i suppose that some sort of BIOS/chipset DB should be used then? Since for some chipsets/BIOSes it works, for some it doesn't...
maybe we should use a blacklisting-approach? Suppose it always works, except on X, and if it doesn't work on X, add X to the blacklist ? Michael On Wed, May 21, 2008 at 5:26 PM, Mark McRitchie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hiya, > > > > I found that adding the following to my [_meta] section worked (on 4.8RC4): > > fix_disk_geo_heads = "" > > fix_disk_geo_sectors = "" > > > > The fix for NTLDR Not Found seems to have its own issues..... > > > > Regards, > > Mark. > > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Eric > Sent: 12 May 2008 20:24 > To: kevin > Cc: unattended-info@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: Re: [Unattended] Unattended install woes -- first reboot > givesblinking cursor, hangs > > > > Thank you for the suggestion. > > The section you described was included automatically, minus the "quotes" > around the zero. I tried including them, but as I suspected, this made no > difference. No luck! > > -Eric > > On Mon, May 12, 2008 at 3:07 PM, kevin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > On Mon, May 12, 2008 at 11:23 AM, Eric <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > It seems that I'm having the same issue as many others on the mailing-list. > Upon the first reboot after the Unattended / Windows installation copies the > installation files over from the Unattended server, I'm left with nothing > but a discouraging blinking cursor. I'm attempting an install of Windows > 2000 Server (vanilla) using Unattended (4.6 or 4.7). The entire Unattended > process works fine up until that point. > > > > Did you edit unattend.txt? > > Make sure that this section is in there: > > [Data] > AutoPartition=1 > MsDosInitiated="0" > UnattendedInstall=Yes > > I ran into at least something similar and adding that section back in got me > past the blinking cursor. > > kevin > > > > ________________________________ > Any views/opinions expressed in this email are that of the author and may > not reflect the views of BIS Industrial Services Ltd - www.bis-is.co.uk > > BIS Salamis (M&I) Ltd. Registered In Scotland: SC54207 > Registered Office: 4 Greenhole Place, Aberdeen, AB23 8EU > VAT No: 267 5548 21 > BIS Salamis Ltd. Registered in England And Wales: 1690942 > Registered Office: 46 Pinbush Road, Lowestoft, NR33 7NL > VAT No: 373 2129 65 > > This e-mail may contain secrets or privileged, undisclosed or otherwise > confidential information. > If you have received this e-mail in error, you are hereby notified that any > review, copying or distribution of it is strictly prohibited. > Please inform us immediately and destroy the original transmittal. Thank you > for your cooperation. > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft > Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2008. > http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ > _______________________________________________ > unattended-info mailing list > unattended-info@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/unattended-info > > -- Michael De Groote ICT-coordinator Sancta Maria Basisschool Leuven ICT-coordinator Sint-Pietersschool Korbeek-Lo ICT-coordinator Scholengemeenschap Katholieke Basisscholen Leuven ICT-coordinator Parkschool Leuven ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2008. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ _______________________________________________ unattended-info mailing list unattended-info@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/unattended-info
