ASUS P5N7A-VM - NVIDIA GeForce 9300 / nForce 730i - SATA Problem (Page 2 of 2)

OK.. I will try that on my next run shortly... need to report a few other issues first... also I have a few questions that hopefully someone can help with:

Since my goal is to create generic install disks can I use the modified setupreg.hiv and hivesys.inf for all my future slipstreams or is this custom to just this NVidia install?
If I need to use the OemPnPDriversPath still can this be included in all my winnt.sif installs with no negative repercussions?

you have "patched" your install to be compatable with nvidia controllers that do not support legacy mode operation.

if either the drivers or the hardware are not found these registry entrys will be ignored...

Your "patched" hive will be valid until nvidia changes thier driver file names .

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If you want to do it in a more "clean" fashion, you can edit your TXTSETUP.SIF file to include a separate INF just for adding the nVidia registry settings.

In TXTSETUP, look for [HiveInfs.Fresh], and add: AddReg = nvgts.inf,AddReg
Add that entry to [HiveInfs.Upgrade] as well if you want.

Now make sure you have the proper entries earlier in TXTSETUP: nvgts.inf = 100,,,,,,_x,,3,3
And add the entry to DOSNET: d1,nvgts.inf

Then you just create your nvgts.inf file with the registry entries in it. Be sure to make the registry section name "AddReg" or otherwise change it in the TXTSETUP HiveInfs secion(s).

If you really want, I can create an RVMi/nLite addon to do it.

Guys your knowledge base on this stuff is incredible and I REALLY appreciate all the help!!!

I'm sure you will understand when I say that this particular board and set of problems beat the crap out of me but out of stubbornness and my desire to get this all correct for the bigger picture I stuck with it. Right now I REALLY need to get that system up and running and I'm also running some tests on a Latitude E6500 and a D630 so I will have to hold off until the weekend on the rest of this testing but I will do it and report back... h*ll I need to buy more DVD's since I blew through so damn many lol ...plus I need to absorb what dumpydooby wrote before I try it... and I'm sure I'll have questions dumpydooby if you're game I would be more than happy to try the RVMI addon

Yeah, it would go in i386. Just like the Hive___.inf files, it can't be compressed either.

Here is an example of a quick Addon that I created. This should work with RVMi for sure, and I believe that it will also work with nLite.

http://xp.xpdnc.org/temp/nvgts_textmode_fixes.7z

Examine both files contained within it if you want to know how it ticks. Also feel free to change the version info in the INF file.

I will add that Base has gotten pissy in the past when I've added INFs to be processed during textmode setup. I'm not sure what causes the issue, but if you get an error similar to mine in that thread, just process that single file in RVMi after you've run Base.