UTILS\DDL.DOC ·
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1992-01-01 ·
from PCPlus_Issue-64_Jan-1992
DDL (Device Driver Load)
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SYNTAX: DDL <device pathname> [<device parameters>]
This loads a device driver without the need to reboot the computer.
The full pathname is required, parameters for the device driver may be
specified. This can be especially useful when loading a device driver
that is only occasionally used. So, to load the ANSI.SYS device
driver, type:
DDL C:\DOS\ANSI.SYS
DDU (Device Driver Unload)
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SYNTAX: ddu <device name> or...
ddu <drive letter>:
This unloads a device driver that has been loaded using DDL. Other
devices may not be unloaded. If unloading a block device such as a ram
disk, all units of that device will be unloaded. The drive letter
specified must also be the first unit of the device. That means that
if the device driver loads drives E: and F:, you must specify drive E:
to unload, and both will then be unloaded).
Block devices must be unloaded in the reverse order to which they were
loaded. To unload a ram drive called E: type:
DDU E:
LDD (List Device Drivers)
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Syntax: LDD
Lists all loaded device drivers. If they did not alter the interrupt
vectors, device drivers loaded using DDL are high-lighted with an
asterisk, otherwise with an exclamation mark.
P. Frost 1991