Unattended Win2k build on Tecra S1 laptop

[bhogaj31]

Hi

I am trying to install "Windows 2000 Pro" on a Toshiba Tecra S1 laptop using the unattended install method from a network share.

The laptop has it's own onboard network card which is an "Intel Pro 100 ve " and i have the dos drivers for it (E100b.dos) so I can get the biuld to start and that is all ok.

A part of the unattended build automatically adds the laptop to the NT4 domain I am using and this bit happens when the build is in a very GUI stage.

The problem is that when the laptop is at the stage where it needs to be added to the domain , it fails to be added because there is no windows 2000 network card driver present on the laptop. It completes the build and just sits in its own workgroup.



Where can I put the NIC dirvers on the laptop so that they are picked up by windows 2000 and used when it needs to be added to the domain, e.g. which folder on the c:\drive?

Any help much appreciated.

 

[bcastner]

See:

http://www.msfn.org/unattended/xp/drivers.htm

But generally it is better not to force the Domain join. Use the Workgroup method, but give the workgroup the same name as the eventual Domain.

Then logon to the finished workstation and do the join by hand.

 

[bhogaj31]

Help , I m in a bit of a muddle.

Bcastner,

Thank you for the website link, I know this reply of mine has taken a while but I haven't had a chance to test my build method using the information on the link.

I am trying it today and finding a bit of a problem.

First thing, the website mentions that (integrating the driver installation ) is good to go on an XP setup when installing from a CD.

I am installing windows 2000 and have prepared my drivers in the same way as directed but te installation doesn't find the (Intel NIC) drivers during the windows 2000 setup or any other drivers specified for that matter.

I don't have access to any nic card installation program because there is no such installer available from toshiba.

I have followed the instructions exactly as they are written but the only thing I am doing differently is , I am installing Win2k and the instructions are aimed at XP.

My "Winnt.sif" file contains the following lines.

[Unattended]
UnattendMode=FullUnattended
OemSkipEula=Yes
OemPreinstall=Yes
OemPnPDriversPath="drivers\1_nw;drivers\2_gr;drivers\8_mdm"
DriverSigningPolicy=Ignore
TargetPath=\WINNT
filesystem=convertNTFS

And on my bootable cd the drivers are set out in the following paths (F:\ is my cd rom drive)

F:\i386\$oem$\$1\drivers\0_cs (Empty)
F:\i386\$oem$\$1\drivers\1_nw (Contains NIC drivers)
F:\i386\$oem$\$1\drivers\2_gr (Contains display drivers)
F:\i386\$oem$\$1\drivers\3_tv_out (Empty)
F:\i386\$oem$\$1\drivers\4_snd (Empty)
F:\i386\$oem$\$1\drivers\5_mon (Empty)
F:\i386\$oem$\$1\drivers\6_kb (Empty)
F:\i386\$oem$\$1\drivers\7_mou (Empty)
F:\i386\$oem$\$1\drivers\8_mdm (Contains modem drivers)
F:\i386\$oem$\$1\drivers\9_irp (Empty)

ANy ideas what I am doing wrong, I tried with the above and it didn't install any of the correct drivers.

Any help much appreciated.

Regards

 

[bhogaj31]

Hello again

Does anyone know wether you can specify the drivers you wish to install as stated above when doing a Win2000 unattended install from a bootable cd.

I am really stuck on this. I have been to countless websites and gone through a ton of books (Also Res kit).

None of the resources say that it can't be done, however I have tried it and it is not working from the boot cd. It works for a network install but I really need it to work from a boot cd. If it can be done for XP installs then I don't see why it won't work for Win2000.

What am I doing wrong ???

Help

 

[bhogaj31]

Found the answer at

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=216258

Later

J

 

[bcastner]

In the alternative:

http://unattended.sourceforge.net/