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    How to sign patched nvidia drivers?

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by Paloseco, Jan 31, 2016.

  1. Paloseco

    Paloseco Notebook Evangelist

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    I'm running latest nvidia drivers for the GT-330m for my Sony Vaio VPCZ1: 9.18.13.4192. I use the VAIO_Z1_330M_INF_Patcher.exe.v4.7.zip but unfortunately the driver is not signed. How can I sign it so I don't need to disable driver signature enforcement to install them?
     
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    You don't need to stay in test mode (driver signature enforcement disabled). Just disable driver signature enforcement long enough to install the driver, then go back to normal mode. ALL the files in the patched driver are signed by nVIDIA except the inf that tells the installer which files have to copied to your system and which capabilities are to be enabled.
     
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    Ok, but how do I sign the INF then?
     
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    You submit the driver, including the patched inf, to Microsoft for WHQL certification. Several weeks, and several hundred thousand dollars later, you will get the signed driver.
     
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    short answer: you can't, unless you have significant money, resources, etc. that's why driver signing exists in the first place.
     
    electronicsguy, Feb 10, 2016
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