I think I was mistaken when I said WinPE 5.1. I am pretty sure I am using
WinPE 5.0. The version numbers are pretty confusing with 8.0 and 8.1 with are
really 6.2 and 6.2.1 or 6.3 or 6.3.1 and then with WinPE being 5.0 or 5.1…
Anyway, the OS version of the boot image is reported as 6.3.9600.16384 (How
would I tell the difference between WinPE 5.0 and 5.1? and I have heard
conflicting advice on whether to update WinPE 5.0 to 5.1 or not)
Intel doesn’t list 8.1 drivers for the 82578DM NIC, but Windows Update Catalog
from Microsoft does.
That driver I downloaded from Microsoft looks like this… So No 6.3 or 6.3.1
section. But Windows Update Catalog says this driver is for 8 and 8.1. Is
this not a valid driver for Win PE 5.0? I can force it to load after booting
into WinPE and it works, but it wont load automatically. After forcing it to
load I DO get a NIC listed correctly and an IP address as shown in ipconfig.
This is on a Dell Optiplex 980. I can verify that this driver ends up being
baked into the WIM because it is present in the X:\Windows\INF folder in the
RAM/Boot disk and I can load it by force using the drvload command.
[Manufacturer]
%Intel% = Intel, NTx86.6.2.1
[ControlFlags]
ExcludeFromSelect = \
PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_10DE&SUBSYS_10DE8086,\
PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_10DF&SUBSYS_10DF8086
[Intel]
;===============================================================================
; WINDOWS 8 PLATFORMS
;===============================================================================
[Intel.NTx86.6.2.1]
; DisplayName Section DeviceID
; ----------- ------- --------
%E10DENC.DeviceDesc% = E10DE, PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_10DE
%E10DENC.DeviceDesc% = E10DE,
PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_10DE&SUBSYS_10DE8086
%E10DFNC.DeviceDesc%
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On
Behalf Of Keith Garner (Hotmail)
Sent: Tuesday, February 17, 2015 7:30 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: RE: [MDT-OSD] NIC not loading in WinPE 5.1
Here are my debugging steps from my technet FAQ Posting:
https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/3e083173-f5db-48e9-b744-f71b9ca6541c/how-to-debug-missing-drivers-in-mdt?forum=mdt
Installing Network Drivers in WinPE
* Step 6 - Try the network connection again
(See above
* Step 7 - Verify Connectivity from within WinPE
Verifying network connectivity will be a bit more difficult in WinPE, since we
have a limited User Interface, so all investigation must be done in the
debugging mode (Press F8) cmd.exe
○ Try connecting to the Deployment Share:
c:\> net use * \\MDT\DeploymentShare$<file:///\\MDT\DeploymentShare$>
/u:UserDomain\UserName *
○ Try pinging the Deployment Server:
c:\> Ping.exe MDT.Corp.contoso.com
○ Verify that you have an IP address ( ipconfig /all ) If you have an
AutoConfiguration address - Driver OK - WinPE can't reach the DHCP server. If
you have "Media Disconnected" - Driver OK - Physical adapter not plugged to
network. If no devices are listed - Driver bad - Driver not installed.
○ Check the x:\windows\system32\WpeInit.log - This log will show the network
driver (if found) being installed.
From: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>
[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Chris Catlett
Sent: Tuesday, February 17, 2015 4:10 PM
To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [MDT-OSD] NIC not loading in WinPE 5.1
which version number of the driver are you injecting?
To be sure, you are loading the windows 8.1 driver into the boot image, that is
what pe 5.1 requires.
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On a Dell Optiplex 980, when booting from a USB stick with a WinPE 5.1 image
created by SCCM 2012/MDT 2013 I am not getting an IP address.
I am pretty sure I have the correct driver loaded in the WIM, but for some
reason it is not loading correctly and then I do not get an IP address.
I am able to find the correct driver in the X:\Windows\INF folder in the Boot
Wim when booted from the stick as “OEM28.inf” – so the driver is injected
properly as far as I can tell.
I am able to load the driver using “drvload oem28.inf” from a command prompt.
When I load the driver in this way and do “wpeutil initializeNetwork” then I
get an IP address. So I think I have the right driver in there, but it is just
not being detected correctly.
Does anyone have any tips? I am pretty sure the ven/dev code for the Ethernet
device in the Optiplex 980 is 8086/10EF- and that code is listed as supported
in the driver that gets loaded by adding the drivers to the WIM (as evidenced
by OEM28.inf
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