Many driver from floppy

[mluca]

Hi to all and sorry for my english.

I install WXP and W2003 with winnt.sif in a floppy drive.

This work fine, but at this time i have a server that need 3 different driver installaed with F6 before start the text installation.

I have tried to use the f6 key. Installation pause, read the floppy, load the driver, but when it need to copy the file (after formatting) search it in cdrom e not ask me to insert another time the floppy with the driver.

Can i insert all necessary file (inf, sys, ...) for all 3 driver in the same floppy of winnt.sif? Can i avoid the f6 key? How i can make this?

Thanks in advanced for any help and best regards.

Massimo

[prathapml]

Well... The entire floppy thing is pretty troublesome. This forum (device drivers) has all the information on how to integrate the drivers that you load from floppy at that stage.

You can directly have those files on the CD itself - the "MassStorageDrivers" pack. Do tell us how it goes for you, and if you have any problems while integrating it.

[RyanVM]

You can't load drivers from a floppy during unattended setup if you use OEMPreinstall=Yes in winnt.sif. That being said, I don't think you want to set that to No since you wouldn't be able to use a $OEM$ folder then.

You're going to have to integrate the drivers into your CD. I recommend Bashrat's pack.

[mluca]

Sorry for this reply,

but everytime i need to install a new server (that always need interaction with f6 at the start of the text mode setup) i need to burn a new cdrom with driver inside?

With this i lost the "freedoom" of use different sif file in different floppy for many configuration. Why i need to use floppy sif file if i need to reburn cdrom for any different insallation?

I think that i not undersand!

Thanks in advanced, Massimo

[RyanVM]

There's no reason you can't integrate the drivers for all three controllers into the one CD. Again, Bashrat's pack does this automatically and very easily. I strongly recommend you use it.

[mluca]

Ok, Ok,.. but where I can find this Bashrat's pack to download or buy it?

Thanks, Massimo

[mluca]

Ok, Ok,.. but where I can find this Bashrat's pack to download or buy it?

Thanks, Massimo

[RyanVM]

Look at the sticky at the top of the forum