Comments on: Adding drivers to WDS boot images

By: vl-sher

vl-sher — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 21:58:04 +0000

Adding drivers can be done easily using Windows Deployment Services role in 2008 R2 server. Just add this role in Server Manager, run WDS server setup wizard in WDS MMC snap-in (keep your installation DVD nearby!), finally you’ll have WDS server with boot and install images up and running.
Prepare driver packages (.inf+.cat+.sys + …), right click on Drivers node of your WDS in WDS MMC, select “Add driver package”, browse for location of prepared package. Finally you’ll have drivers installed to WDS server.
Next locate your boot image in WDS MMC, right-click it, select “Add driver packages to image”, “Next”, “Search for packages”. Check recently added packages, “Next” – and Bingo! – you can PXE boot with the drivers you’ve added.

By: some problems with wds/mdt « IT Info

some problems with wds/mdt « IT Info — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 11:53:18 +0000

[...] some problems with wds/mdt by voytas on 13 Wrzesie? 2010 1. ‘unable to find SETUP …’ when mdt deploy? check this out: http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/mdt/thread/82dc8e5e-5d0f-43d6-b1de-4afa708df086 2. reserved system partition has letter in OS? probably you deployed from WDS? check this out: http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-GB/winservergen/thread/ad9928f1-c51b-4f22-ab5e-2210497d57e0 3. need some drivers in boot.wim? check this out: http://blog.hongens.nl/2008/02/18/adding-drivers-to-wds-boot-images/ [...]

By: mukesh jagani

mukesh jagani — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 08:19:23 +0000

HI,
When i try to add driver to boot image using Peing is not working i chaked that path is valid
help me to solve this issue

By: Thom

Thom — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 17:24:00 +0000

In the latest version of WAIK, PEimg has been removed. Instead you can use DISM with this command
Dism /image: /Add-Driver /Driver:c:\winpe_x86\mount\Windows\driver.inf
So, for your example, replace the peimg line with
Dism /image:c:\ff /Add-Driver /Driver:c:\bc\b06nd.inf

By: Gary

Gary — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 14:18:46 +0000

Hi folks,

Thanks to both of you for your valuable and clear instructions! Works a charm!

Cheers

By: angelo

angelo — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 13:28:28 +0000

Nice Pete!

By: PeteLong

PeteLong — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 21:28:05 +0000

Follow Up – with WDS on 2008 R2 you can use this procedure http://www.petenetlive.com/KB/Article/0000314.htm

By: angelo

angelo — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 08:27:05 +0000

Anders, I think the driver should be the RIS type.. Don’t know much about it, but I know broadcom has the RIS driver on their site. I would not know how to do it with other drivers that are not RIS specific.

By: Anders

Anders — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 07:43:34 +0000

Must the nic driver be of a certain RIS type or does for example a server 2008 nic driver do the job?

Thanks,

By: Jeff

Jeff — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 17:56:15 +0000

“Then, I replaced the boot.wim file in the WDS console, I booted my 2950, and tadaaaa! Installing!”

What is the path of the WDS console? I can’t seem to locat it.

Please help

Thank you