nVidia RAID in txtsetup....

[Nakatomi2010]

G'day, I'm still a bit new to te unattended install area, but I've been doing pretty good so far... The biggest issue I'm running into right now is getting the nVidia SATA Raid drivers in text setup mode... I can get the nvatabus.sys drivers to work no problem because it sees the two raptors, but they're running in a Striped RAID array, so the install whouls only be seeing one... I followed the instruction from the Green Machine site, and looked in the txtsetup.oem file to get an idea as to how to do the same with nVidia, but that's a no go... I'm just not getting the coding right or something....

What coding should be in the txtsetup.sif file to get em' to work right for a RAID array?

[jondercik]

try using nLite to integrate them.

[Nakatomi2010]

Reason I'm not using nLite is because I'm trying to create Generic Unattended install CD's so that I can go in, make a few text level changes, few drivers changes and go from there....

That and I want to know how to do it manually

[jondercik]

just trying to help.

[Nakatomi2010]

I know, and I thank you...

It's just not what I was after

[PhreeZ]

[SourceDisksFiles]
nvatabus.sys = 1,,,,,,3_,4,1
nvraid.sys = 1,,,,,,3_,4,1

[HardwareIdsDatabase]
PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_008E = "nvatabus"
PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0085 = "nvatabus"
PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_00D5 = "nvatabus"
PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_00EE = "nvatabus"
PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_00E3 = "nvatabus"
PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_00E5 = "nvatabus"
PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0035 = "nvatabus"
PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0036 = "nvatabus"
PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_003E = "nvatabus"
PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0053 = "nvatabus"
PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0054 = "nvatabus"
PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0055 = "nvatabus"
GenNvRaidDisk = "nvraid"
*_NVRAIDBUS = "nvraid"
*NVRAIDBUS = "nvraid"

[SCSI.load]
nvatabus = nvatabus.sys,4
nvraid = nvraid.sys,4

[SCSI]
nvatabus = "NVIDIA NForce Storage Controller"
nvraid = "NVIDIA RAID CLASS DRIVER"

[raskren]

B.n. = Before nLite

A.n. = After nLite

B.n.: "How do I add this feature..."

"Well you have to modify...and add this..."

A.n.: "How do I add this feature..."

"Use nLite..."

In some cases nLite is not the answer. Don't get me wrong, it is a great program but there are some people who prefer learning instead of just using a wizard or automated program to do something. Since I can't find any detailed notes or whitepapers on how nLite operates, I'm still inclined to offer the "old" way of doing things.

[Nakatomi2010]

B.n. = Before nLite

A.n. = After nLite

B.n.: "How do I add this feature..."

     "Well you have to modify...and add this..."

A.n.: "How do I add this feature..."

     "Use nLite..."

In some cases nLite is not the answer.  Don't get me wrong, it is a great program but there are some people who prefer learning instead of just using a wizard or automated program to do something.  Since I can't find any detailed notes or whitepapers on how nLite operates, I'm still inclined to offer the "old" way of doing things.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

That's exactly my problem, everything out there uses nLite as the program to strip the CD and do this, and do that, well that's all handy dandy but when it gets right down to it, there are somethings I just prefer to do manually...

Also, thank you I was missing the *nvraidbus.sys entry....

Actually, no it didn't work.... My code is the same as yours, and its not recognizing the RAID array......

No, now its working... Sort of...

Gettingan error code of 0x00000024 (0x00190203, 0x86370868, 0x0000102, 0x00000000)

Edited June 28, 2005 by Nakatomi2010

[raskren]

I don't know about this specific driver set but some often require a DLL file which must also be added to the CD. Does yours?

[PhreeZ]

what driver version are you using?

have you completed all the steps listed on GreenMachines's Space?

append your TXTSETUP.SIF with what i posted earlier and remember that you need to run MAKECAB on two files:

MAKECAB NVATABUS.SYS
MAKECAB NVRAID.SYS

and you should end up with:

NVATABUS.SY_
NVRAID.SY_

in X:\I386 of your unattended cd.

this will get your raid detected in TEXTMODE setup.