Copy Files To $win_NT$.~bt directory for unattended installation

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Rene Spijkerman - 30 Jan 2007 07:29 GMT

What dictates which files are copied into the $WIN_NT$.~BT folder
during an unattended setup?

Basically, I need to force it to copy iaStor.Sys into $WIN_NT$.~BT so
that the textmode part of the install can complete, but can't find
anywhere that lists the files to be copied.

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BACKGROUND:

I'm being driven nuts trying to do a Unattend install using
the SATA drivers (iaStor.sys).
Having spent days on this, and following all of the info I can find.

If I manually copy it to the $WIN_NT$.~BT folder and reboot all is
good. I have tried every suggestion I can to get iaStor to work (it is
in the $WIN_NT$.~BT\$OEM$ folder) but the manual step seems to be the
only one that works.

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Mario Schmidt - 30 Jan 2007 08:28 GMT

Rene Spijkerman schrieb:

> What dictates which files are copied into the $WIN_NT$.~BT folder
> during an unattended setup?
>
> Basically, I need to force it to copy iaStor.Sys into $WIN_NT$.~BT so
> that the textmode part of the install can complete, but can't find
> anywhere that lists the files to be copied.

http://www.pcstats.com/articleview.cfm?articleid=1703&page=5

You need to modify txtsetup.sif, which is described on the next two pages.

What the guide does not mention: You also should add your driver file to
the list in i386\dosnet.inf under sections [FloppyFiles.2] and [Files]!

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Mario Schmidt - 30 Jan 2007 08:31 GMT

Ah, and also copy your .sys file to i386 on the installation medium. You
may compress it using makecab: "makecab mydriverfile.sys".

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