It did work - it don't now

[OldDuffer]

Hi

I do not think this is an Xpcreate problem but you may be able to help me.

Original CPTR, 2 years old running XPPro, Athlon processor, it works.

Title in program - XPCREATE 20 Aug 2005.

Created two slipstreamd CD's 16-10-2005 and 9-11-2005. All OK.

New CPTR, XPPro, Gigabyte GA-81955X Royal Mobo, Intel D processor and other higher spec devices like Graphics, SATAII drives etc., it does not work.

Error messages:

XPCPRVAR is not recognised as an internal or external command.

XPCTVARS is not recognised as an internal or external command.

XPCPRLOG (5 times) is not recognised as an internal or external command.

BBIE is not recognised as an internal or external command.

Error cannot find XP source

Value CDSOURCE\I386

Ecode 1001

I turned of the AV software but still the same. Any ideas

[tarquel]

Post your xpcreate.ini please for starters

Nath.

[OldDuffer]

Thanks for the reply

Xpcreate.ini:

[XPCREATE]

BOOTIMGFILE=BOOT\XPCTBOOT.BIN

CDBURNER=R:

CDERASE=NO

CDLABEL=XPCREATE

CDSPEED=MAX

CDTYPE=CD

COPYSOURCE=YES

DELISOS=NO

DELROOT=YES

DELTEMP=YES

DOCABS=YES

DOCD=YES

DOISO=YES

DOPATH=NO

DOSATA=NO

DOSVCPACK=YES

DRIVERDIR=$OEM$\$1\DRIVERS

DVDPLUS=NO

EXITQUIET=NO

OVERWRITEOEM=YES

QLOG=

RENAMEF=YES

SILENTINSTALL=YES

SLIPHF1=YES

SLIPHF2=YES

SLIPMDC=YES

SLIPSPK=YES

STARTSWITCH=/WAIT /MIN

USERFILESCD=

USERWINLANG=

XPISO=XPCREATE.ISO

XPSOURCE=S:

This is exactly the same as used on the previous CPTR that worked, except that the CDBURNER & XPSOURCE drive letters were different.

Looking at XPCREATE.CMD, the first external call is for XPCPRVAR.CMD which is on line 41. This is where the first error occurs, so for some reason a call from within the main program to another program fails. That is why I think it is due to my CPTR setup, how I can prove it I do not know.

[Tinywoods]

Don't you have any folders under S-drive?

Here is my INI

[XPCREATE]
BOOTIMGFILE=BOOT\XPCTBOOT.BIN
CDBURNER=
CDERASE=NO
CDLABEL=WXPSPOEM_JA
CDSPEED=12
CDTYPE=CD
COPYSOURCE=NO
DELISOS=NO
DELROOT=YES
DELTEMP=YES
DOCABS=YES
DOCD=YES
DOISO=YES
DOPATH=NO
DOPIAPP=YES
DOSATA=YES
DOSVCPACK=YES
DRIVERDIR=
DVDPLUS=NO
EXITQUIET=NO
OVERWRITEOEM=YES
QLOG=YES
RENAMEF=YES
SILENTINSTALL=YES
SLIMDISC=YES
SLIPHF1=YES
SLIPHF2=YES
SLIPMDC=YES
SLIPSPK=YES
STARTSWITCH=/WAIT /MIN
USERFILESCD=FILESCD
USERWINLANG=JAP
XPISO=WXPSPOEM_JA.ISO
XPSOURCE=E:\Win


; Set "USERACCOUNT" AND "PASSWORD" if you share this XPCREATE CDROM. Default is BLANK.

[OldDuffer]

No, the S drive is a DVD ROM drive.

The help page states:-

XPSOURCE (Full or Relative Path)

XP Source Path.

Default Value D:

So I substituted S: being one of my two LG DVD-RAM drives, the other one being used to burn the new CD.

[Tinywoods]

Copy all files in CD to a certain folder.

For instance, C:\WinXP

Change XPSOURCE "XPSOURCE=C:\WinXP"

I never use XPCREATE to install drivers because my WXPSPOEM_JA.ISO (XPCREATE.ISO) is combined with WPI. I install all drivers from WPI. But $OEM in XPCREATE should be similar as my folders, I think.

In case of SATA, you may need to modify TXTSETUP.SIF and make a cab file. In my case, I add below information at the bottom line of txtsetup.sif, and prepare some files.

1. txtsetup.sif

[scsi]
UlSata_net  = "Win2003Promise SATA378 (tm) Controller", UlSata
UlSata_xp   = "WinXP Promise SATA378 (tm) Controller", UlSata
UlSata_nt51 = "Win2000 Promise SATA378 (tm) Controller", UlSata
UlSata	  = "WinNT Promise SATA378 (tm) Controller", UlSata

[HardwareIdsDatabase]
PCI\VEN_105A&DEV_3373="UlSata"
PCI\VEN_105A&DEV_3373="UlSata"
PCI\VEN_105A&DEV_3373="UlSata"

[SourceDisksFiles]
UlSata.sys = 1,,,,,,3_,4,1,,,1,4

Check your SATA.inf

2. Make a cab file which should be put in i386.

In my case,

makecab UlSata.sys D:\winxp\i386\UlSata.sy_

Put "UlSata.sy_" in i386.

3. Put all SATA files in $OEM$\$1\Drivers\PromiseSATA378

That's it.

Edited March 14, 2006 by Tinywoods