Thanks Matt,
So I set the SATA controller from AHCI to ATA and now the nt5x-install
method seems to get past the Blue Screen Of Death.
The old method still doesn't work and only creates a 4gig partition.
Here is the BSOD message when the SATA controller is set to AHCI and using
nt5x-install:
http://home.asylum-inc.net/unattended_nt5x_install_with_AHCI.jpg
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Matt Hyclak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Re: Unattended 4gig partition issue
On Mon, Apr 07, 2008 at 05:18:30PM +1200, Michael Hodgkinson enlightened
us:
> We have started purchasing Dell Optiplex 755's and found that our
> Unattended install did not handle their Network cards.
> So I downloaded the Unattended CVS and compiled (today), the network
cards
> now work, but the installation doesn't.
> After going through the install options (OS, drivers,hostname) and
> selecting the option to use the whole disk, it only creates a 4gig
> partition on the disk and won't install WinXp.
> I tried the new nt5x-install method, but after the windows setup (text
> user interface) tried to load the GUI setup it Blue Screen of Deathed.
>
> I tried using dd to blank the partition table of the disk, then run
> Unattended again, with no success.
> Then tried installing via unattended into a VMware image but also just
end
> up with the 4gig partition?
>
> Any idea what the problem can be?
>
In the BIOS, go to the SATA Controller submenu and set it to Legacy. See
if
that fixes he problem.
Matt
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