Thanks for the links.  I'll see what I can do.

I've got all three graphics packs updated.  I haven't tested them yet though.
I completely reworked the two g\a1\dps_A1*.inf files and this should fix your problem.
I'll upload them this morning.  I'll update the threads in the testing area later.

703

(11 replies, posted in DriverPack Graphics)

@ska, thank you for your persistence!  Hopefully they'll listen to reason and do the right thing.

704

(19 replies, posted in News)

Holy crap, there's another one.  I've left this in place to show what we're dealing with.  I deleted two accts today already.
sad

705

(19 replies, posted in News)

TechDud wrote:

I find myself missing the "Show All Posts Since Last Visit" feature of the old site.

It's still there, it's in the upper-right corner labeled "New posts" next to "Active topics" and "Unanswered topics".

706

(1 replies, posted in Hardware)

[url=TinyURL.com/pqum87c]Read BEFORE you post.[/url]
This is a DriverPacks support forum.  Please post your DPs_BASE.log and full HWID list.
Please explain what you did so that we can try to replicate the problem with the DriverPacks.

707

(19 replies, posted in News)

LOL, Wim did ALL the work on the redesign.  Jeff and I just drive this bus. wink

There is little mention of what you did with DriverPacks to cause the problem.
[url=TinyURL.com/pqum87c]Read BEFORE you post.[/url]
This is a DriverPacks support forum.  Please post your DPs_BASE.log and HWID list.

I edited your subject line to make this a REQuest. wink

710

(5 replies, posted in DriverPack LAN)

Those are on the list of things to do for the next release.  I didn't have time to implement them in 11.11.

Those will be in for testing for 11.12 or 12.01 release.

711

(10 replies, posted in Software)

Nice.  Thanks.

Sure, but leave the line "set KTD=N" because that variable used further in the code.

713

(11 replies, posted in DriverPack Graphics)

So, that begs the question:
-Do we roll back to Catalyst 9.3(.1) to maintain signing, or press on with the unsigned 10.2 version that shows as current on ATI's website?

714

(11 replies, posted in DriverPack Graphics)

That sounds like a BS answer to me.  They even WHQL their beta drivers so I don't understand their answer either.

In this case, timing is everything!
During a normal XP (with method-2 DriverPacks) install, the drivers are actually installed between the T-36 & T-33 stages of the "GUI install".  This uses a completely different method than what SAD uses and I feel it's much better at installing drivers than how SAD does it.
For more info on the XP install timeline, I recommend you read here: http://unattended.msfn.org/unattended.xp/view/web/13/

Well, that's an unusual method for install.  It might work but I wouldn't recommend that way.
I still recommend that you directly integrate DriverPacks with DriverPacks BASE (method 2 is my personal favorite) with DriverPacks Finisher executed during RunOnceEx (again, my preference) and see if the problem still exists.

malinduta wrote:

DP are made for Stand Alone Drivers.

Actually, that's not a true statement.  DriverPacks are designed for direct integration into the source.  SAD2 works for MOST of the DriverPacks.  Some drivers do NOT like being loaded by dpinst.exe after the desktop.  Graphics and some Audio drivers are like that.

You're best bet is to try the direct integration of DriverPacks by DriverPacks BASE, format a spare HDD and install and see if the problem still exists.

If my hunch is correct (disclaimer: I don't use sysprep), then when minisetup is run on the target machine it loads a ram-drive at X:\ and executes certain utilities from there to the target system.  That may be your culprit.
Of course I may be 100% wrong and someone versed in sysprep lore will prove me to be an idiot. big_smile
...moving thread to the sysprep side of the house...

Sometimes I've found that happens also.  Normally, the chipset drivers need to be loaded first, then the system restarted, then the rest of the DriverPacks can be loaded.  I've only really seen that on a bare-metal install with no drivers.  This is why I normally integrate the DriverPack Chipset into the Windows install.

Maybe that sound chip is just a fussy 'eater'?

Whoa, what?  So the driver that doesn't work is the one from \D\S\S15 ???
Now I'm confused.  Why would you load a driver manually that doesn't work?

721

(19 replies, posted in News)

Hmmm, so what planet ARE you from?  Maybe I should look more closely at your acct Rick! wink

Excellent first post! big_smile
Welcome to DriverPacks!

That's an odd bug.  Your HWID doesn't match any of the known "problem kids".  I'll dig around and see what I can find.
Do you know the driver version that gets loaded automatically that doesn't work?

Your HWID isn't matched to any driver in my working copy (11.11 release) except for the folder as you noted \D\S\S15

Can you test this for us?
DP_Sound_B_wnt5_x86-32_1110b1
Download:

Yes thanks.  I didn't get to this over the weekend.  This week looks to be a busy one too.
I'll do my best.

If the existing driver is newer than the one in the Audio DriverPacks, then the existing driver will never be replaced during the SAD2 upgrade.
But is this a problem?  If the audio works, what benefit do you have by ripping out a functioning driver?

Just because a driver is newer, does not make it better.

To answer your question, follow these steps:
1) Open the device manager (type 'devmgmt.msc' at the Run box)
2) Double-click the device you want to remove.
3) Click the 'Driver' tab
4) Click the 'Uninstall' button
5) Agree to all the message boxes (Remove all files).
6) Restart.  Driver is gone.

725

(19 replies, posted in News)

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