[gPXE] AOE Netbooting XP with NVIDIA Nforce 630a Onboard Network Card
Shao Miller
Shao.Miller at yrdsb.edu.on.ca
Wed Aug 24 14:53:13 EDT 2011
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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