Re: Please help with a RIS server issue...anyone??
- From: "Chris Dove" <cdove@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 19 Jul 2005 13:18:52 +0100
Leave it with me phil..
What i'll do is send you the two inf files and the driver and tell you where
they need to go and also teh entry for the .sif file.
Chris
"mingram27" <mingram27@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:9EA8265E-6579-4171-B1A8-90963762FAFD@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> hey chris, i was away for a couple of days. here is my email address
> mingram27@xxxxxxxxxxxx please send the .sif file here. thank you very much
> once again. i do appreciate it.
> --
> Phil Network Admin
>
>
> "Chris Dove" wrote:
>
>> Hi Phil..
>>
>> If you are planning to start again what I would do is...
>>
>> Uninstall RIS from the server...
>> Reboot
>> delete any directories from the reminst dir
>> Reinstall RIS which will ask you for the location of an CD Image (which
>> you
>> will point to XP??)
>> Do as per the previous post with the NIC details..
>> (This has to be done if the base standard CD XP install does not have the
>> NIC drivers inherent as during the first part of the RIS image download
>> It
>> performs the text part install which uses the winxp i386 directory
>> regardless of the image you are trying to download)
>>
>> therefore you will have to add teh drivers to the base image.. It is
>> worth
>> getting the standard XP install working on the PC before bothering
>> creating
>> any images...
>>
>> It took me a while..
>>
>> if you let me have your e-mail i'll send you a copy of my .sif file which
>> will help,,,
>>
>> Chris
>>
>> "mingram27" <mingram27@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:BC98A808-1089-45CF-AB7E-F0093DC15895@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> > Chris, Thanks again for all your help. I decided to remove all images
>> > from
>> > my
>> > RIS server and start from scratch by running RIPREP on a client that I
>> > knew
>> > had the latest NIC drivers on it. After the upload completed and I
>> > tried
>> > to
>> > download, I got this message. "unable to display operating systems (OS)
>> > choices". at first I thought that there was a problem with the
>> > directory
>> > persmissions to the image I uploaded but there isn't (authenticated
>> > users
>> > with RW permissions). Then I thought that the GPO had a setting that I
>> > needed
>> > to set, there is nothing there. Can you help point me in the right
>> > direction
>> > for this answer? please advise... thanks again for you support. you are
>> > great
>> > Phil Network Admin
>> >
>> >
>> > "Chris Dove" wrote:
>> >
>> >> I struggled a while trying to get the Broadcom's working but if you
>> >> follow
>> >> the following instructions all works fine..
>> >> http://www.broadcom.com/drivers/faq_drivers.php#79
>> >> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-US;246184
>> >>
>> >> The ristndrd.sif lives at
>> >> \\%server%\reminst\Setup\English\Images\%XPImageName%\i386\templates
>> >>
>> >> If you download the up to date drivers from broadcom, and extract tehm
>> >> there
>> >> is a folder with the correct b57win32.inf in and instructions..
>> >>
>> >> Let me know how you go....
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> "mingram27" <mingram27@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> >> news:E70F1071-3516-4E05-8AAE-E7E4C637D72B@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> >> >i am using broadcom netxtreme gig ethernet cards and i am using HP
>> >> >gig
>> >> > ethernet cards. how do i edit the .sif file without corrupting it?
>> >> > and
>> >> > when
>> >> > you say that i need to add the drivers "here", where is here? in the
>> >> > .sif
>> >> > file? thanks alot chris, your answer is making things alot more
>> >> > sensible
>> >> > to
>> >> > me. thanks again.
>> >> > --
>> >> > Phil Network Admin
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > "Chris Dove" wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> >> When you install an image it uses the basic XP\2000 image which you
>> >> >> initially copied from the CD to begin the install..
>> >> >>
>> >> >> You'll need to add the drivers here and specify them in your .sif
>> >> >> file..
>> >> >>
>> >> >> What NIC are you using??
>> >> >>
>> >> >> "mingram27" <mingram27@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> >> >> news:50375BC1-00BC-46E5-A5FC-415CD3CDB74F@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> >> >> >I am able to upload the image from the client to the server. When
>> >> >> >I
>> >> >> >am
>> >> >> > downloading the image to the server, the client will stop during
>> >> >> > the
>> >> >> > OS
>> >> >> > installation stating that the network drivers are older than the
>> >> >> > OS
>> >> >> > being
>> >> >> > installed. Can someone help me with this. I don't quite get it.
>> >> >> > Why
>> >> >> > can
>> >> >> > the
>> >> >> > OS go up without a problem but coming down is.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > Phil Network Admin
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
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>>
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