Problems getting Cmdlines.txt to run from RIS

[taitt2]

ok, I am willing to admit defeat.

I am trying to get a XP RIS install to process the CMDLINES.txt file and no matter what I try, it dosn't seam to run it.

I am running RIS from a 2003 server and the instalation of XP installs. it appears to copy the files from the $OEM$\$$ folder to the system 32 folder just like it should, but it dosn't seam to process the CMDLINES.TXT file that is located at the root of the $OEM$ folder.

Does anyone have any suggestions?

here are some of the configuration files:

Directory Structure:

\\xload1\REMINST\Setup\English\Images\WINDOWS_xp\i386 XP files

\\xload1\REMINST\Setup\English\Images\WINDOWS_xp\i386\templates RIS SIF

\\xload1\REMINST\Setup\English\Images\WINDOWS_xp\$OEM$ Oem files

(The docs still say to put the OEM at the same level as the i386 for ris, and I even tried it in the i386 folder like you do for non ris).

The cmdlines.txt file is located at the root of the $OEM$ folder and is as fallows

________________________________________________________

[COMMAND]

"md c:\fred"

".\regedt32.exe /s .\AutoLogon.reg"

_________________________________________________________

the Autologon.reg folder is also located at the root of the OEM. I put the MD C:\fred to tray and make a folder to prove it was actually seeing the cmdlines.txt file (no luck).

Here is the SIF file that I am processing:

________________________________________________________________

;SetupMgrTag

[Data]

floppyless="1"

msdosinitiated="1"

OriSrc="\\%SERVERNAME%\RemInst\%INSTALLPATH%\%MACHINETYPE%"

OriTyp="4"

LocalSourceOnCD=1

[setupData]

OsLoadOptions="/noguiboot /fastdetect"

setupSourceDevice="\Device\LanmanRedirector\%SERVERNAME%\RemInst\%INSTALLPATH%"

[unattended]

OemSkipEula=Yes

OEMPREINSTALL = Yes

TargetPath=\WINDOWS

FileSystem=LeaveAlone

ExtendOEMPartition=0

InstallFilesPath="\\%SERVERNAME%\RemInst\%INSTALLPATH%\%MACHINETYPE%"

LegacyNIC=1

[GuiUnattended]

OEMSkipRegional=1

OemSkipWelcome=1

TimeZone=%TIMEZONE%

AdminPassword=(Deleted)

EncryptedAdminPassword=no

[userData]

ProductID=(Deleted)

FullName="Current User"

OrgName="Orgname"

ComputerName=%MACHINENAME%

[Display]

BitsPerPel=24

Xresolution=1024

YResolution=768

[identification]

JoinDomain=%MACHINEDOMAIN%

DoOldStyleDomainJoin=Yes

[Networking]

InstallDefaultComponents=No

[NetAdapters]

Adapter1=params.Adapter1

[params.Adapter1]

INFID=*

[NetClients]

MS_MSClient=params.MS_MSClient

[NetServices]

MS_SERVER=params.MS_SERVER

[NetProtocols]

MS_TCPIP=params.MS_TCPIP

[params.MS_TCPIP]

DNS=No

UseDomainNameDevolution=No

EnableLMHosts=Yes

AdapterSections=params.MS_TCPIP.Adapter1

[RemoteInstall]

Repartition=Yes

UseWholeDisk=Yes

[OSChooser]

Description="Windows XP Profesional ver 8.1 - Select Installation"

Help="This will install Windows XP Profesional Select with configuration."

LaunchFile="%INSTALLPATH%\%MACHINETYPE%\templates\startrom.com"

ImageType=Flat

Version="5.1 (0)"

_______________________________________________________________

the files in the $OEM$\$$ folder copies correctly, so that should mean that the preinstall setting are correct. but it refuses to process the cmdlines.txt file.

I suspect that it is some stupid typo that I am just not able to see. but I am at the stage of willing to beg for insight.

[Alanoll]

i'm not even sure that RIS processes cmdlines.txt but...

instead of calling those commands, have it call like pause.cmd

create a pause.cmd in the same directory as cmdlines.txt and inside have

ECHO YAY!! IT WORKS!!PAUSEPAUSE

(two pauses jsut in case you press a key without meaning to)

also, for use of reading, please enclose your code in [\CODE] tages (minues the \)

[taitt2]

Thanks,

I tried using the Pause things before going with the MD command. I switched because I thought that mabey the file was processing, but not interactively.

I will give it another try though (like the idea of the two pauses).

Sorry about not useing

,  I forgot 

[Alanoll]

eh, most don't know how to use it to begin (the code tags).

[Alanoll]

i should point, i missed it the first time....

"md c:\fred"".\regedt32.exe /s .\AutoLogon.reg"

cmdlines.txt runsin the directory it resides. So if you're on a CD, like a normal disk it would be like D:\$oem$

regedit won't work unless you have regedit32 in $oem$. Try removing the .\ on both regedit32 and autologon.reg. Though regedit32 is in the PATH variable (in the systemroot) you specificed a path with .\

and [Command] should be [Commands]

[taitt2]

Thanks that was it. I thought it must be some typo I couldn't see (it always worked before).

Supprising how having Command and not Commands can really mess things up.