Multiboot and txtsetup.sif into their own boot folder (recoverycons. i

[cyberyeye]

Hi !

My UADVD works fine, my last "challenge" is to have one "Setup\I386" but with different boot folder like:

XPUA = unattended with runonceex + full bashrat driverspack (and then txtsetup.sif modified a lot by driverpack (method1))

XPNL = normal xp install with a few things unattended (runonceex "a little") and no bashrat driverpack.

XPCL = same as XPUA (unattended with runonceex winnt.sif) but no driverpack.

Dir structure:

/

/---Setup

/---Setup---/SOFT -> (all my apps installed by runonceex.cmd are here)

/---Setup---/XPUA (bootfiles like bootfont.bin; WIN51...)

/---Setup---/XPUA/$OEM$

/---Setup---/XPUA/$OEM$/$1/D (Driverspack by bashrat)

/---Setup---/XPUA/$OEM$/$1/install/runonceex.cmd

/---Setup---/XPUA/i386 (no winnt.sif and txtsetup.sif inside!)

/---Setup---/XPUA/i386/SVCPACK

/XPCL -> boot files gosh method (redirect vers /Setup/XPUA)

/XPCL/txtsetup.sif "original" and winnt.sif UA

/XPCL/SYSTEM32

/XPNL -> boot files gosh method (redirect vers /Setup/XPUA)

/XPNL/txtsetup.sif "original" and winnt.sif

/XPNL/SYSTEM32

/XPUA -> boot files gosh method (redirect vers /Setup/XPUA)

/XPUA/txtsetup.sif and winnt.sif with driverspack)

/XPUA/SYSTEM32

All of this works fine ^^

*but* here's my problem:

For these 3 install, i use runonceex and all works fine, except... installation automatic of recovery console who don't find txtsetup.sif, entry in runonceex.cmd is:

REG ADD %KEY%\011 /VE /D "Console de Recuperation" /f

REG ADD %KEY%\011 /V 1 /D "%cdrom%\Setup\XPUA\i386\winnt32 /cmdcons /unattend" /f

REG ADD %KEY%\011 /V 2 /D "%cdrom%\SETUP\SOFT\console.exe" /f

remember my I386 dir contain no txtsetup.sif and winnt.sif, these files is on their respective boot folder.

IF i put txtsetup.sif onto I386 :

/---Setup---/XPUA/i386\txtsetup.sif

no pb that works fine ! But i'd like to use the txtsetup.sif from each "boot folder" (xpua; xpcl; xpnl) ; because txtsetup.sif from XPUA contains entry for XPUA with driverpack. And if I put it into Setup/I386, XPNL & XPCL (boot file) will also use this same txtsetup.sif, and i think this not a good idea...

So is there a way (winnt32 commandline) to indicate wich txtsetup.sif must be used with "winnt32 /cmdcons /unattend"...

Batch file with var or other solution, but how ?

[Bezalel]

Why don't you make 3 copies of the entire i386 directory? As long as you optimize the CD it will only burn 1 copy of each unique file.

[cyberyeye]

Yes off course, I've do that on a second dvd (without optimise), like this i'm safe.

But if there a solution to "embed" a txtsetup.sif path into "winnt32 /cmdcons /unattended" it would be a better solution, because my dvd is still full. And I don't like "optimise" file functionality, I had pb with this in the past (certain dvd drive were "unhappy" with optimize function).

It's reaaally dissapointing to see that MS has no "winnt32 switch" for specifing path of txtsetup.sif !ù*$€!!