RE: [Unattended] OK, couple of new problems/questions
Scott, I had a similar problem and found that my admin password wasn't compatible with the linux install method -- when I used a simpler password everything worked. I didn't spend too much time working on the problem but I assumed that the samba client must not have liked it. Now, months later I have found that windows doesn't like that password sometimes either -- eh, no worries. Anyway, check if there may be some 'weird' characters in your password and test it with something simple. All this assumes that you have put the data into your unattend.txt correctly: [GuiUnattended] AdminPassword=YOURPASS [Identification] JoinDomain=YOURDOMAIN DomainAdmin=YOURDOMAIN\someaccount DomainAdminPassword=somepass Good luck. Don -Original Message- From: Scott Adams [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, November 29, 2004 10:02 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Unattended] OK, couple of new problems/questions I have gotten everything working for the windowsXPsp2 install using the linuxboot method and it works great, I have the unattend.txt file setup like I would like. Only two questions, or maybe they would be problems, I put the administrator password in the unattend.txt file but it still asks for it and if I do not enter anything then it is blank when the machine finishes the install, I am assuming this is a problem with something not picking up the adminpassword from the unattend.txt or some such. The second is a question, what file do I put the //server/folder (//ntinstall/install change) and the userid and password so that I do not have to enter them all the time, remember I am using the linuxboot method. Thanks for the great program and the help. Scott Adams Computer Network Instructor SEARK College Pine Bluff, Arkansas --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.794 / Virus Database: 538 - Release Date: 11/10/2004 --- SF email is sponsored by - The IT Product Guide Read honest candid reviews on hundreds of IT Products from real users. Discover which products truly live up to the hype. Start reading now. http://productguide.itmanagersjournal.com/ ___ unattended-info mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/unattended-info --- SF email is sponsored by - The IT Product Guide Read honest candid reviews on hundreds of IT Products from real users. Discover which products truly live up to the hype. Start reading now. http://productguide.itmanagersjournal.com/ ___ unattended-info mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/unattended-info
RE: [Unattended] OK, couple of new problems/questions
Scott. To change the server name and login id during the linux boot process you will need to use an application to extract the linuxboot.iso file so you can edit it then re-create the .iso so you can finally reburn a new cd. Do a search on the group for .iso modification. Let me know if you can't find it and I will look it up at work. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Don Morrison Sent: Friday, December 03, 2004 2:14 PM To: Scott Adams Cc: Unattended Info ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Subject: RE: [Unattended] OK, couple of new problems/questions Scott, I had a similar problem and found that my admin password wasn't compatible with the linux install method -- when I used a simpler password everything worked. I didn't spend too much time working on the problem but I assumed that the samba client must not have liked it. Now, months later I have found that windows doesn't like that password sometimes either -- eh, no worries. Anyway, check if there may be some 'weird' characters in your password and test it with something simple. All this assumes that you have put the data into your unattend.txt correctly: [GuiUnattended] AdminPassword=YOURPASS [Identification] JoinDomain=YOURDOMAIN DomainAdmin=YOURDOMAIN\someaccount DomainAdminPassword=somepass Good luck. Don -Original Message- From: Scott Adams [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, November 29, 2004 10:02 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Unattended] OK, couple of new problems/questions I have gotten everything working for the windowsXPsp2 install using the linuxboot method and it works great, I have the unattend.txt file setup like I would like. Only two questions, or maybe they would be problems, I put the administrator password in the unattend.txt file but it still asks for it and if I do not enter anything then it is blank when the machine finishes the install, I am assuming this is a problem with something not picking up the adminpassword from the unattend.txt or some such. The second is a question, what file do I put the //server/folder (//ntinstall/install change) and the userid and password so that I do not have to enter them all the time, remember I am using the linuxboot method. Thanks for the great program and the help. Scott Adams Computer Network Instructor SEARK College Pine Bluff, Arkansas --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.794 / Virus Database: 538 - Release Date: 11/10/2004 --- SF email is sponsored by - The IT Product Guide Read honest candid reviews on hundreds of IT Products from real users. Discover which products truly live up to the hype. Start reading now. http://productguide.itmanagersjournal.com/ ___ unattended-info mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/unattended-info --- SF email is sponsored by - The IT Product Guide Read honest candid reviews on hundreds of IT Products from real users. Discover which products truly live up to the hype. Start reading now. http://productguide.itmanagersjournal.com/ ___ unattended-info mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/unattended-info
RE: [Unattended] OK, couple of new problems/questions
what file do I put the //server/folder (//ntinstall/install change) and the userid and password so that I do not have to enter them all the time, remember I am using the linuxboot method. If you use the Linux-based boot disk, you can set the boot disk's defaults (user name, password, share) via DHCP option 233. Open a command prompt and type: netsh dhcp server add optiondef 233 Unattended String 0 comment=Unattended dhcp info (on one line) Go back to Scope Options, select configure options, put a check mark next to the new entry, and fill in the boot disk options you want to use (e.g., z_user=username z_pass=sekrit z_path=\\myserver\myshare). src: http://unattended.sourceforge.net/pxe-win2k.html Tor Håkon Gjerde --- SF email is sponsored by - The IT Product Guide Read honest candid reviews on hundreds of IT Products from real users. Discover which products truly live up to the hype. Start reading now. http://productguide.itmanagersjournal.com/ ___ unattended-info mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/unattended-info
Re: [Unattended] OK, couple of new problems/questions
On Mon, Nov 29, 2004 at 12:02:23PM -0600, Scott Adams enlightened us: I have gotten everything working for the windowsXPsp2 install using the linuxboot method and it works great, I have the unattend.txt file setup like I would like. Only two questions, or maybe they would be problems, I put the administrator password in the unattend.txt file but it still asks for it and if I do not enter anything then it is blank when the machine finishes the install, I am assuming this is a problem with something not picking up the adminpassword from the unattend.txt or some such. The second is a question, what file do I put the //server/folder (//ntinstall/install change) and the userid and password so that I do not have to enter them all the time, remember I am using the linuxboot method. Problem 1. Are you setting both DomainAdminPassword in the Identification section and AdminPassword in the GuiUnattended section? Problem 2. I edit the isolinux.cfg file in the linux boot tree to add z_user=username z_pass=password, etc. to the linux boot prompt and rebuild the iso. Hope that helps, Matt -- Matt Hyclak Department of Mathematics Department of Social Work Ohio University (740) 593-1263 pgpUw9gvG5UrJ.pgp Description: PGP signature
