the only way to test accurately is to run the install from the network. or to copy a preimage then remove the dvd and reboot.

1st post! First of all I want to thank all of you who are contributing to this project. Amazing in what you guys have accomplished!

I'm new to driverpacks. I'm familiar with the driverpacks concept for quite a while now but now is the first time I'm in a situation where I can finally use it!

What I'm trying to accomplish:
I'm creating an image for distribution through HP OpenView Radia on all kinds of hardware. Basically Radia pushes an image of the text-mode portion to a client and the Windows Installation is initiated from there. Therefore it is preferred to have the driverpack sources copied during the text-mode portion. I've integrated all driverpacks using M2 by moving the OEM folder to .\$OEM$\$1. Also, the presetup.cmd was modified, as mentioned by Overflow to: SET CDDRIVE=%SystemDrive%.

That's pretty much it! Now for testing purposes I'm using a DVD. Text-mode portion all goes well.. Everything is copied. Cool to see all those SATA drivers passing by. After the restart the driverpacks are unpacked and the Windows Setup is initiated. Now here's where the trouble starts. At T-39 I noticed the DVD is contacted to resume the installation process. Somehow, setup wants a source from the DVD instead of the local disk.

If I restart the whole installation process and remove the DVD after text-mode portion, Windows Setup complains it needs the DVD (some files are missing, insert DVD / SVCPack files?). When I put the DVD back in everything works ok! But as I'm not installing through DVD but using text mode image it seems some references are wrong...

Can anyone give me a hint?

Again, many thanks for this coolness and a big RESPECT!

G