The table below lists the UEFI Shell commands that can be used to test the connecting of UEFI drivers to devices. There command support many flags, so only a few are shown in the table below.
Can be used to connect all UEFI drivers to all devices in the system or connect UEFI drivers to a single device.
Stops UEFI drivers from managing a device.
Is the equivalent of executing the
This UEFI Shell command requests UEFI drivers to start managing a device. This command tests the Driver Binding Protocol
Start() functions in the driver that has the specified handle. The
Start() function may create new child handles if the UEFI Driver is a bus driver or a hybrid driver.
Connect command can be used to connect all UEFI drivers to all devices in the system or connect UEFI drivers to a single device. Here are several examples of using the
Example 1: Connects all drivers to all devices:
fs0:> Connect -r
Example 2: Connects all drivers to the device that is abstracted by handle 23:
fs0:> Connect 23
Example 3: Connects the UEFI driver on handle 27 to the device on handle 23:
fs0:> Connect 23 27
In Example 3, note that there is a handle for the driver and a handle for the hardware device. The
Connect command makes the connection between the two handles. The
Start() service associates the driver with the specified hardware. If the driver needs to create a child handle for the device, it does so as part of its
Start() function. Although the handles cannot be known until the driver is executed, the handle database can be evaluated to determine the handle numbers that are passed to the connect command.
Disconnect UEFI command stops UEFI drivers from managing a device. This command tests the Driver Binding Protocol
Stop() function in the driver.
This UEFI Shell command does not allow a driver to be disconnected unless all the child handles associated with that driver are destroyed first. Basically, this UEFI Shell command does not allow any orphans to be left in the system.
TIP: When disconnecting drivers one at a time, begin at the lowest level of child handle and work up the device tree one node at a time. The UEFI Shell command devtree provides a device tree view.
The code below shows the following examples of using the
Caution: The Disconnect command supports a -r switch that can be used without any other parameters. Do NOT use this mode of the Disconnect command because it will disconnect all UEFI Drivers from all devices in the entire platform which typically includes the consoles devices.
Example 1: Disconnects all the UEFI drivers from the device represented by handle 23:
fs0:> Disconnect 23
Example 2: Disconnects all UEFI drivers on handle 23 and the child process (27) which was created by that driver:
fs0:> Disconnect 23 27
Example 3: Disconnects the UEFI driver represented by handle 29 The UEFI driver on handle 29 produced a child (32) and is managing a device (44), which has a device path associated with it. In order to disconnect the driver, the child and the device path managed by that driver are destroyed along with stopping the driver.
fs0:> Disconnect 29 32 44
The code below shows the following examples of the
Example 1: Reconnects all the UEFI drivers to the device handle 23:
fs0:> Reconnect 23
Example 2: Reconnects the UEFI driver on handle 27 to the device on handle 23:
fs0:> Reconnect 23 27
Example 3: Reconnects all the UEFI drivers in the system:
fs0:> Reconnect -r