Multiple RAID Drivers causes BSOD

[thefiend]

Hello,

First I would like to say thank you for nlite and for all the info on these forums!

I am having problems using Nlite to slipstream more than one (multiple) RAID drivers. After a bunch of testing I have come to the conclusion that the issue is with multiple drivers. I think the driver files are getting merged somehow and then Windows setup doesn't know what to do at all (BSOD).

I work for a dedicated server hosting company and we are trying our best to make unattended windows installs, but we have so many different types of hardware. I need to be able to slipstream the drivers for all possible RAID card scenarios, which includes, 3ware 8006, 3ware 9650SE and Intel ICH10R into a single install disk.

My test case is using the latest version of nlite, downloaded 3 days ago, windows 2003 standard 64bit ISO, and the RAID drivers we have (which all work using F6 and floppies).

Now, if I use the multiple drivers folder option to integrate the multiple RAID drivers, I will get a blue screen for the 3ware cards, but not the ICH10R. The same thing happens if I add them one by one using the single driver file option. Here are the results of my testing which make me think that there is a conflict somewhere with multiple drivers:

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Integrate all drivers:

*ICH10R - Installs fine

*8006 - BSOD

*9650 - BSOD

Integrate only ICH10R and 8006 drivers:

*ICH10R - Installs fine

*8006 - BSOD

Integrate only ICH10R and 9650 drivers:

*ICH10R - Installs fine

*9650 - BSOD

Integrate only 9650 and 8006:

*8006 - BSOD

*9650 - BSOD

Integrate only 8006 Driver:

*8006 - Installs fine

Integrate only 9650 Driver:

*9650 - Installs fine

Integrate only ICH10R

* ICH10R - Installs fine

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As can be determined from the above testing, mixing any combination of more than one RAID driver results in a blue screen error when installing on the 3ware cards. I am not sure why, but it seems maybe that the driver files are being merged somehow. First I thought maybe it's because the 3ware drivers (8006 and 9650) have the same names for the inf and sys files, but that would not explain why I get a blue screen when integrating only the iCH10R and one of the 3ware drivers. Then I pondered that maybe this is because all inf files for all drivers have the line "DefaultDestDir = 12", but then I realized I really do not know what that means at all and should probably ask for some help.

Does anyone have any suggestions for this, what I should try next, or information I paste here to help sort this out? Here is my last session file (for the all 3 drivers test case):

[Main]
Env = 1.4.9.1 - 2.0.50727.4952.Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7600.0
Target = Windows Server 2003 Standard x64 Edition SP2 - 5.2.3790.3959 - English (United States)

[Tasks]
Service Pack Integration
Unattended Setup
Integrate Drivers
Tweaks
Create a Bootable ISO
Options

[Components]
;# Compatibility #

[KeepFiles]
msconfig.exe

[RemoveFiles]
clock.avi
yahoo.bmp
swtchbrd.bmp

[Options]
ProfilesDir = "%SystemDrive%\Documents and Settings"
TargetPath = "WINDOWS"
temp_dir = %USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Temp
AdvTweaks

[Patches]
DoSFC

[Services2]

[Tweaks]
Network-Remote Desktop-Enable

[Unattended]
UnattendMode = 1
ComputerType = Automatic
AutoLogon = Administrator
LogonCount = 1
CustomLocales
MaximumDataStorePercentOfDisk = 12
RestorePointLife = 30
DesktopTheme = Default||
PerServer,5
IISInstall = 1
AutoUpdates = 3
AutoUDay = 5
AutoUHour = 15
ProgFilesPath = "\Program Files"

[NetAdapter1]
connname = ""
macaddress = ""
ipaddress = "192.168.0.1"
subnetmask = "255.255.255.0"
defaultgateway = ""
dnsserver1 = ""
dnsserver2 = ""
winsserver = ""
netbiossetting = "0"
ipxnetworknumber = "00000000"
ipxnetworkframetype = "0xFF"

[GuiRunOnce]
netsh firewall set icmpsetting 8 enable
xcopy %source%\I386 %SystemDrive%\I386 /I /E /Q
xcopy %source%\AMD64 %SystemDrive%\AMD64 /I /E /Q

[Drivers]
D:\Drivers\RAID\Intel ICH10R\WIN64\iaStor.inf,iaStor_8R9R10RDO5
D:\Drivers\RAID\9650\Windows 2003 std 64\oemsetup.inf,AMCC
D:\Drivers\driver-win-7.7.1\7xxx_8xxx_win_x64_v1.15.00.050\oemsetup.inf,AMCC

[Hotfixes]

Thank you in advance for any insights

[Sp0iLedBrAt]

Sorry

I work for a dedicated server hosting company

means you can't use nLite, as it is for personal use only.

Cheers

[thefiend]

Oh, duh! My humblest apologies. I will research using standard unattended and slipstreaming methods without the use of nlite. Please feel free to close this thread.

Thank you very much for the reality check,

thefiend

[Sp0iLedBrAt]

Allow me, however, to point you to DriverPacks, as it is probably the best way of integrating different drivers into one install. nLite only uses one, i.e. the last RAID driver that was integrated.

Cheers

[thefiend]

Thank you for the suggestion. I have been looking into DriverPacks as well, but they only offer x86 versions for Windows 2003. I guess I will continue using our current method which is to install the OS manually with the original ISO onto a server with all RAID cards plugged in. Then download the pnp drivers for all the raid cards, update windows, then capture using WDS (very time consuming).

Best Regards,

thefiend