[Fernando 1]

stinart, on Oct 7 2005, 04:16 PM, said:

I used the 6.67 ->ide->legacy driver and i hadn't changed the txtsetup.oem because the nvatax64.inf that you mention to add was already written in the [Files.scsi.BUSDRV] field.I tried 6.25 raid driver too, but again in the x64 setup screen i get a "nvraid.sys not found" error and all stops there.
tnx for your assist.

Take a look into the AMD64 folder of your nLited CD using the 6.67 driver package. Is there a file named "nvrdx64.sy_"?
Are you sure to have not corrupted files, when you downloaded and unzipped the driver packages?
If both answers are "Yes", try the following:
Create a new CD by using nLite 1.0 RC1, but this time use the SATARAID subfolder of the package 6.67. Before you integrate the SATARAID subfolder you should do the following:
1. copy the NVATAX64.INF (from the LEGACY folder) into the SATARAID subfolder and
2. make the changes within the TXTSETUP.OEM file (see above).
I am really sorry, but I cannot try it myself, because I have only a PC with an nForce4 chipset.

Please report about your results.
Goodluck!
Fernando

[stinart]

No, the "nvrdx64.sy" isn't in the amd64 folder.What i have to do now?May i copy all the files in that folder too?

This post has been edited by stinart: 07 October 2005 - 10:11 AM

[Fernando 1]

stinart, on Oct 7 2005, 05:09 PM, said:

No, the "nvrdx64.sy" isn't in the amd64 folder.What i have to do now?May i copy all the files in that folder too?

If the drivers NVRDX64.SYS (the compressed form is NVRDX64.SY_) and NVATAX64.SYS (compressed: NVATAX64.SYS_) are not copied by nLite into the AMD64 folder, you cannot build a bootable XP x64 CD, because the Setup cannot find your Raid array.

I believe, that you have done something wrong within the driver integration part of the nLite processing.
Did you really integrate the content of the LEGACY subfolder as TEXTMODE drivers?
Did you take both drivers which were proposed by nLite to integrate?

[stinart]

nlite inserts automatically both ".inf' files(textmode) from the legacy folder and proposes to insert an nvatabus driver which i can't find in the 6.67 version.(only 6.25 has that).May i have to insert the nvatabus driver from the 6.25 too?
If i move manually the files in the amd64 folder, would that make the trick?
tnx.

This post has been edited by stinart: 07 October 2005 - 10:36 AM

[Fernando 1]

stinart, on Oct 7 2005, 05:32 PM, said:

nlite inserts automatically both ".inf' files(textmode) from the legacy folder and proposes to insert an nvatabus driver which i can't find in the 6.67 version.(only 6.25 has that).May i have to insert the nvatabus driver from the 6.25 too?
If i move manually the files in the amd64 folder, would that make the trick?

1. The 6.25 driver package don't have native 64bit drivers. That is the reason why they have names as the "normal" 32bit drivers (NVATABUS.SYS and NVRAID.SYS). On the other hand the new packages as 6.67 have native 64bit SataRaid drivers (NVATAX64.SYS and NVRDX64.SYS). That is the reason, why the TXTSETUP.OEM from the 6.25 package asks for the NVATABUS.SYS and the TXTSETUP.OEM from the 6.67 package wants the NVATAX64.SYS, and the reason, why you don't find a NVATABUS.SYS within the 6.67 package. Is it possible, that you have mixed the TXTSETUP.OEM files between the 6.25 and the 6.67 packages? That would explain your issue.
2. No, I don't think so.
You have done something wrong during the textmode driver integration.
These are the 2 drivers which nLite proposes to integrate:
RAIDCLASS = "NVIDIA RAID CLASS DRIVER (required)"
BUSDRV = "NVIDIA nForce Storage Controller (required)"
The first one is the Raid driver NVRDX64.SYS (real 64bit) or NVRAID.SYS (32/64bit),
the second is the Sata driver NVATAX64.SYS (real 64bit) or NVATABUS.SYS (32/64bit).
You have to take both.
At the end of the processing nLite will copy all driver files into the folder AMD64\NLDRV and the 2 just mentioned SYS-files addtionally into the AMD64 root.
You should repeat your work and be carefull during the textmode driver integration part.

This post has been edited by Fernando 1: 07 October 2005 - 12:54 PM

[stinart]

Fernando,
when nlite proceeds with driver intergration ,it shows me a "Pe1" type of error.I click "ok" and the intergration continues normally.At the end the drivers are only intergraded in the I386 folder and not in the amd64 folder.To be more specific:
1)"I386" folder contains nvrdx64.sy, nvatax64.sy and a subfolder named "NLDRV" which contains all the drivers.
2)"AMD64" folder contains nothing specified with raid.

I copied the drivers manually in the amd64 folder but when i run the x64 setup, it failed with an "idecoil value 0 in .SIF" error or something like that.
I think something is wrong when the nlite proceeding.Weird.

