• broyles
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Topic: DriverPacks and Unattended ( from unattended.sourceforge.net)

Has any body been able to use the driverpacks with this project.

Using option 1 the path is too deep and will not work.

I created a version of the media with option2, and allthough it works if i boot from a dvd, this wont work if i try to use the unattended system, it seems to replace the runkeys in the registery, it seems to copy the drivers at the start(pre windows) but it does not seem to run the end of the driverpack program.

Sorry but I am new to this project, but it seems like a REALLY good thing smile

Thanks

Brett

  • From: Hasselt, Belgium
  • Registered: 2006-05-26
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Re: DriverPacks and Unattended ( from unattended.sourceforge.net)

It's been asked before, but only by one, two or perhaps three users out of a total of thousands. But soon you might be able to add support for it yourself, if you have some basic programming skills wink

You'll see soon enough why that is... but for now that's still a mystery... wink smile

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  • Registered: 2006-05-30
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Re: DriverPacks and Unattended ( from unattended.sourceforge.net)

I have created a setup that does work with the windows repair or unattended option....

I did it just to see IF it could be done, and it can....

Everything works fine with both types of install wink

I am willing to share my methods and my files if anyone's interested... can also search for my posts, though not many, at least ya don't have to look thru a ton smile

always remember.....
YCGIYWG (You Can't Get, If You Won't Give)
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  • Adrien
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Re: DriverPacks and Unattended ( from unattended.sourceforge.net)

I'm using driverpacks with unattended since april. We are using network install via PXE and it works great !!! You must use method 2 if you wants all drivers packs, and you have two modification to do:

- Use method 2 (as said before)
- Move OEM (which is in your winxp directory) to winxp/i386/$OEM/$1/OEM
- Add a line in your base.bat to launch DPsFnshr.exe

And that's all. At least it works for me ! smile

Maybe you don't need to move OEM, but for network install it's necessary to copy it on hard disk, because depending on your network adapter, sometimes your connection is not available because windows doesn't have the driver. wink

Last edited by Adrien (2006-10-27 02:57:08)

  • broyles
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Re: DriverPacks and Unattended ( from unattended.sourceforge.net)

Thanks adrien, I will give this a go and let you all know how it works smile

  • broyles
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Re: DriverPacks and Unattended ( from unattended.sourceforge.net)

what entry did you put in your base file adrien?

Thanks wink

  • Registered: 2006-11-02
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Re: DriverPacks and Unattended ( from unattended.sourceforge.net)

I was able to do this by going with method 2, then

- copy presetup.cmd and setuporg.exe to <yourosdir>/I386/$OEM$/$$/System32
- copy the OEM directory to <yourosdir>/I386/$OEM$/
- Delete the lines in txtsetup.sif that refer to setuporg.exe and presetup.cmd (I had problems with this, not sure why)
- Add a line in your base.bat to launch DPsFnshr.exe (like Adrien says)
- Add to scripts/unattend.txt:
[GUIRunOnce]
        command9 = "%SystemDrive%\DPsFnshr.exe"

There may be some extra steps, but thats how I got it to work and it was much simpler than previously.  Thanks, Adrien, for pretty much solving this issue for me.