first since XPe can be built without a lot of packages that can cause false failures. Again build the image first, then install ANS.

3) Legacy 10/100 products get a swan song. While they are still on this release media, they may not be for long. Officially we have ended their life, and that means they can end up off the media at any time. I’m working on getting the source for a few 10/100 drivers published, but that is a ways out yet. If you want to be a beta tester for it, send me a message. This is only for 10/100--don’t expect or ask for others yet, please. Gotta shake out the system and an EOL product line is great for that. Thanks in advance for your patience and super kudos for many happy 10/100 years.

4) When is the next Embedded release? Good question. If you use Embedded Windows with Intel® Ethernet, call your disti, Intel sales rep or local Intel field person and demand they keep the support coming. Without your inputs, it might be a while, and it was already too long this time.

Okay that is enough for now. Here is the link again. Thanks for your patience, and leave a note if you use the package and want to see it regularly updated.

Thanks for using Intel Ethernet.

Updated Ethernet Drivers for CE6

webadmin@intel.com — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 19:24:40 GMT

A little while ago we launched the Windows* embedded operating systems driver support package up onto the EDC website. Once in the field an issue was discovered that would stop the e1y driver getting DHCP traffic on CE6* under some conditions. Given the nature of the defect, we elected to field a new version of the webpack with an updated driver. We also updated the entry readme, the one in the zip file, to correct the missing 1501 device ID from before. The Driver_Selection_Guide.txt in the webpack is still missing it however. We didn’t want to add any further delays, and our risk management policies enforced that we could only change the driver inside the webpack. It’s the same link location as in the original announcement, so if you’ve downloaded it after Feb 3^rd, 2010, you’ve got the new version. Another way to check if you have the right one is the webpack installer is dated in January, where the old one has a November date. Digging even further, just in case you’ve already installed it and deleted the webpack, the changed files are in the \PRO1000\WINCE6.0\PCIe folder, e1y51ce6.dll and e1yce6.rel. These will be dated January 19^th, 2010. All other driver files will be the same. (There is a build tracking file, verfile.tic, that changes on all our builds, but that isn’t a driver file so it doesn’t count and it should be ignored.)

Sorry we didn’t catch this defect before launch, and it only impacts the e1y driver.

Review time!

1) Here is the updated webpack (It’s the same link location as the old one)

2) Only the e1y driver is effected, and only ones dated before 2010

3) Thanks for using wired Intel® Ethernet.

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