Tripredacus

I found something yesterday while updating some BIOSes. Windows 8 appears to support something that Linux has had for a bit, the Boot(time) Graphics Resource Table (BGRT) included in the ACPI 5 spec. I've been researching ACPI5 and UEFI 2.3.1 a bit since it started showing up. ACPI Spec (PDF page 180) : http://www.acpi.info/DOWNLOADS/ACPIspec50.pdf There is a tool where you can see if your hardware has this specific ACPI table. It is called Hardware Editor or Hardware Read & Write Utility. http://www.heexe.phpnet.us/ While a system may have the BGRT on the system, so far in my testing, this tool can only see it on a Windows 8 install. A Windows 7 install will still read whatever ACPI tables are there, but some do not show up, including the BGRT. But I am sure you are asking what this is about? Well you know when you boot up Windows 8, you see either the blue Window logo or the Beta fish? Well if the BGRT exists and there is something in it, then that image is shown instead! So far I have found only 1 board that actually has this table, and it is added with a BIOS update. The Intel DH77EB reveals this capability in the release notes for the 0089 version BIOS: http://downloadmirror.intel.com/21749/eng/EB_0089_ReleaseNotes.pdf Here is a link to get this BIOS version. After updating the board with this BIOS, when Windows booted instead of the normal boot logo, the Intel BIOS splash screen appeared instead! It looked pretty funny. Fortunately, Intel provides a tool called the Intel Integrator Toolkit that lets you modify your BIOS: Intel Integrator Toolkit 5.0.0.544 If you use this tool and open the BIO file, you can choose to replace the boot graphics. On a whim, I just put a picture of a cat playing a trumpet in there (centered on black background, BMP file 1024x768) and saved the BIOS. I then updated the BIOS using the F7 method. Afterwards, Windows 8 booted and showed a cat playing a trumpet instead of the smushed Intel splash screen. So what other ones does this work on? Well Google only had this one result. Try this in Google yourself, maybe something new will show up: site:intel.com type:pdf bgrt

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I came across the same thing in my testing. It always uses whatever is "Standard VGA" driver. I never solved it, but in my experience WinPE will use the native resolution of an LCD monitor 95% of the time, or you can use a Resolution app to pic resolutions on CRTs or other unsupported displays.

Blash, your thread has brought the attention to our more technical users. As such, they would expect some exact details on what was done, including whatever steps you have attempted. Which means exact commands, files modified, batch files, maybe even screenshots. You have also been given hints and clues as to how to go about researching the things we do not have content here on MSFN, such as changing the name of the OS in Computer Properties. We can't help you if you won't help yourself. If this thread continues on its course of "not work" , no technical detail and berating of members, then the thread will be locked and you may not create another one on this topic.

From what I understand, you could add it to the unattend.xml in Panther on an image that was sysprepped without an answer file. I wouldn't install into Audit Mode, it can install in OOBE mode.

I rarely ever look at the DISM log as the message it gives in the CMD window is usually good enough. What did that message say? Also this is an unattend topic and seems to be in the wrong forum. What OS version is in the WIM you are trying to service? What is the OS on the system running DISM? Which DISM are you using? Built in OS, or from a WAIK or ADK?

I've heard of car PCs, but not motorcycle PCs. Maybe you can invent one!

You are right. The clients are getting IPs from the firewall at first, but a renew gets them from the DHCP server. Welp, time to call ops.

You just need to find the silent install switches for that application. Then you can put it into first logon commands. I personally use this type: <FirstLogonCommands> <SynchronousCommand wcm:action="add"> <Order>1</Order> <Description>Install program</Description> <CommandLine>cmd /C start /wait c:\install.cmd</CommandLine> </SynchronousCommand> </FirstLogonCommands> So I use a CMD because I need to do more than one thing at a time. Either you can just use a CMD as well, or put the install command directly in that CommandLine spot.

You make the Autounattend.xml using WSIM.

