OEM - Request for information and TW3M drivers (PhilipsX58)

[JoCajoler]

See Post #5 for details on getting XP running on a TW3M chassis

Hi,

I've got a pseudo-OEM disk that my laptop created at first boot.

It's Vista Home Premium, but if I boot with it, a custom options screen appears and there is no way to just do an install of Vista.

So I figured I'd use vLite to create a vanilla bootable Vista disk. First trouble was, that when I asked vLite to search for the install files from a directory I created on my hard drive, It couldn't find any.

After some tinkering, I discovered that the install.wim file wasn't present and that the largest wim file was called vista.wim.

So, I renamed vista.wim>install.wim and tried again.

No luck.

In the end, I moved the renamed file into /sources (from /wimfiles) and bingo, vLite recognized it as Philips X58 UK Home Premium.

So I went ahead and tried to create a bootable DVD with vLite. At the option for making bootable, underneath there is a greyed out option saying 'Enable before apply', consequently 'Apply' is greyed out. I continued regardless and vLite built an ISO. I burned the ISO and booted from it and still only get the custom options screen with no way to just install vista.

Any ideas how I can create a vanilla OEM disk from these files?

What is the 'Enable before apply' option for?

What are the required files from a vista source disk? (I'm guessing that one or other of the files has been customised by the OEM and that is why I get the custom options screen, and that maybe I can replace that file with a vanilla one)

Cheers

UPDATE: After googling around some more, I've come to the conclusion that boot.wim is a modified version. I am downloading WAIK and am gonna try a built using the boot.wim from WAIK.

Would still appreciate any light shed over here

Edited January 25, 2008 by JoCajoler

[JoCajoler]

OK, sorted, kinda

Worked out that the OEM disk I had contained an image of my system in the vista.wim file.

I used imagex to apply that wim to a second partition. I had to copy the \boot folder and the bootmgr to c: and use easybcd to install the vista bootloader.

When I rebooted, I chose Vista from the boot menu and it ran first time setup. This halted with a message saying this image of windows would only work if installed on the c partition, w*****s!!!

Sooooo, starting from scratch, I'm going to install XP to d: and then apply the vista image to c:

Then, finally, I can install Ubuntu!

As an aside, if anyone has a laptop built on the Quanta TW3M chassis (mine is a Philips X58, but there are many out there), finding xp drivers took me about 48hrs research (ubuntu livecd worked perfectly! what a f***ed up windows world)

They are available from the intel site under whitebook laptops/TW3M(including the conexant soft sound/modem drivers). I don't think google finds it. If you are that other person with a Philips X58 and can't find them, post and I'll give you the link. By default, my laptop didn't have AHCI enabled and was running in compatibility mode. I can confirm that XP, Vista and Ubuntu(gutsy 7.10) all work with AHCI enabled, so I would enable it in the bios before installing anything (of course you will need f6 drivers unless you've slipstreamed storage drivers and sp2 into your XP CD.

Sorry for the ramble, but I can't get that time back from pcworld/philips so if I can help anyone else ;p

[dexter.inside]

If you want to use vLite on your disk, you have to do these:

1) install it

2) sysprep it

3) capture the partition to install.wim

4) add it to the Vista RTM dvd in \SOURCES

5) vLite it

Yours has a custom installer program, probably to fit unattended deployment/install scenario (like WDS)

[abdel]

Hi JoCajoler,

Can you please guide me to the place where I can find XP drivers (vga, sound, chipset, lan, wireless, bluetooth) for the philips X58 as I had enough of this Vista. Much appreaciate.

Thanks in advance

[JoCajoler]

Hi Abdel,

Sorry for taking so long to reply and I hope this is still of use to you.

This is not a comprehensive guide, and it assumes that you understand some basic hardware concepts ;~)

However, it's reasonably straightforward and works 100%.

Goto http://downloadcenter.intel.com and search for TW3M

Select your Operating System (I went for XP Pro)

I have NOT upgraded my BIOS and I can't see any reason in the BIOS changelog to do so.

One important step to get the audio working correctly as detailed on the Intel site, is that you must install SP2 (if your XP source is not already) and then install KB888111.exe from Microsoft BEFORE installing the audio drivers.

Otherwise, the drivers on the Intel site are straightforward.

As I stated in my original post, I enabled AHCI in the BIOS (off by default). This helped with getting the right HDD drivers working in windows. You may also need to get F6 drivers for the SATA controller when you install XP (unless they are already slipstreamed into your XP source)

I have XP SP2 with SATA storage drivers slipstreamed and installation was straightforward (notice this only gives basic storage drivers and you are advised to update these after install with the Intel Matrix Storage package)

After install, I first installed the chipset package from Intel's site followed by storage and graphic drivers.

After that, I installed KB888111.exe and the Microsoft HDA package and Conexant audio drivers. I found that after installing these, the optical audio red light was showing from the headphone port, this is turned off simply in Audio Properties.

Then I installed all the other drivers in no particular order. I also installed the Toshiba Bluetooth stack (available from toshiba)

Note: some of these drivers have updated versions (ie graphics, touchpad, etc) but I used these drivers to get everything working first and then upgraded any drivers I could find.

I confirm that I have XP Pro, Vista and Ubuntu all working perfectly on my TW3M (Philips X58) laptop.

Also, thanks for the information dexter.inside

Edited January 25, 2008 by JoCajoler