• Registered: 2007-03-16
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Topic: Modifying driver packs

This is bit of a strange issue that I've never run into before and can't seem to put my finger on the problem so I thought I'd see if anyone has some suggestions.  I use autoimage to integrate the driver packs along with some other stuff to my RIS image.  For testing purposes I've dropped off everything but the driver packs.  If I integrate the driver packs without modifying them they all work as expected.  If, however, I unzip any of the driver packs change it (modify one line in an .inf) and re-zip it using the options specified in the FAQ on how to make your own driver packs I end up with a different result.  The driver pack I modify gets extracted to the root of the system drive but doesn't get moved into the D folder.  That seems to keep those drivers from being installed.  I'm using BASE 8.05 and the latest released driver packs.  What actually copies the drivers to the D folder and why would it be skipping the ones I've tried to modify?

  • OverFlow
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Re: Modifying driver packs

you are not includeing the D\ folder as part of your archive?

IE if you extract it manually to c:\  it doesnt create the D\ folder and the inf is not in C:\ either

Waht line are you modifying?

they are not moved to the D\ folder - the D\ folder is part of the archive.

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Re: Modifying driver packs

The root of your .7z file should be the D\ folder and the DriverPacks Finisher .ini file (unless it's a nightly, then it would have a changelog too)

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  • Registered: 2007-03-16
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Re: Modifying driver packs

Yeah I figured it was something simple I was overlooking.  When I zipped them back up instead of having the .ini file and the D folder in the root of the archive I had the folder I extracted them to.  Man that was dumb.  Thanks guys, I appreciate you pointing out what should have been obvious. 

I was commenting out a HWID in the nv4_go.inf from the graphics A pack so I can add my own driver.  I posted about it not working already and
mr_smartepants replied it would be looked into, so until an updated pack A is released I'm just trying to patch something together on my own.

Thanks again!