AutoPartitioning not working

[SnakeOiler]

I have triple checked all my file changes and included my winnt.sif here. right now I am only testing out the XP install. When the install gets to the partitioning, everything becomes manual. then to top that off, when I walk through the process of deleting the partition and recreating it - it will not format it, saying the disk is damaged, etc. This is crap, because I have another unattended install (non multi-boot, only XP) that works beautifully on the same HDD. I don't know where to go.

[Data]
AutoPartition=1
MsDosInitiated="0"
UnattendedInstall="Yes"

[Unattended]
UnattendMode=FullUnattended
OemSkipEula=Yes
OemPreinstall=Yes
TargetPath=\WINDOWS
Repartition=Yes
UnattendSwitch="yes"
OemPnPDriversPath="Drivers\000_chip;Drivers\005_nic;Drivers\010_video;Drivers\015_sound;Drivers\020_modem;Drivers\025_Other"
DriverSigningPolicy=Ignore 

[GuiUnattended]
AdminPassword=*
AutoLogon=Yes
AutoLogonCount=1
OEMSkipRegional=1
OemSkipWelcome=1
TimeZone=035

[UserData]
ProductKey=*****-*****-*****-*****-*****
FullName=""
OrgName=""
ComputerName=XP-Machine

[TapiLocation]
CountryCode=1

[RegionalSettings]
LanguageGroup=1

[Identification]
JoinWorkgroup=WORKGROUP

[Networking]
InstallDefaultComponents=No

[NetAdapters]
Adapter1=params.Adapter1

[params.Adapter1]
INFID=*

[NetClients]
MS_MSClient=params.MS_MSClient

[NetServices]
MS_SERVER=params.MS_SERVER

[NetProtocols]
MS_TCPIP=params.MS_TCPIP

[params.MS_TCPIP]
DNS=No
UseDomainNameDevolution=No
EnableLMHosts=Yes
AdapterSections=params.MS_TCPIP.Adapter1

[params.MS_TCPIP.Adapter1]
SpecificTo=Adapter1
DHCP=Yes
NetBIOSOptions=2

[WindowsFirewall]
Profiles=WindowsFirewall.TurnOffFirewall

[WindowsFirewall.TurnOffFirewall]
Mode=0

[Display]
BitsPerPel=32
XResolution=1024
YResolution=768
VRefresh=75
AutoConfirm=1

[Components]
AutoUpdate=off
media_utopia=on
msnexplr=off
wmpocm=off
zonegames=off

[Shell]
DefaultStartPanelOff=Yes
DefaultThemesOff=No	

[GuiRunOnce]

[Proxy]
Proxy_Enable=0
Use_Same_Proxy=0

[03GrandAmGT]

I coul;d be wrong, but it looks as the " " around the "yes" could be causing problems. Here's a sample of my data and Unattended section. Note: I have AutoPartition turned off.

[Data]
Autopartition = 0
MsDosInitiated = 0
UnattendedInstall = Yes

[Unattended]
UnattendMode = FullUnattended
UnattendSwitch = No
OemPreinstall = No
OemSkipEula = Yes
FileSystem = *
WaitForReboot = No
NoWaitAfterTextMode = 1
NoWaitAfterGUIMode = 1
DriverSigningPolicy = Ignore
NonDriverSigningPolicy = Ignore
Hibernation = No

jd

[bober]

try this adding this:

[Unattended]
	Repartition=Yes
		Size1=*
		PartitionType1=primary
		Filesystem1=NTFS
		QuickFormat1=yes
		UnattendSwitch=Yes

[pmshah]

Auto Partition on or off only asks your confirmation where it is supposed to install. I have never allowed the unattended process to actually partiton the HDD. I always create formatted drive C: & then only boot will full unattend cd making sure this is the only visible partition. I have 5 different versions of Windows & more than 9 versions of Linys installed and running on my system. Can't afford to have anything mess it up.

[SnakeOiler]

I coul;d be wrong, but it looks as the " " around the "yes" could be causing problems.

Tried this, results still the same.

NoWaitAfterTextMode = 1
NoWaitAfterGUIMode = 1

Where are these keywords documented?

[03GrandAmGT]

The commands

NoWaitAfterTextMode = 1

NoWaitAfterGUIMode = 1

Are there so instead of the computer waiting to reboot. It does it instantly, if I remember correctly. Don't have my notes in front of me. Let me see if I can't find verification on it.

Found it here.

http://www.svrops.com/svrops/documents/ntunattend.htm

Scroll towards the bottom. It's right after this. Explanation of some not so obvious keys in unattend.txt

jd

Edited June 22, 2006 by 03GrandAmGT

[SnakeOiler]

OK, my bad - I was not explaining my problem thoroughly: the manual processing starts right at the beginning, as in my unattended file was not being read. Sure enough, I have it in the wrong directory. Fixed that and all the automation is now working.

It still stops, though, when trying to format the partition. Still says disk is damaged, blah blah blah, install Windows on a different partition.

Edit:

I got it to work! My setup directory was called 'Windows XP Pro', so I tried removing the spaces from it, calling it 'WindowsXP_Pro'. Made the according change in txtsetup.sif, for the sourcepath: and viola! it worked.

Edited June 24, 2006 by SnakeOiler