Installation problem after HFSLIP

[tommyp]

Probably a stupid question (I'm full of stupid questions), but are you doing a CD installation? Are you messing around with the dosnet.inf file after you run hfslip? I haven't seen TC's script he sent you, but if you are monitoring dosnet.inf during hfslip, you should not keep your dosnet.inf open in a text editor when hslip is running.

[Super-Magician]

I am pretty sure tjabocom only had UltraEdit open this time around. He says that right after he presses a key to exit the script (when it is done running), the DOSNET.INF is destroyed.

[Tomcat76]

I haven't seen TC's script he sent you,

It's nothing major. I inserted a PAUSE right before the CLEANUP section and another PAUSE right after the CLEANUP section.

He already said twice that everything's fine at the second PAUSE. The only things that mod DOSNET.INF after that are HFCLEANUP, HFEXPERT\WIN and FDV. I suppose we can scratch FDV as a possibility on WinXP.

[Kramy]

I haven't seen the latest versions, but I noted recently on one computer an error in the same location. HFSLIP checks if a Drive\i386 dir exists, but that creates an insert disk error for me. HFSLIP then pauses, and if I hit "Try Again', tries again. If i hit "Cancel"(or equivalent), it finishes the script properly, and if I hit "Continue" it evaluates every single "if" afterwards as true, creating plenty of errors.

Echo Remember to reboot your machine after installing 
echo from the SOURCESS folder.
ECHO.
REM Modified Lines: Kramy
IF EXIST HFTOOLS\MKISOFS.EXE (
	IF NOT EXIST HFTOOLS\BOOT.BIN CALL :GETBOOTBIN
	IF EXIST HFTOOLS\BOOT.BIN CALL :MKISOFS & pause & exit
)
IF EXIST HFTOOLS\CDIMAGE.EXE IF EXIST HFTOOLS\BOOT.IMG CALL :MAKEISO & pause & exit
ECHO.

REM ======================================================================================
:GETBOOTBIN
REM Modified Line: Kramy
FOR %%i IN (D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z) DO IF EXIST %%i:\ IF EXIST %%i:\I386 SET HFSLIP=%%i
IF EXIST HFTOOLS\BBIE.EXE HFTOOLS\BBIE.EXE %HFSLIP%: & COPY IMAGE1.BIN HFTOOLS\boot.bin & DEL /F /Q IMAGE1.BIN
GOTO EOF
REM ======================================================================================

Changes made to v60317. Feel free to remove my name.

[Tomcat76]

To be honest, I used to get that "insert disk error" once in a while but that was a couple of weeks ago. I haven't experienced that anymore recently. I don't know if TommyP made some changes to that section which stopped the error from showing. I never touched that part myself because I don't use it. I make ISOs with my own script.

Edited March 26, 2006 by Tomcat76

[tommyp]

tjabocom - Do you have an empty folder called HFCLEANUP? Do you have an empty folder called HFEXPERT? If you do, delete them and try again.

I had a boot.bin file in my hftools so I never really see that part of the script run. TC, can you take care of the above change? Thanks for the inputs Kramy. We always appreciate constructive criticism.

[Tomcat76]

@Kramy

I don't see the difference between your :GETBOOTBIN and the current :GETBOOTBIN section (apart from that extra line with your name). What should be changed?

I have a better solution for the whole thing which also allows boot.bin to be used with CDIMAGE.EXE should people prefer that (boot.img is still accepted).

Try test release 60326c...

Edited March 26, 2006 by Tomcat76

[Kramy]

DO IF EXIST %%i:\I386 SET HFSLIP=%%i

--> DO IF EXIST %%i:\ IF EXIST %%i:\I386 SET HFSLIP=%%i

It shut that error message up right away. I also verified that the IFs actually fire, because my knowledge of batch is pretty skimpy.

[Tomcat76]

OK. I updated the test release...

[Super-Magician]

Yes, I get that error every time I run it .

[Tomcat76]

With the new test release?

[Super-Magician]

No, I meant the old releases. Sorry if I caused any confusion.

[Tomcat76]

I knew that... I was smiling...

[tjabocom]

Hi all,

Tomcat76

I dont use - HFCLEANUP and HFEXPERT\WIN I just created some folders in HFEXPERT I don’t have any files inside.

Tommyp

you should not keep your dosnet.inf open in a text editor when hslip is running

First I did not have the text editor open I got the same problem..

I don’t doing a cd installation I would like to use the the slipstreamed i386 in a unattended setup from a share. Well I do not see a problem with it..

Are you messing around with the dosnet.inf file after you run hfslip. No I first thought that, I did it before but now that part is rem:ed out…

tjabocom - Do you have an empty folder called HFCLEANUP? Do you have an empty folder called? If you do, delete them and try again.

I have an empty HFEXPERT I will delete it and try again

I will do some test to morrow, to day is a computer free evening....

/Tjabocom

[Super-Magician]

Yes, creating HFEXPERT folders without anything inside of them will mess HFSLIP up.

What do you mean the part is rem'ed out? Are you saying you changed the HFSLIP script around a bit?

Edited March 27, 2006 by Super-Magician