This post has been edited by stinart: 08 October 2005 - 07:43 AM

[Fernando 1]

stinart, on Oct 8 2005, 02:40 PM, said:

Fernando,
when nlite proceeds with driver intergration ,it shows me a "Pe1" type of error.I click "ok" and the intergration continues normally.At the end the drivers are only intergraded in the I386 folder and not in the amd64 folder.To be more specific:
1)"I386" folder contains nvrdx64.sy, nvatax64.sy and a subfolder named "NLDRV" which contains all the drivers.
2)"AMD64" folder contains nothing specified with raid.

I have never heard about similar problems, but I am rather sure, that it is not an issue of nLite.
Please answer to the following questions:
1. Do you have an original version of Windows XP x64?
2. When you have copied the content of the original XP x64 CD onto your hard disk device and pointed nLite to that path, did nLite recognize the content of that folder correctly as Windows XP x64 Edition?
3. Are you sure, that it was a "Pe" type error? Yesterday you wrote, that it was a "P11" type error (no idea, what this error message means, just to verify, if you got the same message or not).

EDIT:
I just googled and found this:

Quote

A translation error code (FT=4) is set when a SFSR PE type error occurs. while the
MMU is fetching an entry from a page table or when a PTP is ...

Do you have an english or an other version of Windows XP x64?
Did you try to integtrate the Multilingual User Interface (MUI)?

This post has been edited by Fernando 1: 08 October 2005 - 08:24 AM

[stinart]

I have a copied cd of "Windows XP Professional x64 Edition trial software".(I can't download it myself with a 56k connection) .Nlite recognize it with no problem. The problem may be related with the trial software, but the cd itself completes the setup with no problem.
Can you please send me your "txtsetup.sif"(in amd64 folder) and inform me the exact folder location that the drivers are intergrated?I think it's a way to solve the problem.Thanx.

EDIT:I think it's an english version.How can i intergrade the MUI?

This post has been edited by stinart: 08 October 2005 - 08:29 AM

[Fernando 1]

stinart, on Oct 8 2005, 03:24 PM, said:

Can you please send me your "txtsetup.sif"(in amd64 folder) and inform me the exact folder location that the drivers are intergrated?I think it's a way to solve the problem.Thanx.

Send me a PM with your eMail address and I will send you the TXTSETUP.SIF (543 KB) of my nLited x64 CD.
The drivers and all other needed files (INF and DLL) are stored as compressed files in X:\AMD64\NLDRV (X is the letter of the CD-ROM drive), but the textmode drivers are additionally copied into the AMD64 directory.
EDIT 1: Obviously you are not sure, which version of Windows XP x64 you have (just copied somewhere).
Put the original CD into your CD drive and look into the README.HTM, which you find within the root of the CDRom drive. There you can see, what you got.
EDIT 2: Stinart, you are saving a lot of time, when you first do that:
If you are sure, that you have the original english version of Windows XP x64, try to install it using the F6/floppy method. Take the driver package 6.25 (for x64) and copy all files (not the subfoder raidtool) from the folder WinXP onto your floppy.
If you succeed this way, you can try it with nLite.

This post has been edited by Fernando 1: 08 October 2005 - 09:23 AM

[Grinnz]

THANKS SO MUCH, without this guide i would have surely had days of additional agony trying to get this to work, instead I only had a day before i found it and half a day until i figured out I have to use the 6.67 drivers you link to. Nevertheless, it works
I'm using a Biostar NF4UL-9 with nForce4 Ultra, an AMD64, the latest BIOS from the Biostar website, and two Maxtor 200GB SATAs in RAID 0.

[ergo]

I have a Gigabyte K8N-Ultra-9 motherboard, with raid 0 on the nvidia sata's.
Am totally unable to load XP64 due to the exact same reasons as others here have stated, have tried numerous floppy versions of drivers to install at F6, have tried making numerous cd's with nlite rc1, with all variations of nforce 64 raid drivers i can find.
Have spent 3 days on the issue and given up, installed xp32 bit without a hitch.
Can someone please write a simple definitive guide on how to solve the issue as this thread has got so long and complex i cant follow it anymore.
i.e. which version of nlite to use, which drivers to use, and a slightly more comprehensive guide on how to do it using Nlite.
At end of my tether with this one, any help appreciated.

[Fernando 1]

ergo, on Oct 17 2005, 12:37 AM, said:

Can someone please write a simple definitive guide on how to solve the issue as this thread has got so long and complex i cant follow it anymore.
i.e. which version of nlite to use, which drivers to use, and a slightly more comprehensive guide on how to do it using Nlite.

Just have a look into post No 1 of this thread. There you can find all what you need. The guide is up-to-date and incorporates especially the use of nLite 1.0 RC1.
It is not necessary at all to read all posts of this thread.
CU
Fernando

[nickelplate]

It worked for me on the first try. I have an NForce3 board (MSI K8N Neo2 Platinum). I used the 6.56 Raid drivers from PlanetAMD 64, and the 6.25 drivers for the rest. Retail OEM XP X64, bought in September. SATA Raid 0. Raid Bios 4.81. Thanks for the guide - I have little experience in this sort of thing.

