

Your USB Device should be installed and recognised now.

It is only marked with Win7-64 on the CD label. I’m not even sure if the driver will even work in Windows 10 with Driver Signature Enforcement disabled. You can search to disable Driver Signature Enforcement in Windows 10, but it will make your system less secure / more prone to malware.

Compare this with C:\Windows\System32\drivers\storahci.sys which is signed. That means it is not “signed” which is required for Windows 10 kernel drivers. You will note there is no “Digital Signatures” tab. The Somagic device driver is installed in C:\Windows\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository\smiusbgrabber3f.inf_amd64_62fdac16904230b7\SmiUsbGrabber3F.sys. Events tab will list entries such as:ĭevice installed (smiusbgrabber3f.inf_.ĭriver Management concluded the process to install driver smiusbgrabber3f.inf_amd64_62fdac16904230b7 for Device Instance ID USB\VID_1C88&PID_0007\SMBL007 with the following status: 0圎0000234. Windows 10 1803's Device Manager shows it under Other devices > Unknown device > Details tab > Device instance path> Value = USB\VID_1C88&PID_0007\SMBL007. VLC > Open Media > Capture Device tab > Capture mode only lists DirectShow, “TV - digital”, and Desktop.

The lack of firmware is why “VLC 3.0.4 Vetinari” can work with some Eas圜AP hardware (those with built-in firmware) but not others. Once the firmware is loaded, the device ID changes to 1c88:003c. The Somagic 1c88:0007 is one such device (there may be others). Some do not store the required firmware in EEPROM but expect the driver to feed the firmware into the USB hardware when inserted. There are many different versions of hardware sold under the name of "Eas圜AP".
