Windows 2k3 Network UI fails.

[Navneet Verma]

Hi Gurus,

I have a Proliant DL380 G4 server and I am trying to install 2k3 using a network unattended process. My command for the winnt32 is as follows:
z:\i386\winnt32 /s:z:\i386 /unattend:z:\unattend.txt /makelocalsource /syspart:c:

where Z is the network share. The local harddisk was earlier partitioned and formated to a 10GB NTFS partition using diskpart and format.

The process is able to copy all the files successfully and I am able to see the $WINNT$.~BT and $WINNT$.~LS folders. Upon reboot, the installation stops with an error:
\$WINNT$.~BT\$OEM$\.\cpqcissm.sys could not be loaded. Error Code 14.

Here is the snipped of my unattend.txt file
;SetupMgrTag
[Data]
AutoPartition=0
MsDosInitiated="0"
UnattendedInstall="Yes"

[Unattended]
UnattendMode=FullUnattended
OemSkipEula=Yes
OemPreinstall=Yes
OemPnPDriversPath="SysFiles\drivers\compaq;Sysfiles\drivers\emulex"
TargetPath=\WINDOWS
AutoActivate=Yes
Repartition=No
FileSystem=ConvertNTFS
DuDisable=Yes


[GuiUnattended]
AdminPassword="XXXXXXXX"
EncryptedAdminPassword=NO
AutoLogon=Yes
AutoLogonCount=3
OEMSkipRegional=1
TimeZone=35
OemSkipWelcome=1

[UserData]
ProductKey=
FullName=
OrgName=
ComputerName=*

[Display]
BitsPerPel=16
Xresolution=800
YResolution=600

[LicenseFilePrintData]
AutoMode=PerSeat

[GuiRunOnce]
Command0=c:\temp\Win2k3UIStep1.vbs

[Identification]
JoinWorkgroup=WORKGROUP

[URL]
Home_Page=http://www.google.com

[Components]
deskpaper=Off
dialer=Off
Hypertrm=On
rec=Off
vol=Off
paint=off
accessopt=off
mousepoint=off
netoc=on

[NetOptionalComponents]
SNMP=1

[Networking]
InstallDefaultComponents=No

[NetAdapters]
Adapter1=params.Adapter1

[params.Adapter1]
INFID=*

[NetClients]
MS_MSClient=params.MS_MSClient

[NetServices]
MS_SERVER=params.MS_SERVER

[NetProtocols]
MS_TCPIP=params.MS_TCPIP

[MassStorageDrivers]
"IDE CD-ROM (ATAPI 1.2)/PCI IDE Controller" = "Retail"
"Smart Array 5300 Controller" = "OEM"
"Smart Array 5i, 532, 5312 Controllers" = "OEM"
"Smart Array 6i, 641, 642, 6400, 6400EM Controllers" = "OEM"

[OEMBootFiles]
cpqciss.dll
cpqcisse.cat
cpqcisse.inf
cpqcisse.sys
cpqcissm.cat
cpqcissm.dll
cpqcissm.inf
CpqCissm.sys
txtsetup.oem


Here is snippet of the i386\$OEM$\TEXTMODE\txtsetup.oem file
[Disks]
d1 = "Smart Array 5x and 6x Driver Diskette",.\TXTSETUP.OEM,.


[Defaults]
SCSI = B060


[SCSI]
B060 = "Smart Array 5300 Controller"
B178 = "Smart Array 5i, 532, 5312 Controllers"
0046 = "Smart Array 6i, 641, 642, 6400, 6400EM Controllers"


[Files.scsi.B060]
driver = d1,cpqcissm.sys,cpqcissm
dll = d1,cpqcissm.dll
inf = d1,cpqcissm.inf
catalog = d1,cpqcissm.cat


[Files.scsi.B178]
driver = d1,cpqcissm.sys,cpqcissm
dll = d1,cpqcissm.dll
inf = d1,cpqcissm.inf
catalog = d1,cpqcissm.cat


[Files.scsi.0046]
driver = d1,cpqcissm.sys,cpqcissm
dll = d1,cpqcissm.dll
inf = d1,cpqcissm.inf
catalog = d1,cpqcissm.cat


[Config.cpqcissm]
value = "",tag,REG_DWORD,103
value = Parameters\PnpInterface,5,REG_DWORD,1
value = Parameters\Device,NumberOfRequests,REG_DWORD,80


[HardwareIds.scsi.B060]
id = "PCI\VEN_0E11&DEV_B060&SUBSYS_40700E11","cpqcissm"
; W2K Default.
id = "PCI\VEN_0E11&DEV_B060","cpqcissm"


[HardwareIds.scsi.B178]
id = "PCI\VEN_0E11&DEV_B178&SUBSYS_40800E11","cpqcissm"
id = "PCI\VEN_0E11&DEV_B178&SUBSYS_40820E11","cpqcissm"
id = "PCI\VEN_0E11&DEV_B178&SUBSYS_40830E11","cpqcissm"
; W2K Default.
id = "PCI\VEN_0E11&DEV_B178","cpqcissm"


[HardwareIds.scsi.0046]
id = "PCI\VEN_0E11&DEV_0046&SUBSYS_40910E11","cpqcissm"
id = "PCI\VEN_0E11&DEV_0046&SUBSYS_409A0E11","cpqcissm"
id = "PCI\VEN_0E11&DEV_0046&SUBSYS_409B0E11","cpqcissm"
id = "PCI\VEN_0E11&DEV_0046&SUBSYS_409C0E11","cpqcissm"
id = "PCI\VEN_0E11&DEV_0046&SUBSYS_409D0E11","cpqcissm"
; W2K Default.
id = "PCI\VEN_0E11&DEV_0046","cpqcissm"


What am I doing wrong or missing?

[Ron T. Bootyman]

Hi,

I have the same problem. To resolve this I deleted the dll=... lines in the Files.scsi.**** sections of txtsetup.oem.
Then the textmode part of the installation works fine. But later in the installation process during hrdware detection windows prompts for the missing dll. The file is on the hard disk, so I can select it. But it's not a fully unattended installation, so I am not happy with this workaround.

mfg, Ron

[Michael Maher · Accepted solution]

In reply to Question 1 in your Unattend.txt you don't seem to have a section called OEMFilesPath (if you are installing the MUI Pack from the default location of \i386\$OEM$, you do not need to specify an OemFilesPath value.)

In answer to question 2 put the DLL in $oem$\$$\OEMDIR see KB article

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;q275334

[Navneet Verma]

closed.. see Michael Maher's solution.