Intel,Altiris Group

We are using Deployment Console 6.9 and I trying to import driver for dell GX760 from boot disk creator windows PE configuration, if I click “have disk” add drivers “E1k5132.inf”, then refresh, it still show same number of device drivers (0/1109)

I tried putting the files in the WinPE folders manually as someone suggested but no luck, I also try mounting option but still the driver list is not updated
I am wondering if anyone know a vbs script or a different way to add new drivers to the list

I will appreciate your help

Hello pragmmativco

Please read Altiris KB 46918 this should explain all.

Network23

If the KB doesn't get you going, send me a message and I'll pass the proper driver files along to you.

Mike

Hi,

if you have any information concerning Injecting Matrix Storage driver, i'm interersted...

Randalthor,

https://kb.altiris.com/article.asp?article=20566&p=1

See end of article for how to do it in winpe 1.6 and 2.1

thanks for the replay, I will see how things going with the update....

You didn't say what version of PE you are using (unless I missed it), however I had a similar problem with this using WinPE 2.1. The reason I was having an issue with getting the driver to show up is because the driver was for windows xp, whereas for WinPE 2.1, they need to be Vista drivers. Once I used the vista driver, the driver appeared.

Hope this helps.

NuRD

I am using WinPE 2.1..., I downloaded the vista driver and it did not work either...I have not clue what next...........may I am skipping a step.....but the screen it simple to follow when it ask you to add drivers...any hints or suggestions....thankssssss

Instead of posting this in multiple forums, I have decided to try out this "blog" feature finally. Please see https://www-secure.symantec.com/connect/blogs/troubleshooting-driver-issues-your-winpe-bootdisk for some tips.

Thanks for the information Brandon, much appreciated

Hi NuRD,

have you done anything special when you add the vista driver, the thing is I tried every single suggestion posted but I am going in circles and I am getting desperated, I even updated DC to 6.9 spk2 and still can not see the drivers grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

 

if there is an older driver in the winpe build, you will just overwrite the existing one. That would case that number not to go up.

 How much RAM is in the system, networking will not work correctly with WinPE below 512Mb

So far I mount the winpe file and updated with the driver and I could see the size to increase, then I refresh boot disk Creator, I also check winpe folder and I could not see any reference to old driver related to the gx760 E1k5132.inf, may I looking in the wrong folder!!!

the server itself is 8 GB RAM......

We had the same problem. I tried absolutely everything to get the driver into Altiris, but it never worked. My solution is not ideal if you have to do it over and over again on systems, but if you're in a bind, you can use this method.

In the Boot disk creator, you can manually add files to the configurations. Add the driver and its accompanying files onto the configuration for the iso. One you get the point in loading Altiris automation where it keeps saying DHCP retry, control-c it to stop. Then make sure you're in the folder that contains the driver on your cd-rom drive. Then type "drvload e1k6032.ing". This manually loads the driver. Then do ipconfig just to make sure it worked right. Occasionally it wouldn't recognize the DHCP server, and would assign a Microsoft defualt 169 ip address to the computer. If that happens, just try it again until it doesn't

Hope that helps.

From:
https://kb.altiris.com/display/1/articleDirect/index.asp?aid=45666&r=0.4169123

- Drivers that have been added using the "Have Disk" option in the PXE Configuration wizard can be found in a directory at \\127.0.0.1\eXpress\Deployment Server\Bootwiz\platforms\.  Look for a subdirectory within each OS titled "Custom." Sometimes corrupted driver files will cause problems and need to be removed from this location. If you check this location and find there are missing driver files in a driver directory, simply copy the necessary driver files to the correct directory and rebuild your PXE configuration to have these driver files included.

Copying the driver files here manually may be your solution.