[Sysprep & Ghost Vs. WinPE installs]

If you have one image that woks on all then you would benefit little from an unattended install. The possible advantages are ease of updating windows and drivers and the fact that you don't have to do anything for it to work across differing system HAL's.

Thanks

[Sysprep & Ghost Vs. WinPE installs]

I have to ask because i am confused, i currently have an image that works on every system in our ORG, i currently use sysprep and ghost, what could i benefit by using WinPE, seems like that method takes longer as i can have an image on a box in 15 minutes.

Thanks,

Lee

[Trying to add Adding sata drivers to mass storage in sysprep.inf]

I loaded the image back on my baseline box, resysprepped it, and it worked, not sure what happened. Thanks all.

[Trying to add Adding sata drivers to mass storage in sysprep.inf]

I understand that the winnt.sif is basically the same, its just that there is no text mode install in a sysprepped image.

I'll try that with the driver, but which i386?

The one on the root that i copied from the cd or the one in my sysprep directory

Thanks in advance,

Lee

[Trying to add Adding sata drivers to mass storage in sysprep.inf]

I'll try that, but i am not sure that syspep uses txtsetup.sif, winnt.sif am i wrong? Doesn't the .sy_ just mean it is a cab and needs to be extracted?

[Trying to add Adding sata drivers to mass storage in sysprep.inf]

in my c:\sysprep\i386?

[Trying to add Adding sata drivers to mass storage in sysprep.inf]

Hello,

I am trying to add a Intel® 82801GR/GH SATA AHCI Controller (Desktop ICH7R/DH) to the mass storage options on my sysprep image to add support for a HP XW4400,

I copied iaahci.cat, iaahci.inf, iastor.cat, iastor.inf, iastor.sys, and txtsetup.oem to the c:\windows\inf directory, and added

[sysprepMassStorage]

PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_27C1&CC_0106=c:\windows\inf\iaahci.inf ; Intel® 82801GR/GH SATA AHCI Controller (Desktop ICH7R/DH)

PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_27C5&CC_0106=c:\windows\inf\iaahci.inf ; Intel® 82801GBM SATA AHCI Controller (Mobile ICH7M)

PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_2652&CC_0106=c:\windows\inf\iaahci.inf ; Intel® 82801FR SATA AHCI Controller (Desktop ICH6R)

PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_2653&CC_0106=c:\windows\inf\iaahci.inf ; Intel® 82801FBM SATA AHCI Controller (Mobile ICH6M)

PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_27C3&CC_0104=c:\windows\inf\iastor.inf ; Intel® 82801GR/GH SATA RAID Controller (Desktop ICH7R/DH)

PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_24DF&CC_0104=c:\windows\inf\iastor.inf ; Intel® 82801ER SATA RAID Controller (Desktop ICH5R)

PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_25B0&CC_0104=c:\windows\inf\iastor.inf ; Intel® 6300ESB SATA RAID Controller

PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_2652&CC_0104=c:\windows\inf\iastor.inf ; Intel® 82801FR SATA RAID Controller (Desktop ICH6R)

My image is still blue screening, any ideas?

I know this isn't a hal issue, as i use the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) PC", ACPI PIC HAL (Halacpi.dll) on the base image and use a script to copy the right hal in.

any ideas?

Thanks in advance.

sysprep.txt

Not sure why the attachment is comming out that way, i uploaded it twice,

I assure you wordwrap is off, and it doesn't look that way in the inf

iy you save as and open in notepad it looks fine.

[Multi platform PC image]

Well it's working now, and i'm tired of working on it right now ;}

Your idea seems to be the way to go if i only had 2 different hals, once we get rid of some of the older boxes i'll have that chance i guess.

I appreciate the assistance.

