[Discontinued] AutoRIS V2.10

[RogueSpear]

No, the example .ini file for nLite will not make that automated unfortunately. I've exchanged a couple of PMs with Nuhi about implementing a command line option for nLite. Hopefully that will find it's way into a release before too long. Also, I've tried to automate the whole procedure by calling AutoItX from within AutoRIS, but some of the dialogs are simply not capable of being manipulated. Specifically the dialog where you load an .ini file.

The main reason I included the sample file was to show people what I remove from the image.

The funny thing is that it worked last night - installed XP lovely - alas, no LAN driver installed in windows, but at least it worked and went through the textmode part at the begining - it was a start hehe

Keep in mind that the drivers I supply with AutoRIS will only allow you to do a RIS boot and get through the text mode portion of the setup. You'll still need to follow one of the "normal" procedures for integrating drivers. The easiest is to use the M2 helper addon I supply with AutoRIS. It needs to be used in conjuction with the RVM Integrator. Then all you have to do is download Bashrat the Sneaky's Driver Pack LAN and put the .7z archive file inside of $OEM$\$1.

Edited February 24, 2006 by RogueSpear

[tarquel]

Keep in mind that the drivers I supply with AutoRIS will only allow you to do a RIS boot and get through the text mode portion of the setup. You'll still need to follow one of the "normal" procedures for integrating drivers. The easiest is to use the M2 helper addon I supply with AutoRIS. It needs to be used in conjuction with the RVM Integrator. Then all you have to do is download Bashrat the Sneaky's Driver Pack LAN and put the .7z archive file inside of $OEM$\$1.

Right. Using RyanVM's stuff now....

Can I put more than just the LAN driverpack file there? i.e. can I put some of the other packs there also?

On a different note, nlite tells me everytime I try and redo AutoRIS, that the i386 install [before it does it's magic] is bigger and bigger. i.e.

1st time it was about 450MB

2nd time it was about 650MB

Just now it was about 850MB

Any idea why this is? Is there something that I'm not doing that is causing this? I havent been playing with anything - I'm only trying to follow what has been said previously.

Regards

Nath

[RogueSpear]

Yes it's very strange. nLite reports very odd image sizes for me too. I just updated my main RIS image this morning with AutoRIS and it reported a size over 900MB. After so long I pretty much ignore this.

Regarding Driver Packs. What I do is use the M2 helper addon with the RVM Integrator and then just plop all of the Driver Pack .7z archives into $OEM$\$1. Keep in mind that you will not have any additional mass storage device support using this method. But in the few locations where I do support RIS, I've never needed it either. Generally speaking I would assume most corporate / government environments won't be implementing any crazy desktop RAID solutions. If you need to support deploying Windows Server 2003 via RIS, then that could be another matter.

[tarquel]

Glad that made sense to you. Just confused with the file size but if nothing modifies the i386-original folder, then there should be no reason for it [as thats where AutoRIS gets the files from each time].

So long as its not corrupting or duplicating anything then that's ok

I keep getting a BSOD when windows is installing - naturally, i cant say at what point, because I dont sit there and watch it hehe, although I didnt on the first run.

But on the first run, I hadnt tried different ways of installing the BTS packs.

My thinking is that its something to do with the MassStorageDrivers so I'm leaving them out for the moment

I hope this works because I really really need it to :S

Cheers RogueSpear [as always]

Nath

[RogueSpear]

Are you are getting BSOD during the PnP device installation portion of the setup? If so does the target computer have an Analog Devices SoundMAX in it?

[tarquel]

Realtek AC'97 Audio is what I have in the Add/Remove [of one that is as it was from the supplier].

Its a HP DX5150 SFF [the machine that I'm using AutoRIS on is the same btw].

Here's a link:

http://h18007.www1.hp.com/support/files/hp...te/64_6154.html

The other ones I'll be using this on - later on - will be the HP DX2000 MT series:

http://h18007.www1.hp.com/support/files/hp...te/64_6023.html

There's a few other models like the D230 and D330's floating about - and most likely some other makes and custom models too :S

I'm using the following driver packs - now with your M2 method:

- Graphics_A_V6021

- LAN_V6021

- Sound_A_V602

- Sound_B_V6021

Do I need anymore do you think?

