Hello all,

I have been working on this for some time now and am still having trouble with a particular point. During a RIS install of Server 2003 to a SAS/SATA HAB, I get through the textmode and the GUI mode of setup, but when the final reboot comes, it just reboots constantly. I never get to the destop.

If anyone could help me with this, that would be great! I have been smashing my head against the wall about this thing.

So here is my directory structure:

Where my driver files are:

RemoteInstall\Setup\English\Images\Server2003EESP1\$OEM$\$1\Drivers\lsimpt

RemoteInstall\Setup\English\Images\Server2003EESP1\$OEM$\$1\Drivers\lsimpt\i386

I also copied the *.sys and *.inf files to this location:

RemoteInstall\Setup\English\Images\Server2003EESP1\i386\

Here is my *.sif file from the following directory:

RemoteInstall\Setup\English\Images\Server2003EESP1\i386\templates\

;SetupMgrTag
[Data]
    AutoPartition=1
    MsDosInitiated="1"
    UnattendedInstall="Yes"
    floppyless="1"
    OriSrc="\\%SERVERNAME%\RemInst\%INSTALLPATH%"
    OriTyp="4"
    LocalSourceOnCD=1
    AutomaticUpdates=1    

[SetupData]
    OsLoadOptions="/noguiboot /fastdetect"
    SetupSourceDevice="\Device\LanmanRedirector\%SERVERNAME%\RemInst\%INSTALLPATH%"

[OEMBootFiles]
lsi_sas.tag
txtsetup.oem
lsi_sas.inf
lsi_sas.pdb
lsi_sas.sys
s2k332.cat

[MassStorageDrivers]
LSI_SAS_32    = "LSI Logic Fusion-MPT SAS Driver (Server 2003 32-bit)",lsi_sas

[Unattended]
    UnattendMode=FullUnattended
    OemSkipEula=Yes
    OemPreinstall=Yes
    TargetPath=\WINDOWS
    FileSystem=LeaveAlone
    NtUpgrade=No
    OverwriteOemFilesOnUpgrade=No
    DisableVirtualOemDevices=Yes
    DriverSigningPolicy=Ignore    
    UnattendMode=FullUnattended
    OemSkipEula=Yes
    OemPreinstall=Yes    
    TargetPath=\WINDOWS
    FileSystem=LeaveAlone
    NtUpgrade=No
    UnattendSwitch=Yes
    WaitForReboot=Yes
    UpdateInstalledDrivers=Yes
    Hibernation=Yes
    OemPnPDriversPath=Drivers\nic\01;Drivers\nic\02;Drivers\nic\03;Drivers\nic;Drivers\nic\NWSERVER;Drivers\nic\WFW311;
Drivers\lsimpt;
Drivers\lsimpt\i386;
Drivers\Lan;                                                           
...
Drivers\Lan\L\z;                                                     


[GuiUnattended]
    AdminPassword=*
    EncryptedAdminPassword=NO
    AutoLogon=Yes
    AutoLogonCount=1
    OEMSkipRegional=1
    TimeZone=%TIMEZONE%
    OemSkipWelcome=1

[UserData]
    ProductKey=
    FullName="Swtest"
    OrgName="LSI"
    ComputerName=%MACHINENAME%

[LicenseFilePrintData]
    AutoMode=PerServer
    AutoUsers=5

[SetupMgr]
    DistFolder=C:\windist
    DistShare=windist

[Branding]
    BrandIEUsingUnattended=Yes

[Proxy]
    Proxy_Enable=1
    Use_Same_Proxy=1
    HTTP_Proxy_Server=naproxy.lsil.com:8080
    Proxy_Override=<local>

[GuiRunOnce]
%systemdrive%\install\start.cmd
%systemdrive%\install\RunOnceEx.cmd
%systemdrive%\install\wpi.cmd
%systemdrive%\install\install.cmd

[Identification]
    JoinDomain=%MACHINEDOMAIN%
    DoOldStyleDomainJoin=Yes

[Networking]
    InstallDefaultComponents=Yes
    ProcessPageSections=Yes

[RemoteInstall]
    Repartition=Yes

[OSChooser]
    Description="Windows Server 2003 EE with SP1"
    Help="This will install Windows Server 2003 EE in a standard configuration."
    LaunchFile="%INSTALLPATH%\%MACHINETYPE%\templates\startrom.com"
    ImageType=Flat

the txtsetup.sif file from the following location:

\RemoteInstall\Setup\English\Images\Server2003EESP1\i386\

Is too big to add as an attachment, but if needed, I will post that here also.

If I left out any information, please let me know.

Thanks!

-Skeeter

Edited May 11, 200521 yr by Bâshrat the Sneaky

I think it would be wise to remove you ProductKey from your post!

Productkey removed, OemPnPDriversPath shortened.

@Skeeter6755: note that you did not properly close your OemPnPDriversPath!!!

Thanks for the tip. I did change the *.sif file and took out that final ";".

I am still having this problem though. Does anyone have any other ideas?

Thanks,

Skeeter

I hope you added a quote at the end of your OemPnPDriversPath?

Like this:

OemPnPDriversPath = "Drivers\dmlkj;Drivers\dsmlkfj;...;Drivers\dmslkfj"

When I do that, I get this error message:

"Line 47 of the INF file tmp/303030564E4A47313439202020202020.sif is invalid.

Setup cannot continue."

Line 47 matches up to the "OemPnPDriversPath" line in the sif file. I don't think it likes the quotes.

Eh... it's necessary afaik... I've been doing that for 1.5 years now... And with me, several thousands of others... :s

Please ATTACH your winnt.sif.

You dont have a quote at the biging of driver path either seee bashrat post for example

Regards

Colin Bate

Here you go. I had to zip it up. (website said it was too big)

There are quotes before and after the driver paths...

winnt.zip

And I even didn't notice that one was missing... Did you read ANY guide, Skeeter6755?