There was certainly no reason to add a poll to this topic. If you are interested in doing polls, you can look here: http://www.msfn.org/board/forum/73-the-poll-center/

Windows Setup can do it. No need for diskpart. Not sure if Setup uses Diskpart or what. Here is an example of an MBR setup: If you are doing an EFI deployment, I can find that too.

UPDATE I figured out something! but I can't find why it is happening. The DHCP/DNS server has ip x.x.x.20. After a reboot, or first boot, the DNS entry in IPCONFIG on the client is x.x.x.10. DNS does not work. After the release/renew, the DNS entry is x.x.x.20 and DNS works. Now, x.x.x.10 is a valid system on the network... it is the hypervisor (DNS server is in the VM)... I checked the DHCP Server Scope options and both the IPv4 Server Options and the Scope Options (under the Scope tree) both have 006 option set to x.x.x.20. I can't find where the .10 ip is coming from. I've already restarted the services for DHCP and DNS.

What happens if you Detail Vol C after assigning this drive letter to it? Also know that if you use WinPE 4.0 with Imagex, you can't capture a Windows 8 image. You have to use DISM instead.

I've run into a behaviour I can't quite figure out. On my DNS server, I have added 1 Forward Lookup Zone with 1 A record. This A record allows clients on the network able to access a webserver on the WAN by using the FQDN. Sometimes the clients are unable to resolve the webserver address but area always able to resolve the FQDN of the DHCP/DNS server. An Ipconfig /release /renew always fixes the problem on the client. The problem appears after first boot (or reboot) about 90% of the time. Since the regular DNS is working, but the extra lookup zone doesn't always work, I am guessing it is a configuration problem on the server... rather than a problem with the client. What could it be? The server runs AD, DHCP and DNS.

Well there is a problem here. There is a setting in the registry (you can search for that string to find it) but it is also kept someplace else too. And to make matters worse, Windows may end up changing that value back on a reboot or update. An OS can totally be changed, but it requires some tricks and hex editing. You can find this info in the Customizing Windows section. As an example, I totally reskinned Server 2003 to look like XP Embedded, including what you are looking to do, and more like replacing the default OS screensaver. Here is an example:

GimageX for legacy purposes only. That project hasn't been updated in awhile, and the problem is that it cannot deploy a Windows 8 or Server 2012 image. Its one reason why releasing a new GimageX HTA for WinPE4 is currently on hold... Maybe someone will make a gDISM or something?

To add more into the "what is Microsoft thinking" category... As we all know, a little over a month and a half, the new Windows 8 is coming out... which also marks the official release of Internet Explorer 10. So I am watching the football (hand-egg to you guys everywhere else in the world) last night, and see this (apparently old) IE 9 commercial: So new OS coming out in 2 months? Lets run commercial with old OS. So new browser coming out in 2 months? Lets run commercial with old browser. Plus lets not forget that this commercial is using their OLD logo. You'd figure this commercial should have come out say, a month after IE9 was released... And where are the lead-up commercials for Windows 8 or IE10? Shouldn't there be some by now? Get them out ahead of time so that the consumers are waiting for it to come out?

I'm not sure I've ever applied a profile (on purpose) to a Make_PE3. You are using Windows 7 PE, and WAIK for Windows 7 correct?

Technet is probably a place to go, such as DHCP: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/network/bb643151.aspx And maybe the MS blogs could have some tutorials. Maybe if you are able to, you could set up a test network (a PC or two and a switch) to try these things out. That's how I started at it.

VLK media is typically only available in the Enterprise Channel... I'm not sure if you will get help about this. Either way, most times you need to attach your lastsession.ini to get help with nLite.

There are multiple PE builders here. Which one specifically?

Threads merged... might be a little messy. As far as the file being replaced, its likely that there is more than one of this program on the CD. I don't know enough about XP CD construction to say for sure... probably in a cab somewhere.

User JFX made a tool where you can download pieces of the WAIK without downloading the entire thing: Regarding the link removal, we do not police the internet, only MSFN. Fortunately, TheWiz did not directly link to the file from here. In addition to WAIK files, also a non-official resource for hotfixes. I realise these things exist, but we'd prefer people use other methods of finding them rather than MSFN.