Ris Image problems

[hongman]

Hi all

Hopefully someone can shed some light here, really pulling my hair out with this!!

RIS Server is Windows 2000 Server, trying to deploy a Windows XP SP2 (HP OEM) image.

Created the flat CD-based image, and Riprep'd it.

The client pc connects to the RIS server ok off the PXE boot, but once entering setup I get:

The Operating System image you selected does not contain the necessary drivers for your network adapter. Try selecting different operating system image. If the Problem persists, please contact your system administrator.

Setup cannot continue. Press any key to exit.

I have trawled throught the net, looking for solutions. The driver in question is the Broadcom NetExtreme Gigabit nic. This is the current setup I have got:

I have got:

RemoteInstall\Setup\English\Images\WinXP\i386

b57xp32.inf
b57xp32.cat
b57xp32.sys

The inf file has been amended as such:

[Manufacturer]
%BRCM% = Broadcom

[ControlFlags]
ExcludeFromSelect = *

[Broadcom]

I'm pretty sure this is right, every site I have been on lists the same.

I have even dumped the following files in there as some sites suggests some images need them:

b57w2k.cat
b57w2k.sys
b57w2k.inf

b57win32.inf
b57win32.sys

In RemoteInstall\Setup\English\Images\WinXP

I have created the dir structure of $OEM$\$1\Drivers\Nic

And dumped all the same files in there as well.

I have edited the sif file to include:

OemPreinstall = yes
OemPnpDriversPath = Drivers\Nic
DriverSigningPolicy = Ignore

Thats about it really. I have tried just about every combination of the above, taking out files and leaving some in, modifying some and not others, etc.

Any suggestions would be appreciated!!

CHeers

Hong

[hongman]

Oh, and I have been recycling the BINL service inbetween tries.

[David Harrison]

Does this help any?

[hongman]

Yep, done that too...I honesty dont think there hasnt been a single variant I havent tried - I was kinda hoping I was missing something obvious!!