RIS and error during boot from floppy disk

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Dear friends,



I'm writing you because I have a small problem I can't fix myself. The
problem I encounter comes from deploying Windows XP thru RIS to some
computers.



I have created RIS boot floppy disk (using rfbg.exe), and on some computers
installation went without any problems. But on some computers, when I insert
RIS boot disk into the floppy, I get this error:

<Could not find supported network card. The boot floppy currently supports a
limited set of PCI and CardBus based network cards for use with RIS. Ensure
this system contains one of the supported network cards and try the
operation again>.



Does anyone know how I can solve this problem?

I tried to download new rfbg.exe from http://www.argontechnology.com but the
site is down.

How can I configure RIS to boot without floppy disk (boot from network)?
Should I make some adjustments in Active Directory or somewhere else?



Thank you for your help!



Best Regards

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.win2000.setup_deployment (More info?)

RBFG does not support USB network cards. You also shouldn't swap NIC's back
and forth when using RIS, since if the system does not have a valid SMBIOS
UUID, the MAC becomes the seed. Use the Mac in two systems and you have a
duplicate UUID in RIS.


"Haim Lazarovitch" <HaimLazarovitch@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message news:BDAD5EA1-B81C-4B57-B1B1-C0828DD2365A@microsoft.com...
> in the rbfg you have some drivers for old network card. (not all old
> network
> card supported by rpfg.exe ...can you send me the type of your network
> card??
> ...
>
> i recommend to you ...(dont like this solution) to insert additional
> network
> card that supported by rbfg.exe only for the installation (after the
> installation just remove your network card) maybe you can use with usb
> network card or any external network card for a easy process
>
> "John_2001" wrote:
>
>> Dear friends,
>>
>>
>>
>> I'm writing you because I have a small problem I can't fix myself. The
>> problem I encounter comes from deploying Windows XP thru RIS to some
>> computers.
>>
>>
>>
>> I have created RIS boot floppy disk (using rfbg.exe), and on some
>> computers
>> installation went without any problems. But on some computers, when I
>> insert
>> RIS boot disk into the floppy, I get this error:
>>
>> <Could not find supported network card. The boot floppy currently
>> supports a
>> limited set of PCI and CardBus based network cards for use with RIS.
>> Ensure
>> this system contains one of the supported network cards and try the
>> operation again>.
>>
>>
>>
>> Does anyone know how I can solve this problem?
>>
>> I tried to download new rfbg.exe from http://www.argontechnology.com but
>> the
>> site is down.
>>
>> How can I configure RIS to boot without floppy disk (boot from network)?
>> Should I make some adjustments in Active Directory or somewhere else?
>>
>>
>>
>> Thank you for your help!
>>
>>
>>
>> Best Regards
>>
>>
>>

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"Haim Lazarovitch" <HaimLazarovitch@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message news:BDAD5EA1-B81C-4B57-B1B1-C0828DD2365A@microsoft.com...
> in the rbfg you have some drivers for old network card. (not all old
> network
> card supported by rpfg.exe ...can you send me the type of your network
> card??

I have trouble with two models of NIC:
- SIS 900 based PCI (onboard)
- Broadcom 570x Gigabit Integrated Controller (onboard Dell Latitude D400)

> i recommend to you ...(dont like this solution) to insert additional
> network
> card that supported by rbfg.exe only for the installation (after the
> installation just remove your network card) maybe you can use with usb
> network card or any external network card for a easy process

This could be hard to do, because the NIC with witch it doesn't work is
intagrated onboard, and in one case I don't use standard desktop PC but
Laptop (Dell D400)
You also said that sometimes there could be problems with old NICs. I had
problems with NIC which are onboard on motherboards old less than the year.

Best regards!

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.win2000.setup_deployment (More info?)

Two ways - check the BIOS and look for a boot from network option, or ping
the system vendor to ask. Most business PC's built in the last 3-4 years
should support PXE.

http://www.argontechnology.com/ and http://www.emboot.com/ are the two
companies which make PXE boot floppies - but require registration or money
to use...





"John_2001" <John.2001@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:%23UvhNlfgFHA.3936@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> "WM" <newsgroups@getwired.com> wrote in message
> news:%23DUUnddgFHA.1252@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>> Do the systems you are using support PXE natively? If not, you have to
>> use the boot floppy (RBF) or the floppy from Argon (which I can get to at
>> the present time).
>
> Can you please tell me how can I check does the system I use support PXE
> natively?
> Can you please make an image of that floppy and mail it to me, or give me
> some alternative location from where I could download it?
>
> Best regards!
>
>

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.win2000.setup_deployment (More info?)

Yes, that is the easiest way, but no, not every machine has a PXE compatible
NIC and BIOS, that is why the RBFG was created to begin with.

"pscyime" <pscyime.1rrj9p@> wrote in message
news:C4OdnSFBCYYbr1HfRVn_vg@giganews.com...
>
> Hi
>
> As has been mentioned the easiest way to deploy a ris image is se the
> pxe boot rom on the NIC which i am sure it will have the broadcom nic i
> have in my notebook works
>
> all you need to do is add the driver for your nic to the ris image and
> the bob is your preverable uncle
>
> there are several kb articles on this - see my other post on the
> subject
>
> if you are using windows 2003 there is an inherrant fault with the
> binlsvc.dll whcih causes the error when you boot from the pxe rom
> stating the image has not got the right nic drivers - this is solved by
> sp1 or a hotfix from product support
>
> if you have any probs let me know as i have implemented htis and have
> fallen into all the pitfalls!! it drove me nuts for weeks until ms
> actually found the error with the dll and fixed cus i had everything
> setup right and it was the dll casuing the no drivers error
>
> check these links for info on creating the folder structure in the ris
> image and referncing their location in the .sif file
>
> Error Message: The Operating System Image You Selected Does Not Contain
> the Necessary Drivers...
> http://support.microsoft.com/defau [...] 184/EN-US/
>
> The operating system image you selected does not contain the necessary
> drivers for your network adapter" error message during the text-mode
> part of Setup when you deploy an operating system image by using RIS
> http://support.microsoft.com/?id=823658
>
> those two articles should sort you out, i have never used the boot
> floppy method so dont knwo if it is possible to add oem drivers to the
> disk but if not my solution definatley works
>
> Regards
>
> S
>
>
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