Hi Gregory,
thank for replay, with your help I got some progress
Gregory Orange wrote:
>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.
>
>
>
I found that "OS_Media" doesn't work but "OS_media" works as expected.
I didn't try to add "DriverPath" yet and got question about what drivers
to install.
>
>
>>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?
>
>
>
>
I did add this "fdisk_cmds" from "c:\netinst\unattended.txt" which I
found after installation and I had to add another line
[_meta]
fdisk_cmds = "fdisk /clear 1;fdisk /pri:50,100;fdisk /pri:50,100
/spec:7;fdisk /delete /pri:1;fdisk /pri:4000;fdisk /activate:1"
format_cmd = "format /y /z:seriously /q /u /a /v: c:"
replace_mbr = 1
But I still got confirmation question about partitioning which I had to
answer "Y".
By the way which "fdisk" command is used? Is it from
Linux/Windows/FreeDOS? Where should I look for "options" of "fdisk"?
>>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.
>
>
>
>
Well it is not problem to answer "Ignore" for me. But I work on system
where installation will be done by students and professors. (And you
would not believe how "stupid" they could be when it comes to
computers). So I would prefer that it run on autopilot -- start computer
and go away. (Of course after extencive testing).
>>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.
>
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