PS: When you discover the correct set of parameters, let us know here. There is a plan afoot to "pre-bake" the silent install of a bunch of well known redists so you can use them by just doing PackageGroupRef Id="x" at the correct place in your Chain.
On Wed, Mar 21, 2012 at 3:33 AM, David Watson <dwat...@sdl.com> wrote: > SQL Express can be a pain to install silently, the trick is to run it from > the command line without the silent switch on until you are sure you have > the > right parameters. > > I suspect you will at least need to add the /IACCEPTSQLSERVERLICENSETERMS > parameter. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Daniel Sniderman [mailto:dani...@magenic.com] > Sent: 21 March 2012 02:48 > To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: [WiX-users] Burn SQL Express Install Fails 0x84b40000 > > I'm trying to use Burn to Chain a SQL Express Install with my application > and > I'm getting what appears to be a generic error code - I can't find anything > specific as to what the actual failure is. If I run the install from the > command line with the same parameters it's failing... > > <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> > <Wix xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi"> > <Bundle Name="BootstrapCMSNextAndSQLExpress" Version="1.0.0.0" > Manufacturer="Abbott Laboratories" > UpgradeCode="b89ca7ba-9287-4041-b466-5f3ebb12647d"> > <BootstrapperApplicationRef > Id="WixStandardBootstrapperApplication.RtfLicense" /> > <!--<WixVariable Id="WixStdbaLicenseRtf" Value="License.rtf" />--> > <Chain> > <ExePackage Id="SQLServerExpress" > Compressed="no" > Name="SQLServerExpress" > SourceFile="Binaries\SQLEXPR32_x86_ENU.exe" > InstallCommand="/Action=Install > /INSTANCENAME=$(var.Instance) /FEATURES=SQLEngine, Replication /QS" > RepairCommand="/ACTION=Repair > /INSTANCENAME=$(var.Instance)" > UninstallCommand="/Action=Uninstall > /INSTANCENAME=$(var.Instance)" > Vital="yes"> > </ExePackage> > <MsiPackage Id="CMSNext" > SourceFile="$(var.SetupCMSNextWIX.TargetDir)SetupCMSNext.msi" > Name="$(var.Name)"> > </MsiPackage> > </Chain> > </Bundle> > </Wix> > > > [0624:3F24][2012-03-20T21:15:00]: Burn v3.6.2221.0, path: > C:\TFS2010\CMSNext\CMS > > Next\Branches\BuildAutomation\BootstrapCMSNextAndSQLExpress\bin\Debug\SetupCM > SNext.exe, cmdline: '' > [0624:3F24][2012-03-20T21:15:00]: Setting string variable 'WixBundleName' > to > value 'BootstrapCMSNextAndSQLExpress' > [0624:3F24][2012-03-20T21:15:00]: Setting string variable 'WixBundleLog' to > value > 'C:\Users\daniels\AppData\Local\Temp\BootstrapCMSNextAndSQLExpress_ > 2012032021 > 1500.log' > [0624:3F24][2012-03-20T21:15:00]: Setting string variable > 'WixBundleOriginalSource' to value 'C:\TFS2010\CMSNext\CMS > > Next\Branches\BuildAutomation\BootstrapCMSNextAndSQLExpress\bin\Debug\SetupCM > SNext.exe' > [0624:3F24][2012-03-20T21:15:00]: Detect 2 packages > [0624:3F24][2012-03-20T21:15:00]: Detected related bundle: > {a6290142-ee0c-47b2-9a25-67b60fd4be2d}, scope: PerMachine, version: > 1.0.0.0, > operation: None > [0624:3F24][2012-03-20T21:15:00]: Detected package: SQLServerExpress, > state: > Absent, cached: No > [0624:3F24][2012-03-20T21:15:00]: Detected package: CMSNext, state: Absent, > cached: No > [0624:3F24][2012-03-20T21:15:00]: Detect complete, result: 0x0 > [0624:3F24][2012-03-20T21:15:05]: Plan 2 packages, action: Install > [0624:3F24][2012-03-20T21:15:05]: Setting string variable > 'WixBundleLog_SQLServerExpress' to value > 'C:\Users\daniels\AppData\Local\Temp\BootstrapCMSNextAndSQLExpress_ > 2012032021 > 