dac960nt was replaced in my latest tests on XP source.
and TXTmode would use it

Will now run DPsBase on a win2000 and see what that does.

well, that entry replaced it in win2000
and txtmode would NOT use it

so, the two lines can co-exist

Can the two entries co-exist?
I do not know either, is above an error?

Ruudboek once wrote an explanation of these entries..
Bâshrat the Sneaky and Overflow can explain this a lot better, because I actually do not know a lot about the stuff.

[L-3]
ms_count             = 2
ms_1_deviceName        = "Mylex AcceleRAID 160 Disk Array Controller"
ms_1_tag            = "dac2w2k"
ms_1_sysFile        = "dac2w2k.sys"
ms_1_hwids            = "PCI\VEN_1069&DEV_0050&SUBSYS_00541069,PCI\VEN_1069&DEV_0050&SUBSYS_00521069,PCI\VEN_1069&DEV_0050&SUBSYS_00501069,PCI\VEN_1069&DEV_BA56&SUBSYS_00401069,PCI\VEN_1069&DEV_BA56&SUBSYS_00301069"
ms_1_isBusExtender    = false
ms_1_exc_disableIfOS= "w2k"
ms_1_exc_replaceIfOS= "wxp,w2k3"
ms_2_deviceName        = "Mylex DAC960PG/PJ/PR/PT/PTL1/PRL Series Disk Array Controller"
ms_2_tag            = "dac960nt"
ms_2_sysFile        = "dac960nt.sys"
ms_2_hwids            = "PCI\VEN_1069&DEV_0010&SUBSYS_00101069,PCI\VEN_1011&DEV_1065&SUBSYS_00201069"
ms_2_isBusExtender    = false
ms_2_exc_disableIfOS= "w2k"
ms_2_exc_replaceIfOS= "w2k,wxp,w2k3"

The last two lines don't look right.  If the driver is disabled if the OS is w2k, it shouldn't need to replace the driver if the OS is w2k.  Am I right?

packed and uploaded to rapidshare, for some tests in sysprep, where people wanted to try have all three iastor files available in their image, which was a problem because the files had same name.

the second version, is this one
http://rapidshare.com/files/38806149/DP … eptest2.7z

has jmicron update,
a change in AT for this ATI AHCI thing, (I changed it to busextender is false, and the sourcedisks /sourcefiles locator was changed, so this is a beta for ATI AHCI as well...)
adds a VIA bus extender
corrects the errors you spotted
etc..

'Overlapping HWIDs can cause crashes. Reducing overlap in Mass Storage.',
FIXES
  'INI: [S-7] duplicate HWID VEN_1095&DEV_3114&SUBSYS_81361043 removed, covered by [S-7-A]'.
'| [S-4] removed ATI HWIDs covered by ATI variant in [S-5-A]'.
'| fixed errors like ms_2_exc_ which is incorrect for single driver',

Updates
  'SiS 180/181/182/1182 RAID Controllers drivers from 01/05/2005,5.1.1039.2030 to 01/11/2007,5.1.1039.2110'.
  'JMicron JMB36X Processor from 04/10/2007, 1.17.17.00 to 06/13/2007, 1.17.20.03',

New
  'SiS 1184 RAID/AHCI & 1185 AHCI Controller 01/17/2007,5.1.1039.3020'.
'|VIA SATA Port & busextender (Via Hyperion Pro) 03/23/2007,6.0.6000.212'.

did you have ATI AHCI hardware you tested this on?

I thank you for finding these errors.
I had just 7zipped a pack, but will fix them errors you found first.

you could try my gmail.

[V-4] also had this ms_2_exc_skipIfOS error

I have made a working version of the DP_MassStorage_wnt5_x86-32_7061.7z.  If you want, I could post it or send it to you or something.

When I got home from work today, I edited the INI file so it was "ms_3_exc_disableIfOS = "w2k"".  After that, I tested it out and everything worked fine.  I also found another error in the INI file.  Below is the code I found another error in.

[C-1]
ms_count             = 1
ms_1_deviceName        = "Compaq Smart Array 5x and 6x Controller"
ms_1_tag        = "cpqcissm"
ms_1_sysFile        = "cpqcissm.sys"
ms_1_hwids = "PCI\VEN_0E11&DEV_B060&SUBSYS_40700E11,PCI\VEN_0E11&DEV_B178&SUBSYS_40800E11,PCI\VEN_0E11&DEV_B178&SUBSYS_40820E11,PCI\VEN_0E11&DEV_B178&SUBSYS_40830E11,PCI\VEN_0E11&DEV_0046&SUBSYS_40910E11,PCI\VEN_0E11&DEV_0046&SUBSYS_409A0E11,PCI\VEN_0E11&DEV_0046&SUBSYS_409B0E11,PCI\VEN_0E11&DEV_0046&SUBSYS_409C0E11,PCI\VEN_0E11&DEV_0046&SUBSYS_409D0E11"
ms_1_isBusExtender    = false
ms_2_exc_skipIfOS    = "w2k"

The line "ms_2_exc_skipIfOS    = "w2k"" should be "ms_1_exc_skipIfOS    = "w2k"".

I found another line as well with an error.

[C]
ms_count             = 1
ms_1_deviceName        = "Compaq server HP ProLiant 32-Bit SCSI Controllers"
ms_1_tag            = "CPQ32FS2"
ms_1_sysFile        = "CPQ32FS2.SYS"
ms_1_hwids = "PCI\VEN_1000&DEV_0003,PCI\VEN_1000&DEV_000f,PCI\VEN_1000&DEV_000b,PCI\VEN_1000&DEV_000c,PCI\VEN_1000&DEV_0001,PCI\VEN_1000&DEV_000a,PCI\VEN_1000&DEV_0012"
ms_1_isBusExtender    = false
ms_2_exc_skipIfOS    = "w2k"

The line "ms_2_exc_skipIfOS    = "w2k"" should be "ms_1_exc_skipIfOS    = "w2k"".

look at this, in the INF file
[DestinationDirs]
ahci8086.Files.x86_12 = 12

[SourceDisksNames.x86]
0=%Desc_x860%

[SourceDisksFiles.x86]
ahcix86.sys=0,

this looks wrong to me.

EDIT >  the error you spotted was an error.
(it was to be ms_3_exc_disableIfOS = "w2k" )
I am NOT sure this causes you the grief, but it might.

this ahcix86.sys=0, does correspond with 0=%Desc_x860% but it is the first time I saw a zero used..
I also still wonder about the meaning of the the number of commas one sees after files in sections like SourceDisksFiles. Some have none, some have one comma, and some have more than one.

Driver installations sometimes act like that (the file got mislaid, somehow), and I wanna learn why as much as you do.

btw, changing drivercount to 2 made it skip the third one.

I have some more work on an update, but I am almost done putting together a testpack.

I'll look at this again, and will also look for duplicate filenames.

[AT]
ms_count 		= 2

****************

It works for now, but all those poor ahcix86 drivers are not in the txtmode anymore. I had to make sure to do it in the QTC.

http://www.doitrightconsulting.net/foru … .php?t=310

@jtdoom, you mean ms_3_exc_disableIfOS= "w2k" not ms_1_exc_disableIfOS = "w2k" right? I am tring to see if I can figure it out. I cannot find this driver on ATI's website. Maybe I am not looking hard enough...