help me find more memory

[clivebuckwheat]

my windows xp install will not start because i get setup doesn't have enough memory to continue setup. I am doing the install from the network, and booting to a shared network drive. I call the install using Winnt.exe /s:U:\i386 /u:Winnt.sif

Config.sys

DEVICE=A:\HIMEM.SYS

DEVICE=A:\EMM386.EXE /NOEMS

DOS=HIGH,UMB

DEVICEHIGH=A:\NET\PROTMAN.DOS /i:A:\NET

DEVICEHIGH=A:\NET\Dlkrts.dos

DEVICEHIGH=A:\NET\NTSTS.DOS

DEVICEHIGH=A:\NET\DLSHELP.SYS

LASTDRIVE = Z

Autoexec.bat

SET TZ=GHO+05:00

SET PATH=A:\NET\;a:\;%PATH%;

lh a:\smartdrv.exe C+ U+ /V 2048 2048

SET TEMP=A:\

SET TCPHELP=A:\NET

SET ETCDIR=A:\NET

A:\NET\NET START

A:\NET\NET.EXE USE U: \\pentium4\UNATTENDED

A:\NET\NET.EXE USE

377k free. HELP!!!

Edited April 3, 2006 by clivebuckwheat

[clivebuckwheat]

i can't believe no one has not had this problem?

[supergudrun]

To have more konventional memory free it is possible to include unused RAM-pages with the option "i=e000-efff".

For the exact syntax you should google a bit. It is a long ago, i had to work with theese tools ...

Grz

Supergudrun

[VCC]

My question is, "Why are you using Config.sys & Autoexec.bat when you're loading XP?

Check out the utilities in my signature, they may help you get up to speed with XP installs.

[GreatBear]

The reason for the Autoexec and config is because we're trying ti install XP off a network drive.

It goes something like this....

1. Boot the station
   
2. connect and login to the network
   
3. map a shared drive
   
4. using an Nlite configured installer, install XP
   

There have been a few problems

• ...booting the system with enough free memory
  
• ...XP install errors
  
• ...general mis-configurations (we fix 'em as we see 'em)
  

clivebuckwheat has been doing a great job!

We'll keep you posted

The GreatBear

[clivebuckwheat]

unfortunately if i use this switch on the emm386 i=e000-efff the pc doesn't boot from the disk.

it just hangs. I have intel motherboards.

[Djé]

Config.sys

DEVICE=A:\EMM386.EXE /NOEMS

Why do you use the ' /NOEMS' switch?

According to M$ Technet, it "prevents access to expanded memory".

[clivebuckwheat]

because to start the winnt.exe setup. I need at least 440k free. so I need to use the unused ram pages. The machines don't freeze anymore

I used DEVICE=A:\EMM386.EXE RAM I=B000-B7FF HIGHSCAN.

now if i can only stop smartdrv trying to write to the a: drive

see my other thread.

Edited April 5, 2006 by clivebuckwheat

[cancerface]

In case you are still having problems with this one, there is a series of bootdisks that can be found in Bart Lagerweij's web-site which have been extensively tested and are quite modular. You may want to give a try to the network bootdisk as it is already optimized in terms of memory requirements and is easy to edit according to your needs.

Hope this helps ...

CF

[clivebuckwheat]

love that name by the way. I can't seem to get the net use to map to a shared drive when i have tried barts network boot disk

The nic loads up ok

i choose the netbui protocol

once i am at the a:>NET.EXE USE U: \\pentium4\UNATTENDED

it says specific computer cannot be found

if i use my simple boot disc

i can map to the location just fine.