modifying image for scsi drive controller

[Darius]

Hello,

Is there a way to take an existing sysprepped image that works on multiple types of hardware and modify it, either using a zenworks add-on image, or the zenworks image editor, to work on a computer with a scsi hardrive controller?

We have a corporate image that works on multiple computer types but it will not load on the toshiba tecra s3 since the tecra s3 uses a proprietary scsi raid controller.

Im thinking of using an add on image that loads the .sys driver and all the appropriate .inf files so that windows will recognize the drive as soon as the computer boots.

Has anyone done anything like this? Im hoping that this is possible since I dont want to recreate our existing image from scratch.

Thanks

Darius

[allen2]

Acronis has a tool which is made to do it: it's named universal restore.

[tguy]

Binary Research also has a utility called Universal Imaging Utility that does the same thing. About $19.00/PC Try it.

[Scrapple]

Binary Research also has a utility called Universal Imaging Utility that does the same thing. About $19.00/PC Try it.

No, it doesn't. Binary Research's UIU cannot post-inject mass-storage drivers. They're installed on the master BEFORE the image is (re)captured. Just like sysprep does with a modified [sysprepMassStorage] section.

But Acronis Universal Restore and Symantec's Livestate Recovery (incl. Restore Anywhere) CAN post-inject mass-store drivers. So do BartPE's plugin FixIDE, DDChanger, Platespin tools, WinOPK's MSDInst.exe, and just about any other Physical to Virtual tool (P2V), albeit specific virtual drivers.

Injecting the right (mass-storage) drivers and HAL AFTER laying down an image but BEFORE you boot from it is the best way. I've studied this extensively and it ain't rocket science to make it yourselves by using BTS's driverpacks and merging of the following tools:

Utility Spotlight: Automate Device Driver Integration

PEcd.net FixIDE tool

Check "Detect the HAL script from PE" in this article