Topic: [SOLVED] After using DriverPacks, path errors with unattended installations

Hello,

OK first post here smile I recently integrated the Chipset, LAN en Mass Storage text mode drivers in my unattended WinXP SP2 CD. I use driverpack version 7.0.1.5 with the following settings of implementing drivers:

Installation platform: CD/DVD
> Driverpack Chipset 6.12
> Driverpack LAN 7.01
> DriverPack Mass Storage 7.01
> Driver Pack Mass Storage Text Mode
Slipstream method 1 ($OEM$\S1\)
Method to start finisher: RunOnceEx, modified ID 99
No optional settings.

But my problem is, while the Windows setup finishes normally and the progress of installing programs will begin, but I hear a warning beep with the following message on display:

http://home.hccnet.nl/antalvwijk/error.jpg

The message says in English the path cannot be found. Everytime the setup continues with an unattended package, I get the same error. After navigating to 'My Computer' I found out that I:\.. didn't even exist.  However, the driverpacks splash finished normally.

I noticed that my second partition is called H. Now there should be nothing wrong with that, but my CD-ROM drive is called D, does the program just calls the first drive letter after a harddisk partition? Because I comes after H, does that have anything to do with this? Is this a bug?

http://home.hccnet.nl/antalvwijk/lijst.jpg

A:\ Floppy drive
C:\ Boot partition
D:\ DVD-RW and installation source
E:\ DVD-ROM
F:\ Card reader
G:\ Card reader
H:\ Second partition, data
I:\ Card reader
J:\ Card reader

Here is my cmdlines.txt

[COMMANDS]
"ROE.exe 99"
"RunOnceEx.cmd"


"extensies.cmd"
"REGEDIT /S regtweaks.reg"
"REGEDIT /S instellingen.reg"

Here is my RunOnceEx.cmd

cmdow @ /HID
@echo off

IF EXIST D:\win51ip.SP2 set CDROM=D:
IF EXIST E:\win51ip.SP2 set CDROM=E:
IF EXIST F:\win51ip.SP2 set CDROM=F:
IF EXIST G:\win51ip.SP2 set CDROM=G:
IF EXIST H:\win51ip.SP2 set CDROM=H:
IF EXIST I:\win51ip.SP2 set CDROM=I:
IF EXIST J:\win51ip.SP2 set CDROM=J:
IF EXIST K:\win51ip.SP2 set CDROM=K:
IF EXIST L:\win51ip.SP2 set CDROM=L:
IF EXIST M:\win51ip.SP2 set CDROM=M:
IF EXIST N:\win51ip.SP2 set CDROM=N:
IF EXIST O:\win51ip.SP2 set CDROM=O:
IF EXIST P:\win51ip.SP2 set CDROM=P:
IF EXIST Q:\win51ip.SP2 set CDROM=Q:
IF EXIST R:\win51ip.SP2 set CDROM=R:
IF EXIST S:\win51ip.SP2 set CDROM=S:
IF EXIST T:\win51ip.SP2 set CDROM=T:
IF EXIST U:\win51ip.SP2 set CDROM=U:
IF EXIST V:\win51ip.SP2 set CDROM=V:
IF EXIST W:\win51ip.SP2 set CDROM=W:
IF EXIST X:\win51ip.SP2 set CDROM=X:
IF EXIST Y:\win51ip.SP2 set CDROM=Y:
IF EXIST Z:\win51ip.SP2 set CDROM=Z:

SET KEY=HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx

REG ADD %KEY% /V TITLE /D "Installatie software" /f

REG ADD %KEY%15 /VE /D "Adobe Reader 7.0" /f
REG ADD %KEY%15 /V 1 /D "CMD.exe /C start /B /wait /D %CDROM%\INSTALL\software\AdobeReader %CDROM%\INSTALL\software\AdobeReader\INSTALL.cmd" /f

REG ADD %KEY%16 /VE /D "FileZilla" /f
REG ADD %KEY%16 /V 1 /D "%CDROM%\INSTALL\software\filezilla\INSTALL.exe"

REG ADD %KEY%60 /VE /D "WinRAR 3.51 NL" /f
REG ADD %KEY%60 /V 1 /D "%CDROM%\INSTALL\software\Winrar\winrar.exe /S" /f