Thanks

Nath.

Edited February 27, 2006 by tarquel

[RogueSpear]

Well if you can tell me at what point the BSOD pops up, it would certainly help. Also, BTS recently updated most of the Driver Packs, including DP Sound which has newer RealTek drivers.

[tarquel]

Its copying the finished image [~500MB] back to the server as I ...er... type hehe so I'll watch it this time and try and see what point it brings up the Blue Screen - hopefully not at all

BTW the Requester for restarting the server Remote Installation service works great

Cheers

Nath

[RogueSpear]

been having a few problems with the part when it comes to restarting the BINL service - "Remote Installation" [bINLSVC] on 2003 - it just throws up a vb error.

You mean this problem went away ?

[tarquel]

Nope - I just altered the script to comment out the restarting process like you said I added a popup to prompt the user to restart it themselves and then to press OK to continue:

VMwareEXE = ReadIni(INIFILE, "Paths", "VMwareEXE")

VPCEXE = ReadIni(INIFILE, "Paths", "VPCEXE")

[b] Dim PauseBINLandVM

PauseBINLandVM = ws.Popup("Please restart the BINL / Remote Installation service on the RIS Server. [Hint: Use the services.msc command to do this] You can continue when ready by pressing OK.",0,"BINL / Remote Installation Service Restart Needed",vb script: C:\050_SetNextBoot.vbs

Line: 75

Char: 3

Error: The system cannot find the file specified.

Code: 80070002

Source: (null)

No choice but to click Ok I guess lol

Cheers

Nath

[tarquel]

I also just got another WSH message [after a reboot]:

Script: C:\070_DefragHD.vbs

Line: 30

Char: 3

Error: The system cannot find the file specified.

Code: 80070002

Source: (null)

Regards

Nath

[RogueSpear]

Yea I'm going to have to rework all of the scripts with better error trapping. They depend on some utilities that I had in my Update Addon Pack, which has been discontinued. Things like SysInternal's PageDefrag and a little utility called NTRegOpt.

[tarquel]

Yep lol I'd forgot about that lol

I dont think it will have missed out anything to major right?

I'm going to redo it again first thing in the morning with the chipset, cpu & graphics_B and a few tweaks to the nlite config too

Many many thanks again - and let me know if you want a hand with anything 2003 specific.

Hope nuhi can add some way of allowing nlite to run automated based on the .ini given through some command line, and BTS's script automated [tho your M2 helper worked lovely thanks].

Cheers

Nath

[RogueSpear]

I've spoken with nuhi about running nLite in an unattended fashion using the command line to call on a preset .ini file, but I think it's not at the top of his priority list. There may be more to implementing that feature than would seem likely.

From what I've heard from BTS, he will be supporting all manner of automation with his next generation of slipstreamer. I'm really looking forward to it as I think it will make things go much smoother in AutoRIS.

[tarquel]

Right - no problem

Tried a install this morning and went in great - managed to download the missing bits for the install from sysinternals and put them via $OEM$ into the right place

I have two questions and that should be it (thank god I hear you cry hehe]:

1) At the very end of the install process, I noticed that I was logged in. In my place of work, thats probably not a good idea so how can I change that so at the final reboot, I dont auto login?

2) I get a problem with applications that use ISScript. They say that the InstallScript engine is not installed on this machine. I found a macromedia article on the matter but tried installing the little isscript.msi but it hasnt made any difference. [sorted - never had to do what I did before but at least it works ]

EDIT:

I have it all setup how i want it but in running RIPprep.exe, and typing in the server name, I get the message:

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Missing CD Image on Server [x]----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

The RIS server to which you are attempting to post this installation does not contain the

correct CD-based image. The version of the CD-based image on the server must match

the version of the system you are attempting to image [Version 5.1 Build 2600,

Language English]. Please either select a different RIS server to post this installation to

or add the corrosponding CD-based image to the current RIS server.

[ OK ]

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Why am I getting this? I havent changed the AutoRIS created build since installing this machine

earlier so I'm not sure why this is happening. Any quick fix to sort this?

Any thoughts?

Regards

Nath

Edited February 28, 2006 by tarquel