[Multi platform PC image]

Example

pickhal.txt

HALMACPIb.txt

HALMACPIb.reg.txt

[Multi platform PC image]

I still used the script but bypassed it, but then I changed it again, I created a folder called hals in the system32, then created 2 copies of each hal like this HALACPIa, HALACPIb, a is for desktops, b is for laptops in the script,in each of those directories is the perspective hal files. When you chose a machine before mini setup ends it creates a runonce that runs a batch file on first boot up that manually replaces all the hal files, when it is done it actually asks to reboot, I tried it on 2 separate machines, now that I have those batch files a and b I can add install scripts that can differ from machine or desktop vs. laptop.

I work nights tonight but I’ll post the .reg, and bat files to show you.

[Multi platform PC image]

ok, now i tried the original image i had that hung when i chose the mp hal,

i chose nothing and it loaded the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) PC,

However, when i went to computer in device manager and clicked roll back, the machine rebooted came up found the mp hal, then rebooted again, all is good as per

http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?act=ST...=70&t=27202

Now the question is can i roll it back from a script? after first reboot?

[Multi platform PC image]

ok, takes a bit but it boots up, but it uses the hal shows Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) PC, It won't auto detect the mp hal

[Multi platform PC image]

i wanna say i tried that and it hung on boot up, but i can't remember, i'll try again, and let you, thats a good start, Thanks..

[Multi platform PC image]

If i leave it, the hal used when building is used, which is uni, i guess i could do that then just change the hal after manually, but thats too much for some of our staff.

[Multi platform PC image]

mini setup completes, i choose the mp hal, then reboot, right into safe mode choices, then i go into safe mode it detects the hal, upon next reboot all is good.

heres the code, simple really

kernel maybe??

pickhal.txt

[Multi platform PC image]

Thats what mine was when i built it.

HALACPI = uniprocessor right?

stickzilla

can i add

UpdateUPHAL="ACPIAPIC_UP,%WINDIR%\Inf\Hal.inf"

UpdateUPHAL="HALACPI,%WINDIR%\Inf\Hal.inf"

I need to have support for all 3

[Multi platform PC image]

This is what i got.

sysprep.inf

[Multi platform PC image]

I believe that i built it on a D810, but like i said it works on the other machines, i have to add a few apps, so i can rebuild it on another machine, maybe the core duo's?

So this is a hal issue i assume, i wonder if i do build it on the multi processor machine, then have the scrpt change to back otherwise, like stickzilla said, or just have it auto choose.

Can i add multiple entries for UpdateUPHAL=

or just the one,

I heard there are draw backs from using UpdateUPHAL=

[Multi platform PC image]

XIMAGE HMM

Sounds like your from GE

I appreciate the help, i just didn't want to go over it again.

Didn't mean to be Krass

[Multi platform PC image]

mmarable: pay attention, i already said that it works on those machines, so i am switching hals

I have a script that places the correct hal and kernal at the end of minisetup, it is in the cmdlines.txt

[Multi platform PC image]

Hello,

I have a Multi platform PC ghost image, currently it works on.

Dell GX110, GX150, GX300, GX400 (HALACPI)

Dell GX240, GX260, GX270, GX280, GX520, GX620 (HALAACPI)

Dell 8000, 8200, 8100, C400, C840, D400, D800 (HALACPI)

Dell D410, D810 (HALAACPI)

Dell D420, D820 (HALMACPI)

and more i would guess, However when i choose the D420 / D820

Windows always comes asking to go in safe mode, once in safe mode the pc will detect the HALMACPI i believe, then when i reboot it works fine.

Anyway i could bypass this safemode step, is it possibly that the minisetup cannot write the hal change cause of the sata drivers before boot? or is it just the hal,?

Any help would be appreciated.

[Why not multi-platform ghost image?]

Maybe a dumb question, but i just need to know, Why not multi-platform ghost image?

I am creating a platform solution at work, and it still seems to me that a Why not multi-platform ghost image is quicker then an unattended install, if i am wrong please let me know so i may reevaluate how i do this.

We use altiris, so i can push unattended installs and images.

Thanks in advance,

Lee