REG ADD %KEY%63 /VE /D "IrfanView NL + Plugins" /f
REG ADD %KEY%63 /V 1 /D "%CDROM%\INSTALL\software\Irfanview\setup.exe"

REG ADD %KEY%67 /VE /D "WinAmp 5.1 Pro" /f
REG ADD %KEY%67 /V 1 /D "%CDROM%\INSTALL\software\Winamp\winamp5.msi /qb INI="%CDROM%\INSTALL\software\Winamp\winamp.ini"

REG ADD %KEY%68 /VE /D "Internet Explorer Blocked Sites" /f
REG ADD %KEY%68 /V 1 /D "%CDROM%\INSTALL\software\blocklist\domainblock.cmd"

REG ADD %KEY%69 /VE /D "Utilities en instellingen" /f
REG ADD %KEY%69 /V 1 /D "%CDROM%\INSTALL\programfiles\INSTALL.exe"

REG ADD %KEY%70 /VE /D "Opschonen en herstarten" /f
REG ADD %KEY%70 /V 1 /D "%CDROM%\INSTALL\software\Cleanup.cmd" /f


EXIT

Does anybody have a solution.

Re: [SOLVED] After using DriverPacks, path errors with unattended installations

The card reader is the culprit. Unplug it during the installation and all will be good. Windows XP's setup is uncapable of handling this properly. I haven't tested it myself yet, but I definitely hope that Vista's setup deals better with this!

Founder of DriverPacks.net — wimleers.com

Re: [SOLVED] After using DriverPacks, path errors with unattended installations

I will try to change the drive letters instead. Unplugging the card reader is not easy because it's internal. And if I try the same method on my notebook, unplugging the cardreader is impossible here.

EDIT: That didn't work, the cardreader still forces to obtain D,E,F,G coming the partition H after them, no matter what I change in Windows itself. Annoying!

Before using driverpacks, I never had problems. Can't I add the driverpack exution as a value to RunOnceEx.cmd?

Like this:

REG ADD %KEY%80 /VE /D "Installing basic device drivers" /f
REG ADD %KEY%80 /V 1 /D "%CDROM%\INSTALL\drivers\execution.cmd" /f

REG ADD %KEY%99 /VE /D "Clean up and restart" /f
REG ADD %KEY%99 /V 1 /D "%CDROM%\INSTALL\software\Cleanup.cmd" /f

Last edited by AvWijk (2007-02-12 09:07:44)

Re: [SOLVED] After using DriverPacks, path errors with unattended installations

Check your BIOS for possible settings.
IE, make the Card Reader the last boot device (if at all) and have all HDDs and ODDs come before it.

Re: [SOLVED] After using DriverPacks, path errors with unattended installations

I disabled 'other' devices at boot already. But I might try another method, copying the programs to the harddrive first before Windows Setup. That might work too wink

Re: [SOLVED] After using DriverPacks, path errors with unattended installations

I'm sorry we can't help you better, AvWijk, but Windows setup + cardreaders are a known PITA... It amazes  me that you did not have these problems before using the DriverPacks...

Founder of DriverPacks.net — wimleers.com

Re: [SOLVED] After using DriverPacks, path errors with unattended installations

Bâshrat the Sneaky wrote:

I'm sorry we can't help you better, AvWijk, but Windows setup + cardreaders are a known PITA... It amazes  me that you did not have these problems before using the DriverPacks...

Thats okay, it always worked like that, even on my notebook using the same method (where the cardreader can't be unplugged or disabled)

but when you take in mind that the Windows partition is always C:\ and the files can be copied to the harddrive first, that would be a fool-proof method I think? And the files to be copied are only 75 MB total.

Re: [SOLVED] After using DriverPacks, path errors with unattended installations

Hm, only idea I can still offer is enabling or disabling (depending on what state it is on currently) the USB Legacy Support in the BIOS.
I remember disabling (I think, I would have to check the current BIOS settings) it solved some minor issues (drive letters being shown wrong at Windows TextMode setup phase, where you select the partition) with my CardReader, which is also internal and hence never unplugged.

Since that setting got changed, the CR shows up in TM setup phase and hence all drivers are assigned properly later under Windows.
Before, it would not get detected and hence cause troubles later.

Maybe that can help you!