Problem with txtsefup.sif and copying files.

[duomenox]

Hey there everyone,

I have done massive amounts of searching for the answer to this question. I can't seem to find it.

I have read many of posts concerning tstsetup.sif and adding drivers, I have an odd issue now...

I am using WinPE to customize the drive, then starting the install with winnt32.exe and rebooting. It is working great except for in txtmode, I get file xxx.sys cannot be found.

If I run the install from a CD (not from WinPE) it works. Also, I am running the install from the Hard Drive to solve an issue where the XP install would try to use the configuraiton files from WinPE. Basically I copy the entire XP CD into a folder named XPCD and run the install from there.

After I run the Winnt32.exe, I check the $Win_NT$.~BT directory on the HD and it has all the driver files except the ones I manually entered into txtsetup.sif. If I manually copy those files over, then the install works great. I really don't want to have to do this, it would mean another set of drivers I need to manage when I make updates to the disc.

Here are the entries I have added to txtsetup.sif:

[SourceDisksFiles]
aac.sys      = 100,,,,,,4_,4,1,,,1,4
a320raid.sys = 100,,,,,,4_,4,1,,,1,4
ultra.sys    = 100,,,,,,4_,4,1,,,1,4
aarich.sys   = 100,,,,,,4_,4,1,,,1,4
iastor.sys   = 100,,,,,,4_,4,1,,,1,4
si3114r.sys  = 100,,,,,,4_,4,1,,,1,4
iteraid.sys  = 100,,,,,,4_,4,1,,,1,4

[HardwareIdsDatabase]
PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_25B0 = "aarich"
PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_2652&CC_0104 = "iastor"
PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_2652&CC_0106 = "iastor"
PCI\VEN_9005&DEV_8096 = "a320raid"
PCI\VEN_9005&DEV_0285&SUBSYS_02871028 = "aac"
PCI\VEN_1095&DEV_3114&SUBSYS_61141095 = Si3114r
PCI\VEN_1095&DEV_3114&SUBSYS_288510F1 = Si3114r
PCI\VEN_1095&DEV_3114&SUBSYS_047AA0A0 = Si3114r
PCI\VEN_1095&DEV_3114&SUBSYS_90181695 = Si3114r
PCI\VEN_1095&DEV_3114&SUBSYS_F642270F = Si3114r
PCI\VEN_1095&DEV_3114&SUBSYS_100415BD = Si3114r
PCI\VEN_1283&DEV_8212 = iteraid

[SCSI]
aarich = "Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA HostRAID Controller"
iastor = "Intel(R) 82801FR SATA AHCI Controller"
a320raid = "Adaptec U320 SCSI HostRAID Controller"
aac = "PERC 320/DC SCSI RAID Controller", aac
si3114r = "Silicon Image SiI 3114 On-Board SATA RAID Controller"
iteraid = "ITE IT8212 ATA RAID Controller"

[SCSI.Load]
aarich = aarich.sys,4
iastor = iastor.sys,4
a320raid = a320raid.sys,4
aac = aac.sys,4
Si3114r = si3114r.sys, 4
iteraid = iteraid.sys, 4

I used the post from raskren (and gosh) concerning the format of the SourceDisksFiles entries from here and I have tried many, many different combinations of settings. What I posted happens to be the last configuration I tried.

I have compressed each of the files and placed them into the i386 directory in the installation source. I am 100% sure that txtmode is pulling from the source I placed on the Hard Drive and not form the CD (this again was done by design). I am pulling my hair out!!!

I suspect it has something to do with the fact that the install medium was changed from a CD to the HD, but then why do all the other drivers copy over without an issue, I made sure I made my entries correctly and even mirrored the exact configuration that the other files had (files like ultra.sys).

I tried changing the name of the SourceDisksFiles section to SourceDisksFiles.x86 but that did not work.

The only real clue I have is that 3_ and 4_ both point to the SourceDisksNames entry:

= %cdname%,%cdtagfile%,,""

Do I need to make another entry under SoruceDisksNames? Maybe a 7_ that points to my installation source?

Please help! Going bald even as you read this!

Daren

[jbm]

Just ran into this myself and found that you have to edit dosnet.inf and

add the files under [FloppyFiles.1] and [Files]

I'm using BartPE, but it should be the same

Edited September 21, 2005 by jbm