DriverPacks.net Forum - [IMPL] Compatibility with remote installation service RIS with XP

Re: [IMPL] Compatibility with remote installation service RIS with XP

null@example.com (whairs01) — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 06:42:00 +0000

I make the modificaton to the presetup.cmd but it did not work. is there any other code needed to be added or modified to get this to work from my HD. Please advice. Thanks.

Re: [IMPL] Compatibility with remote installation service RIS with XP

null@example.com (OverFlow) — Sat, 20 Nov 2010 07:39:39 +0000

I am implementing this in our test version now

Re: [IMPL] Compatibility with remote installation service RIS with XP

null@example.com (OverFlow) — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 04:25:37 +0000

I agree...
It's a good idea and easy to do.

I see no downside to this and it will work for any "create local source" installs.

Well done Nick

Welcome to DriverPacks and have an awesome day.

Re: [IMPL] Compatibility with remote installation service RIS with XP

null@example.com (mr_smartepants) — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 05:07:12 +0000

Nice. Should be easy to implement for the next version of DriverPacks BASE.

[IMPL] Compatibility with remote installation service RIS with XP

null@example.com (nickhill) — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 23:05:34 +0000

I have made my driverpack enabled CD work with remote installation (RIS), and would like the 'hack' incorporated in the standard script so that it will work for everyone.

Remote installation for XP copies the entire content of the install CD to \$win_nt$.~ls\ on the install hard drive. The second stage of installation proceeds from that folder

The location of the driverpacks install is discovered in the script %installdrive%/i386/presetup.cmd

SET TAGFILE=\OEM  
FOR %%i IN (C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y) DO IF EXIST "%%i:%TAGFILE%" SET CDDRIVE=%%i:& GOTO DPsFound
:DPsFound

I suggest the following instead, which makes driverpacks for XP RIS compatible:

SET TAGFILE=\OEM  
FOR %%i IN (C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y) DO IF EXIST "%%i:%TAGFILE%" SET CDDRIVE=%%i:& GOTO DPsFound
IF EXIST "\$win_nt$.~ls" SET CDDRIVE=\$win_nt$.~ls
:DPsFound

The line inserted will never run unless the tag file isn't located. I can't imagine any bugs this could introduce.