Problem with OS Deployment

Usage and Config
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(imported topic written by JRigas)

Hey everyone,

We’re trying to create an MDT bundle, but everytime we run it we get an error.

This is a part of the setup.log

Wed Nov 24 18:28:24 2010

Done

Wed Nov 24 18:28:24 2010

Adding C_W7X64 files

Wed Nov 24 18:28:24 2010

Done

Wed Nov 24 18:28:24 2010

Adding C_XPX86 files

Wed Nov 24 18:28:24 2010

Done

Wed Nov 24 18:28:24 2010

Adding S_XPX64 files

Wed Nov 24 18:28:24 2010

Done

Wed Nov 24 18:28:24 2010

Adding C_W7X86 files

Wed Nov 24 18:28:24 2010

Done

Wed Nov 24 18:28:24 2010

Adding C_XPX64 files

Wed Nov 24 18:28:24 2010

Done

Wed Nov 24 18:28:24 2010

Adding S_XPX86 files

Wed Nov 24 18:28:24 2010

Done

Wed Nov 24 18:28:24 2010

ERROR: Bundle Creation encountered fatal error:

Failed to extract Windows 7 x86 ISO: Cannot find Setup.exe

Any ideas?

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(imported comment written by JackCoates91)

Hi Jani,

sounds like the ISO extract might have failed… there’s a trick to get around it if that happens by copying the root files from the ISO into a folder in your bundle. I don’t have all the details at hand but one of the developers might see this post (it’s a holiday in the states and most of us are at home). Can it wait until Monday?

thanks,

Jack

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(imported comment written by eric_pernice91)

Hi Jani,

I have just a few questions:

  • What version of the MDTBundleCreator are you using?
  • What is the windows7x86ISO parameter set to in parameters.ini?
  • Does your Windows 7 x86 ISO have a setup.exe in its root directory?

Also can you send us a bit more of the log? The 10 or so lines above those are pertinent to the issue as well.

As for the workaround that Jack mentioned, you can do the following:

  1. Leave the following parameters commented out in your parameters.ini file:

windows7x86ISO

windows7x64ISO

  1. Run the MDT Bundle Creator again. If it succeeds, continue on to step 3. If it fails, let us know.

  2. Create the following folders under your newly created MDTBundle directory:

…\MDTBundle\Content\Deploy\Operating Systems\C_W7X86

…\MDTBundle\Content\Deploy\Operating Systems\C_W7X64

  1. Copy the contents of your Windows 7 x86 ISO to the C_W7X86 folder. Do the same with your Windows 7 x64 ISO to the C_W7X64 folder.

  2. Delete the C_W7X86\sources\install.wim and C_W7X64\sources\install.wim files

Thanks!

Eric Pernice

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(imported comment written by JasonHonda)

A little clarification to Eric’s post detailing a workaround. The names for the folders for OS resources should not have C_ on them. If you manually extract and put the OS resource into your deployment bundle. The folders underneath the “Operating Systems” folder should be W7X86, W7X64, VISTAX86, VISTAX64, XPX86, XPX64.

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(imported comment written by JRigas)

First of all, thanks for the replies.

I did what Eric posted and it seems to work now. I’ve got the WIN7x86 & WIN7x64 files in Bigfix.

If you guys want I can still post the setup.log file so you can see what exactly went wrong when I tried the ‘default’ method to create and upload the MDTBundle.

Thanks for the help! :slight_smile:

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(imported comment written by eric_pernice91)

Hi Jani,

No problem. Sure, I’ll still take the logs if it wouldn’t be too much trouble.

Thanks!

Eric Pernice