Andrey Vlassov wrote: > I have encountered a few bumps with "unattended" install of Windows XP SP2 > 1) OS selection > Windows XP Professional SP2 (Volume, English) (Z:\os\winxp) > 2) Partition scheme > Partition: Y > Format: Y > MBR: Y > 3) Windows patch > Windows-KB913433-x86-enu.exe > > Now a few questions: > 1. Is it possible to avoid selection of OS and preconfigure it in > "unattended.csv" based on MAC address?
In my unattend.csv I have, for example: "000CXX744XX2","ComputerName","bergy" "bergy","Windows XP Professional ProductKey","XXXXX-...." "bergy","OS_media","Z:\os\xp-oem" "bergy","DriverPath","drv\somepath" "bergy","middle_scripts","winxpsp2-moe.bat" That selects the OS automatically based on the media location. > 2. Is it possible to specify partition layout based on MAC address and > avoid answering questions? > What about "Default" partition layout? Is it possible to integrate > into "unattended" install? > I found nothing regarding this subject in documentation. Partitioning for me is set in the [_meta] section of unattend.txt (same dir as unattend.csv). fdisk_cmds = "fdisk /clear 1;fdisk /pri:100,100;fdisk /delete /pri:1;fdisk /pri:100,100;fdisk /activate:1" You could probably throw a /mbr in there somewhere too if you wanted. I guess if you know fdisk (or learn it) you could change those commands to your heart's content. If you create more than one partition, I don't know on which one unattended would install Windows - perhaps the first? Or the earliest on the disk? > 3. Patch Windows-KB913433-x86-enu.exe doesn't install properly. It > complains about incompatiblity with "flash" installed in windows. Do we > really need this patch in "anattended"? I guess automatic windows update > could take care of it. Don't know sorry. I sometimes get patches that go awry too, but at the moment I install Windows rarely enough that it sits next to me and I just hit abort or whatever I need to, to get it going again. > And last question -- Should I submit this kind of questions to > development list or this list is OK? I don't know the 'right' place to post this, but I'm certainly not offended that you posted to unattended-info. I no longer subscribe to devel since I really am just a user, but I guess I can share what (little) I've learnt over the couple of years I've been using it. HTH, Greg. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ _______________________________________________ unattended-info mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/unattended-info
