[gPXE] AOE Netbooting XP with NVIDIA Nforce 630a Onboard Network Card

[Shao Miller]

On 8/24/2011 14:09, Shao Miller wrote:
> Ok.  I have a couple of suggestions:
>
> The PE that you use in order to capture the devices' Registry detail 
> _must_ use the same versions of Windows files as the Windows that you 
> import it into.  That is, for example, the PCI.SYS file should be the 
> same within your PE as within your VM.  I believe that this helps to 
> ensure that the scheme for generating the ParentIdPrefix values 
> matches.  Please verify that this file is the same, and that your 
> kernel and HAL versions match.
>
> In the PE's Device Manager, please use View -> Devices by connection.  
> Please find out which device is the parent of the NVIDIA Network Bus 
> Enumerator.  Its ParentIdPrefix ought to be '3&267a616a&0', according 
> to your one of your .REG files.  Please report some detail about this 
> device; possibly a .REG file would be good.
>
> If, when your VM's Windows installation boots on the target hardware, 
> Windows does not use the same ParentIdPrefix values for the devices it 
> finds as the PE used, then the spoofing process of the 
> port_winnt_sanboot article is going to spoof those devices on 
> "branches" that don't (and won't) exist.  Using matching Windows 
> versions is pretty important.

A few more thoughts...

If I'm not mistaken, this is your motherboard:

   http://asrock.com/mb/overview.asp?Model=ALiveNF7G-HDready

I spoofed your devices on my own computer and installed the devices (and 
their drivers).

Please try importing the attached Registry file in the VM, too, assuming 
your non-present devices are still installed!

- Shao Miller
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