HoppaLong Posted September 11, 2009 Share Posted September 11, 2009 Like a lot of apps, you see them listed while you're Googling, they lookinteresting but you never stop to investigate. I'm a newbie to nLite,but maybe it can do a job I can't do myself.For months I was having a problem with several new eSATA drives andXP Pro_SP3. Xp could not write to these drives for more than a fewseconds without a "delayed write failed." Microsoft published several kbarticles about the problem. Their solutions didn't work. Gigabyte addeda large mobo update to their site which finally resolved all the problemsI was having. It includes files for the chipset, vga, and sata raid.The package is a confusing mix of files and folders. Name a type of file,it's in this package! Cabs, dlls, several executables, etc.I'm a big fan of BartPE. If I could, I would extract the critical files fromthis package and add them as drivers or a plugin. Most Bart users copyall the files from the XP install CD into a folder so PEbuilder can quicklycreate the ISO needed to burn the Bart CD.Selecting the correct files from this massive package is not possiblefor ordinary mortals like me! Is nLite smart enough to integrate thispackage into the XP files, without having to indivdually select each file?If I could get this update from Gigabyte onto a Bart CD I would finallybe able to use my eSATA drives from outside of the "real" Windowsenvironment. There is no better way to make backups that are 100%reliable.I hope I'm not barking up the wrong tree. Thanks nLite folks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strel Posted September 11, 2009 Share Posted September 11, 2009 If there's .inf files try using Roufneck's DrvComp. Then try using the output with nlite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g-force Posted September 12, 2009 Share Posted September 12, 2009 If you tell nLite to integrate "whole Folder" @ "Driver Integration",nlite looks up for INF-Files. If nLite get one, it`ll integrate the whole folderwhich is beside this INF. If YOU are smart enogh, you point nLite to the folder that only contains the real Driver-Files (maybe it is namesd like this).Be aware of x86 and x64, older and newer OS when you choose the folder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdob Posted September 12, 2009 Share Posted September 12, 2009 For months I was having a problem with several new eSATA drives and XP Pro_SP3. Xp could not write to these drives for more than a few seconds without a "delayed write failed."This maybe hardware too. Try a shorter cable too.Gigabyte added a large mobo update to their site which finally resolved all the problemsI was having. It includes files for the chipset, vga, and sata raid.Which mobo do you use? Which mobo update do you use?nLite dosn't support PEBuilder requirements. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoppaLong Posted September 12, 2009 Author Share Posted September 12, 2009 I'm not a newbie at all when it comes to hardware problems.I've been building these boxes for decades. I'm a partner is asmall business. This problem happened with a desktop inmy home office. We have a dozen desktops in our offices. I tested these eSATA drives with the best quality 3ft. cables onsix of the twelve desktops. The same problem reared its uglyhead with two of the six.You may be familiar with CNET's resident computer genius,Bob Proffitt. I emailed him about this problem. He said thatseveral of the desktops in his offices that ran XP had the same"delayed write failed" with eSATA drives. He could never comeup with a workable solution! Believe me, I was feeling really badabout this problem until Mr. Proffitt let me know I wasn't alone.Yes, g-force and strel, there certainly are inf files! If the packagecontained inf's and a bunch of drivers I wouldn't need an app likenLite. The drivers are mixed in with hundreds of other files, severalfolders deep. There is a folder named "drivers" but it's not the onlyfolder that contains drivers, unfortunately. Gigabyte just dumpeda bunch of files and folders into a package without explaining anything.Each folder has one or more setup files. Enough to make you a littlecrazy!If I can use nLite's driver integration or DrvComp to create an ISOwith all the XP files integrated with the Gigabyte drivers that shoulddo the job. DrvComp may be just what I need.I felt lucky that I was able to get these drives to work with my homedesktop. Until I came across nLite, I didn't think there was anychance of getting this update onto a Bart CD. I'll definitely give ita try.Thanks guys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g-force Posted September 13, 2009 Share Posted September 13, 2009 (edited) Maybe DoubleDriver does the job.You install every driver one time manually, then let DoubleDriver extract the drivers out of your running system.Take a look at these new folders that DoubleDriver created.Every Driver should be seperated in it`s own folder,all unneeded files should been gone. Edited September 13, 2009 by g-force Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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