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Re: A way to get over the 4096 character limit in the winnt.sif

null@example.com (Jaak) — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 07:58:30 +0000

dont merge mass storage with all the rest.
because base uses that one for txtmode

I think you are gonna have a little suprise problem.

Re: A way to get over the 4096 character limit in the winnt.sif

null@example.com (soygul) — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 06:11:47 +0000

Allright then this can be done. I'll write a little script to merge all the directories and fix the exceptions & see what happens. I wonder why the base installer is not doing this already...

Re: A way to get over the 4096 character limit in the winnt.sif

null@example.com (Jaak) — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 05:28:34 +0000

Hi
D\C\ has chipsets
D\G\ has graphics (the folders in G merge. The exceptions written for a driver have to match the folder.)
D\L has Lan (this one has been screened recently.)
D\M\ has mass storage
D\S has sound, and folders in there also merge (Sound B is quite BIG.)
D\W has wireless (and is HUGE... it will be screened and "weeded" in a nearby future)

Overflow once suggested a way to shorten the path string further by not using \ in nested folders.
If this is done, the exceptions have to be rewritten as well.

A way to get over the 4096 character limit in the winnt.sif

null@example.com (soygul) — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 22:19:09 +0000

Is it possible to overcome the 4096 character limit in winnt.sif file via combining all the drivers to main directories like "drivers\audio;drivers\chipset;drivers\misc\wireless;drivers\modem;drivers\network;drivers\RAID;drivers\touchpad;drivers\video" from directories like C\A\1....

Will this method break something?? If not, i dont see a reason not to use this method.