1500_0_SQLServerExpress.log' > [0624:3F24][2012-03-20T21:15:05]: Setting string variable > 'WixBundleRollbackLog_SQLServerExpress' to value > 'C:\Users\daniels\AppData\Local\Temp\BootstrapCMSNextAndSQLExpress_ > 2012032021 > 1500_0_SQLServerExpress_rollback.log' > [0624:3F24][2012-03-20T21:15:05]: Planned package: SQLServerExpress, state: > Absent, default requested: Present, ux requested: Present, execute: > Install, > rollback: Uninstall, cache: Yes, uncache: No, dependency: Register > [0624:3F24][2012-03-20T21:15:05]: Setting string variable > 'WixBundleLog_CMSNext' to value > > 'C:\Users\daniels\AppData\Local\Temp\BootstrapCMSNextAndSQLExpress_2012032021 > 1500_1_CMSNext.log' > [0624:3F24][2012-03-20T21:15:05]: Setting string variable > 'WixBundleRollbackLog_CMSNext' to value > > 'C:\Users\daniels\AppData\Local\Temp\BootstrapCMSNextAndSQLExpress_2012032021 > 1500_1_CMSNext_rollback.log' > [0624:3F24][2012-03-20T21:15:05]: Planned package: CMSNext, state: Absent, > default requested: Present, ux requested: Present, execute: Install, > rollback: Uninstall, cache: Yes, uncache: No, dependency: Register > [0624:3F24][2012-03-20T21:15:05]: Plan complete, result: 0x0 > [0624:3F24][2012-03-20T21:15:05]: Apply begin > [0624:3F24][2012-03-20T21:15:08]: Caching executable from: > 'C:\TFS2010\CMSNext\CMS > > Next\Branches\BuildAutomation\BootstrapCMSNextAndSQLExpress\bin\Debug\SetupCM > SNext.exe' to: 'C:\Users\daniels\AppData\Local\Package > Cache\{4dac6a09-c35c-403f-854b-0af65f3c61e5}\SetupCMSNext.exe' > [0624:3F24][2012-03-20T21:15:08]: Registering bundle dependency key: > {4dac6a09-c35c-403f-854b-0af65f3c61e5}, version 1.0.0.0 > [0624:36A8][2012-03-20T21:15:09]: Moving payload from working path > > 'C:\Users\daniels\AppData\Local\Temp\{4dac6a09-c35c-403f-854b-0af65f3c61e5}\S > QLServerExpress' to path 'C:\Users\daniels\AppData\Local\Package > Cache\ACF5494D18EDF117A2683D66A96FB8954F98D86D\SQLServerExpress' > [2E14:2E34][2012-03-20T21:15:09]: Moving payload from working path > > 'C:\Users\daniels\AppData\Local\Temp\{4dac6a09-c35c-403f-854b-0af65f3c61e5}\C > MSNext' to path 'C:\ProgramData\Package > Cache\{C5CE00F2-5C35-42FA-91DD-551DFE87C6ED}v1.0.0.0\CMSNext-Dev' > [0624:3F24][2012-03-20T21:15:09]: Applying package: SQLServerExpress, > action: > Install, path: C:\Users\daniels\AppData\Local\Package > Cache\ACF5494D18EDF117A2683D66A96FB8954F98D86D\SQLServerExpress, arguments: > '"C:\Users\daniels\AppData\Local\Package > Cache\ACF5494D18EDF117A2683D66A96FB8954F98D86D\SQLServerExpress" > /Action=Install /INSTANCENAME=GSSSQLEXPRS_DEV /FEATURES=SQLEngine, > Replication' > [0624:3F24][2012-03-20T21:25:26]: Error 0x84b40000: Process returned error: > 0x84b40000 > [0624:3F24][2012-03-20T21:25:26]: Error 0x84b40000: Failed to configure > per-user EXE package. > [0624:3F24][2012-03-20T21:25:26]: Error 0x84b40000: Failed to execute EXE > package. > [0624:3F24][2012-03-20T21:25:26]: Removing cached package: > ACF5494D18EDF117A2683D66A96FB8954F98D86D, from path: > C:\Users\daniels\AppData\Local\Package > Cache\ACF5494D18EDF117A2683D66A96FB8954F98D86D\ > [0624:3F24][2012-03-20T21:25:26]: Error 0x84b40000: Failed to execute > apply. > [0624:3F24][2012-03-20T21:25:26]: Removing bundle dependency key: > {4dac6a09-c35c-403f-854b-0af65f3c61e5} > [0624:3F24][2012-03-20T21:25:26]: Removing cached bundle: > {4dac6a09-c35c-403f-854b-0af65f3c61e5}, from path: > C:\Users\daniels\AppData\Local\Package > Cache\{4dac6a09-c35c-403f-854b-0af65f3c61e5}\ > [0624:3F24][2012-03-20T21:25:26]: Apply complete, result: 0x84b40000 > restart: > No > > Daniel P. 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