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  • 1.  Initializing packet driver and IP Address

    Posted Jan 08, 2008 08:19 AM
    I am having trouble creating an image from a laptop I have (Compaq 6715B). I've installed the client software and initiated the image task from the GSS2.0 server (w2k server).
     
    The client will restart as normal and boot to its virtual partition fine, it picks up the IP and name of the GSS server, the blue/grey ghost screen appears as it should however no details appear on the screen for a good minute, then at the bottom of the screen a message will appear "Initializing Packet Driver and IP Address" at this point it never moves forward (left it over night!).
     
    It is assigned a Broadcom driver by default, I have changed it to the Universal Packet Driver v2.0 and Universal Packet Driver (irqcfg). Other things I have tried is to go in to the bios and disable USB, wireless nic and bluetooth, however the problem persists.
     
    I am positive there isn't a problem with the server as last year I successfully cloned and imaged 5 other laptops (different models) and 10 desktops.
     
    Any suggestions appreciated.


  • 2.  RE: Initializing packet driver and IP Address

    Posted Jan 08, 2008 08:53 AM
    I have the exact same problem with the exact same laptop, actually thought maybe it was an ISA problem at first, but I was able to image a different laptop without any problems.


  • 3.  RE: Initializing packet driver and IP Address

    Posted Jan 08, 2008 10:55 AM
    Thanks for you input at least I'm not the only one:smileytongue: I've now also removed the anti-virus software from this server, added the NDIS2 driver for that laptop (downloaded from HP), disabled the client firewall, removed client anti-virus software and it still hasn't made a difference:smileysad:.


  • 4.  RE: Initializing packet driver and IP Address

    Posted Jan 10, 2008 11:59 AM
    Has anyone else had this problem and found a solution, or are there any suggestions out there?


  • 5.  RE: Initializing packet driver and IP Address

    Posted Jan 10, 2008 04:41 PM
    Normally, I'd say check/disable USB, IRQ and stuff but it sounds like you did that.  I dunno that particular brand laptop, and it sounds more like a network problem but check your SATA (if it's SATA) and if it has an IDE compat mode or disable RAID compat mode or whatever other fancy shenanigans it might have.

    Also, remove the Ghost virtual boot partition from the equation.  Boot off floppy, CDROM, USB stick, or PXE.  Make a connection just to the Ghostcast Server.  Run the GS on your server w/out the console.  It'll all be manual, but it'll be a start, just to get tha out of the way.

    Do you have more than one NIC in the laptop?  I've had annoying problems before, when I've had two or more NICs in a client.  It would boot and load up the driver for one NIC but try to use the other NIC to make the Ghost transfer and do that inside-ghost initalize packet driver thing (unrelated to the MSDOS bootup and loading of the NIC driver.)

    I seriously doubt it's a client AVlfirewall thing or anything, as once you've booted into the virtual partition (or floppy, CD, PXE, USB) there isn't any AV/firewall involved on the client-side.

    Good luck,
    PH



  • 6.  RE: Initializing packet driver and IP Address

    Posted Jan 11, 2008 10:26 AM
    I tried booting from a USB key, but it seems to be doing the same thing.  I did notice this message though while it was booting to the key, "IBM Netbind version 2.1 error 33 unable to bind."


  • 7.  RE: Initializing packet driver and IP Address

    Posted Jan 11, 2008 12:09 PM
    I've tried creating a Network Boot Package to a USB key multiple times trying different drivers.  I've used the Broadcom NetExtreme Family v6.34 and v6.46, as well as the Universal Packet Driver.  Each time I got the message "Could not find an adapter, driver failed to load."  I also tried the Broadcom BCM57xx and I believe that's when I got the message in my post before this about the IBM Netbind.


  • 8.  RE: Initializing packet driver and IP Address

    Posted Jan 13, 2008 11:50 AM
    I'm not getting any further, I can't seem to boot from any thing! If I create a CD boot disk it gets a far as the black loading screen I've created a usb boot drive however the laptop doesn't boot from it. At this rate I think I'm gonna build each laptop manually!


  • 9.  RE: Initializing packet driver and IP Address

    Posted Jan 13, 2008 01:02 PM
    Yeah I'm about ready to go that route as well.  That's to bad b/c I got everything to work really well with some Dell D520's.  I'm just surprised there aren't that many opinions or solutions on this, as I'm sure we're not the first to experience this problem, and I doubt that people just set them all up manually.