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winpe [2009/08/17 07:07] tal.aloni Links updated to WAIK 1.1 [WinPE 2.1] (WAIK 1.0 [WinPE 2.0] does not detect iSCSI drives) |
winpe [2010/06/05 07:34] (current) sha0 Add info about next-server DHCP option |
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Install the AIK onto a working Windows system (the "technician computer"). The installation requires around 1GB of disk space. | Install the AIK onto a working Windows system (the "technician computer"). The installation requires around 1GB of disk space. | ||
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===== Setting up WinPE ===== | ===== Setting up WinPE ===== | ||
- | Open the Windows PE Tools Command Prompt (//Start// -> //All Programs// -> //Microsoft Windows AIK// -> //Windows PE Tools Command Prompt//) and enter the following commands (some of which are case-sensitive): | + | Open the Windows PE Tools Command Prompt (//Start// -> //All Programs// -> //Microsoft Windows AIK// -> //Windows PE Tools Command Prompt//) and enter the following commands (some of which are case-sensitive). Note that if you intending to install a 64 bit version of Windows, the second command below should specify "amd64" instead of "x86" (amd64 is a generic reference to 64 bit support which includes support for both AMD and Intel based 64bit hardware): |
mkdir C:\Temp | mkdir C:\Temp | ||
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%BCDEDIT% -set {ramdiskoptions} ramdisksdidevice boot | %BCDEDIT% -set {ramdiskoptions} ramdisksdidevice boot | ||
%BCDEDIT% -set {ramdiskoptions} ramdisksdipath \Boot\boot.sdi | %BCDEDIT% -set {ramdiskoptions} ramdisksdipath \Boot\boot.sdi | ||
- | for /f "tokens=3" %i in ('%BCDEDIT% -create -d "Windows PE" -application osloader') do set GUID=%i | + | for /f "tokens=3" %a in ('%BCDEDIT% -create -d "Windows PE" -application osloader') do set GUID=%a |
%BCDEDIT% -set %GUID% systemroot \Windows | %BCDEDIT% -set %GUID% systemroot \Windows | ||
%BCDEDIT% -set %GUID% detecthal Yes | %BCDEDIT% -set %GUID% detecthal Yes | ||
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%BCDEDIT% -set {bootmgr} displayorder %GUID% | %BCDEDIT% -set {bootmgr} displayorder %GUID% | ||
del /Q bcdedit.exe | del /Q bcdedit.exe | ||
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+ | Note: When using inside a batch file, replace %a with %%a (twice) in the "for" command parameters. | ||
===== Transferring WinPE to a TFTP server ===== | ===== Transferring WinPE to a TFTP server ===== | ||
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===== Configuring DHCP and TFTP ===== | ===== Configuring DHCP and TFTP ===== | ||
- | Configure your DHCP server to hand out //"\Boot\pxeboot.n12"// as the boot filename. For ISC DHCPD, you can do this by adding | + | Configure your DHCP server to hand out //"\Boot\pxeboot.n12"// as the boot filename. |
+ | **For ISC DHCPD**, you can do this by adding the following to ///etc/dhcpd.conf//. | ||
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+ | next-server XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX; | ||
filename "\\Boot\\pxeboot.n12"; | filename "\\Boot\\pxeboot.n12"; | ||
- | to ///etc/dhcpd.conf//. | + | where the **next-server** details either the IP address or DNS hostname of your TFTP server. |
{{ :warning.png}} | {{ :warning.png}} | ||
- | Note that you **must** use a backslash (\) as the path separator, rather than the more usual forward slash (/). If you use a forward slash, //pxeboot.n12// will be unable to locate //bootmgr.exe// and the boot will fail. Your TFTP server must be configured to support the use of backslashes as path separators; see [[:tftp_backslash|Supporting broken TFTP clients]] for instructions on configuring your TFTP server to do this. | + | <sub>Note that you **must** use a backslash (\) as the path separator, rather than the more usual forward slash (/). If you use a forward slash, //pxeboot.n12// will be unable to locate //bootmgr.exe// and the boot will fail. Your TFTP server must be configured to support the use of backslashes as path separators; see [[:tftp_backslash|Supporting broken TFTP clients]] for instructions on configuring your TFTP server to do this. |
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+ | Note also that each backslash is doubled within ///etc/dhcpd.conf//; this is because ISC DHCPD treats a backslash as an escape character.</sub> | ||
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+ | **For Microsoft DHCP Server**, set the following options | ||
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+ | Option Number Option Name Value | ||
+ | 066 Boot Server XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX | ||
+ | 067 Bootfile Name boot\pxeboot.n12 | ||
- | Note also that each backslash is doubled within ///etc/dhcpd.conf//; this is because ISC DHCPD treats a backslash as an escape character. | + | where option 66 refers to your TFTP server's IP address or DNS hostname. |
===== Booting WinPE ===== | ===== Booting WinPE ===== | ||
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Congratulations on a successful boot of Windows PE! | Congratulations on a successful boot of Windows PE! | ||
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