i want to add my SATA drivers so that they load with all the other drivers when u start the windows setup from a boot cd - the setup with the blue background.

Any help is greatly apreciated - thanx

My guess would to be to somehow add them to the drives.cab file. But I could be wrong.

My guess would to be to somehow add them to the drives.cab file. But I could be wrong.

ill see if i can do that - thanx for the info! - ill put my results on this thread in about 30mins probably

Wouldn't messing with the drivers.cab break the digital signature in the archive?

Wouldn't messing with the drivers.cab break the digital signature in the archive?

erm, i have no idea - i didnt know it had a digital signiture, but i figure windows wont load the file without that signiture?

This is a long way, but the best way to add drivers !

-replace ???? with the name of your driver/file

1.open i386/txtsetup.sif

2.under section

[sourceDisksFiles.x86]

insert this line exactly!!:

????.sys = 1,,,,,,4_,4,1,,,1,4

3.search for PCI\VEN_105A&DEV_4D33 = "ultra"

insert a similarly line with infos from your inf-file

alter it to PCI\VEN_????&DEV_???? = "????"

4.search for ultra= ultra.sys,4

insert a line ????= ????.sys,4

5.search for [sCSI]

insert a line ????="Name of the Controller"

6.save txtsetup.sf

7.create $OEM$ and $1-folder

8.copy only WHQL drivers to the $1-folder

Example:

txtsetup.sif for promise fasttrak:

[sourceDisksFiles.x86]

FASTTRAK.SYS = 1,,,,,,4_,4,1,,,1,4

...

PCI\VEN_105A&DEV_4D33 = "ultra"

PCI\VEN_105A&DEV_5275.DeviceDesc="Promise FastTrak TX2000 Controller (PDC20276)"

...

ultra = ultra.sys,4

fasttrak = fasttrak.sys,4

...

[sCSI]

fasttrak = "Promise FastTrak TX2000 Controller (PDC20276)"

You can add as much as you want.

You can use this txtsetup.sif also on systems without this controller.

Good luck

or read this Other Folders for $OEM§

Edited October 5, 200322 yr by Westi

What about the i386/HIVESYS.INF does this need any editing?

What about the i386/HIVESYS.INF does this need any editing?

i have no idea, but i really want to get that '$OEM$\$1\Textmode dir working cos that would be the easiest if there's just some kind of switch to tell windows that you want it to use that dir - i.e: useTextmodeDir = Yes - if only it were that easy