[ergo]

My raid bios is reorted as 4.81, i am on bios F6 and no newer bioses are available for my board {to my knowledge}. As stated previously i have tried making versions using Nlite using just about every driver package i can find, the machine will pick up the drivers so no boot disk is required, but it allways crashes at the end, i can boot into safe mode {after it halts at actpl stage}, but no amount of different driver installs will solve it, so i am left with a machine that only works in safe mode, not very usefull.
The fact that i can load XP32 in same config perfectly; leads me to conclusion that its not faulty board or components but a driver / XP64 issue. That though to me isnt of great help cos i am not trained in how to make my own working drivers, i paid microsoft, nvidia and gigabyte to do that, and it appears to me that somewhere in that chain is someone severely incompetent . We shouldn't have to be having this thread in the 1st place if they had done their homework correctly.
So anyway i am no nearer a resolution, must be nice for the guys that solved the issue for their machines.
I am not 1 of them ufortuanately.

[Fernando 1]

ergo, on Oct 18 2005, 09:05 AM, said:

My raid bios is reorted as 4.81, i am on bios F6 and no newer bioses are available for my board {to my knowledge}. As stated previously i have tried making versions using Nlite using just about every driver package i can find, the machine will pick up the drivers so no boot disk is required, but it allways crashes at the end, i can boot into safe mode {after it halts at actpl stage}, but no amount of different driver installs will solve it, so i am left with a machine that only works in safe mode, not very usefull.
The fact that i can load XP32 in same config perfectly; leads me to conclusion that its not faulty board or components but a driver / XP64 issue.

Hi Ergo,
I can understand, that you are frustrated.
As you can imagine, it took me much more time than you to find at least a way to get the nForce SataRaid drivers installed with nearly each SataRaid system. Very often I was close to throw my computer out of the window.
There are thousands of possible reasons for the issue you described. A computer is much more complicated than an egg-timer and you only can solve a computer problem with patience.
If you cannot get a BIOS with a Raid BIOS v. 4.84, I would recommend to take an nForce chipset driver package lower than 6.66, for example the 6.56.
If you were able to boot into safe mode after the installation of XPx64, your problem has likely nothing to do with the NVIDIA nForce SataRaid drivers.
The 64-bit version of Windows XP is very choosy concerning all drivers (more than the 32-bit OS Windows XP). So look into your device manager, if the NVIDIA nForce Sata/Ide and Raid Controllers are correctly integrated. If this is the case, you can be quite sure, that your problem cannot be resolved by changing the SataRaid drivers or the method to install them.
Some weeks ago I got a BSOD each time, when I tried to install Windows XP. This issue had gone at once after I had set the voltage of my RAM a lttle bit higher (2,7 V instead of 2,6 V), but it took me 2 full days to find this simple way to resolve my problem. This example may demonstrate how complicated things are.

CU
Fernando

[AntO1ne]

ergo, on Oct 18 2005, 09:05 AM, said:

So anyway i am no nearer a resolution, must be nice for the guys that solved the issue for their machines.
I am not 1 of them ufortuanately.

+1

Same motherboard, same bios version, Raid 0 = same problem.

I send an email to the tech support at Gygabyte... You never know.

I'll try one more time with older version of the Raid driver in nLite but I'm beginning to loose faith.

Hope we'll see the desktop in XP Pro x64 one day

[Fernando 1]

AntO1ne, on Oct 19 2005, 09:12 PM, said:

Same motherboard, same bios version, Raid 0 = same problem.
I'll try one more time with older version of the Raid driver in nLite but I'm beginning to loose faith.
Hope we'll see the desktop in XP Pro x64 one day

Have a look at this thread:
http://www.planetamd...php/t11324.html
Maybe it will help you with your Gigabyte K8N-Ultra-9.

[AntO1ne]

Fernando 1, on Oct 19 2005, 11:02 PM, said:

Have a look at this thread:
http://www.planetamd...php/t11324.html
Maybe it will help you with your Gigabyte K8N-Ultra-9.

Thx mate,

Right now I just finished burning the WinLite iso with the 6.56 Drivers; Hope it will work.

I'll keep you posted.

Edit: 01:48 AM

YEEEEEEPEEEEEE ! I'm in. It worked with de 6.56 SATA RAID Drivers & bios F6.

Thanks a lot !

Another question, can I upgrade now my drivers with the latest or will it make Windows unbootable again ?

This post has been edited by AntO1ne: 19 October 2005 - 05:51 PM

[Fernando 1]

AntO1ne, on Oct 20 2005, 01:02 AM, said:

Another question, can I upgrade now my drivers with the latest or will it make Windows unbootable again ?

Congratulations for your success!
Concerning your question about driver upgrading I would give you the advice to wait until Gigabyte presents a new BIOS for your board with a Raid BIOS v. 4.84. Otherwise you will risk new problems.
Be happy, that you can work with Windows XP x64.
CU
Fernando