x23piracy Posted March 3, 2013 Posted March 3, 2013 (edited) THIS TUTORIAL ISN'T FINISHED YET SO STAY TUNED I WILL EXPLAIN MORE DETAILED BUT AT THIS POINT YOU CAN START WITH THE INFORMATION I PRESENT HERE Why: No need of any boot media except network connectionEasy Update of Installer changesNo space boarder (no DL-DVD or big USB Stick needed) Requirements: DHCP Server with Option 66 and 67 enabled and configuredTFTP ServerSyslinuxMicrosoft Windows AIKWindows 7 Installation files Steps to procede: Setup DHCP ServerPrepare the Base Directory for TFTP ServerPrepare WinPE to Start Windows SetupTell Windows Setup howto find Wintoolkit_Apps folder: Setup DHCP Server: For my case (Corporate) i have a running Microsoft DHCP Server (Windows Server 2003)Just enable the DHCP Options 66 and 67 Option 66 is the Hostname or IP of the machine where TFTP Server is running onOption 67 is the Boot filename from TFTP Base Directory If you don't have a running DHCP Server you can use the buildin DHCP Server from TFTPD Prepare the Base Directory for TFTP Server: Create a Base directory called Boot or something wherever you want. (C:\Boot)Create a subdirectory called images (C:\Boot\images)Create a subdirectory called pxelinux.cfg (C:\Boot\pxelinux.cfg <-- is a directory!)Create a file without extension called default in the pxelinux.cfg folder (C:\Boot\pxelinux.cfg\default <-- is a filename) Extract the syslinux archive, find and copy the following files to your base directory:chain.c32ldlinux.c32libcom32.c32libutil.c32linux.c32memdiskmenu.c32pxelinux.0reboot.c32vesamenu.c32 Open the default file and paste: Attention, this is a fully paste from my default file, for a start you can delete the most to learn how it works.DEFAULT vesamenu.c32ONTIMEOUT bootlocalPROMPT 0TIMEOUT 50TOTALTIMEOUT 3000KBDMAP german.kbdDISPLAY boot.msgALLOWOPTIONS 1# Layout-Definitionen fuer das MenueMENU AUTOBOOT Automatischer Start von der Festplatte in # Sekunde{n}...MENU BACKGROUND /logo_2.16MENU TITLE Retsch GmbH - Informationstechnik © josMENU color title 1;36;44 #ffffffff #00000000 stdMENU color sel 7;37;40 #ffffffff #ffdaa520 allMENU color hotsel 1;7;37;40 #ffffffff #ffdaa520 allMENU WIDTH 82MENU MARGIN 10MENU PASSWORDMARGIN 34MENU ROWS 14MENU TABMSGROW 18MENU CMDLINEROW 18MENU ENDROW 30MENU PASSWORDROW 11MENU TIMEOUTROW 18MENU HELPMSGROW 22MENU HELPMSGENDROW -1MENU HIDDENROW -2MENU HSHIFT 0MENU VSHIFT 2MENU PASSPROMPT KennwortMENU IMMEDIATEMENU MASTER PASSWD $4$IkeBrylcXa2yF39eCLyXpqubnkU=MENU AUTOBOOT Automatischer Boot in # SekundenMENU TABMSG Druecke [TAB] um die Optionen zu bearbeitenMENU BEGINMENU IMMEDIATEMENU PASSWD $4$IkeBrylcXa2yF39eCLyXpqubnkU=MENU TITLE Retsch GmbH - Informationstechnik © josMENU LABEL ^1. PXE Menu (Administrator Kennwort wird benoetigt)LABEL bootlocalTEXT HELPErste lokale Festplatte und Partition booten.ENDTEXT MENU DEFAULT MENU LABEL ^1. ^lokale Festplatte booten KERNEL chain.c32 APPEND hd0 0 MENU SEPARATOR MENU BEGINMENU IMMEDIATE#MENU PASSWD $4$IkeBrylcXa2yF39eCLyXpqubnkU=MENU BACKGROUND /acronis.16MENU TITLE Acronis True ImageMENU LABEL ^2. ^Acronis True ImageLABEL Acronis True Image 2012 ISO MENU LABEL ^1. Acronis True Image 2012 KERNEL memdisk APPEND iso initrd=images/acronis_ti_2012.iso rawLABEL Acronis True Image 2013 ISO MENU LABEL ^2. Acronis True Image 2013 KERNEL memdisk APPEND iso initrd=images/acronis_ti_2013.iso raw MENU SEPARATORLABEL return_mainMENU LABEL ^.. Eine Ebene hoeherMENU EXITMENU END MENU BEGINMENU IMMEDIATE#MENU PASSWD $4$IkeBrylcXa2yF39eCLyXpqubnkU=MENU BACKGROUND /clonezilla.16MENU TITLE Clonezilla 2.0.1-15MENU LABEL ^3. ^ClonezillaLABEL clonezilla_i486_iso MENU LABEL ^1. ^Clonezilla Live 2.0.1-15 i486 KERNEL memdisk APPEND iso initrd=images/clonezilla-live-2.0.1-15-i486.iso raw LABEL clonezilla_i686_iso MENU LABEL ^2. ^Clonezilla Live 2.0.1-15 i686 KERNEL memdisk APPEND iso initrd=images/clonezilla-live-2.0.1-15-i686-pae.iso raw LABEL clonezilla_x64_iso MENU LABEL ^3. ^Clonezilla Live 2.0.1-15 x64 KERNEL memdisk APPEND iso initrd=images/clonezilla-live-2.0.1-15-amd64.iso raw MENU SEPARATORLABEL return_mainMENU LABEL ^.. Eine Ebene hoeherMENU EXITMENU END MENU SEPARATORLABEL easeus_iso #MENU PASSWD $4$IkeBrylcXa2yF39eCLyXpqubnkU= MENU LABEL ^4. ^EaseUS Partition Master Workstation / Server KERNEL memdisk APPEND iso initrd=images/EaseUS_Partition_Master_Server.iso rawMENU BEGINMENU IMMEDIATE#MENU PASSWD $4$IkeBrylcXa2yF39eCLyXpqubnkU=MENU BACKGROUND /gparted.16MENU TITLE GParted 0.14-1-6MENU LABEL ^5. ^GPartedLABEL gparted_i486_iso MENU LABEL GParted Live 0.14.1-6 i486 KERNEL memdisk APPEND iso initrd=images/gparted-live-0.14.1-6-i486.iso raw LABEL gparted_i686_iso MENU LABEL GParted Live 0.14.1-6 i686 KERNEL memdisk APPEND iso initrd=images/gparted-live-0.14.1-6-i686-pae.iso raw LABEL gparted_x64_iso MENU LABEL GParted Live 0.14.1-6 x64 KERNEL memdisk APPEND iso initrd=images/gparted-live-0.14.1-6-amd64.iso raw MENU SEPARATORLABEL return_mainMENU LABEL ^.. Eine Ebene hoeherMENU EXITMENU ENDMENU SEPARATORLABEL dart_iso #MENU PASSWD $4$IkeBrylcXa2yF39eCLyXpqubnkU= MENU LABEL ^6. ^Microsoft Diagnostics and Recovery Toolset KERNEL memdisk APPEND iso initrd=images/DaRT70.iso raw LABEL erd2005_iso #MENU PASSWD $4$IkeBrylcXa2yF39eCLyXpqubnkU= MENU LABEL ^7. ^ERD Commander 2005 KERNEL memdisk APPEND iso initrd=images/ERD2005.iso rawMENU SEPARATORMENU BEGINMENU IMMEDIATE#MENU PASSWD $4$IkeBrylcXa2yF39eCLyXpqubnkU=MENU TITLE Windows Preinstallation Environment TI 3.0MENU LABEL ^8. ^Windows Preinstallation Environment True ImageLABEL winpe_x86_iso MENU LABEL Windows Preinstallation Environment 3.0 True Image x86 ISO KERNEL memdisk APPEND iso initrd=images/winpe/AcronisMediumx86.iso raw LABEL winpe_x64_iso MENU LABEL Windows Preinstallation Environment 3.0 True Image x64 ISO KERNEL memdisk APPEND iso initrd=images/winpe/AcronisMediumx64.iso raw MENU SEPARATORLABEL return_mainMENU LABEL ^.. Eine Ebene hoeherMENU EXITMENU ENDMENU EXITMENU SEPARATORLABEL dart_iso #MENU PASSWD $4$IkeBrylcXa2yF39eCLyXpqubnkU= MENU LABEL ^9. ^Microsoft Windows 7 Professional x64 Installation KERNEL memdisk APPEND iso initrd=images/win7_pro_x64.iso rawMENU END Place your images in the images folder Prepare WinPE to Start Windows Setup: Install Windows AIKCreate a WinPE Folder (You need to change the paths to your needs):"C:\Program Files\Windows AIK\Tools\PETools\copype.cmd" amd64 e:\WinPE_x64Mount WinPE Folder:"C:\Program Files\Windows AIK\Tools\amd64\Servicing\Dism.exe" /Mount-Wim /WimFile:e:\WinPE_x64\winpe.wim /Index:1 /MountDir:e:\WinPE_x64\mountOptionally integrate drivers into pe:"C:\Program Files\Windows AIK\Tools\amd64\Servicing\Dism.exe" /Image:e:\WinPE_x64\mount /Add-Driver /Driver:e:\WinPE_x64\Drivers /Recurse /forceunsignedI integrated a LAN Driver pakage so it doesnt get problems when trying to mount a network share, that is needed because i install it over net share. Now we customize the winpe: Open the mount folder and goto Windows\System32 and open the startnet.cmd add the following line:setup.cmdCreate setup.cmd in Windows\System32 and paste the following (You need to change IP, User, Pass, Paths):@echo offnet use i: \\172.19.101.186\System /USER:domain\user password"i:\Windows 7 Professional x64\setup.exe" /unattend:"i:\Windows 7 Professional x64\Autounattend.xml"This will mount the install sources and runs the setup. Unmount the WinPE:"C:\Program Files\Windows AIK\Tools\amd64\Servicing\Dism.exe" /Unmount-Wim /MountDir:e:\WinPE_x64\mount /CommitCreate the ISO:copy e:\WinPE_x642\winpe.wim e:\WinPE_x64\ISO\sources\boot.wim"C:\Program Files\Windows AIK\Tools\amd64\oscdimg.exe" -n -be:\WinPE_x64\etfsboot.com e:\WinPE_x64\ISO e:\WinPE_x64\WinPE_x64.isoCopy the iso to your Base\Images directory. Tell Windows Setup howto find Wintoolkit_Apps folder: Please use the (sources\$oem$\$$\Setup\scripts\setupcomplete.cmd) and add the following(You need to change things to suite to your needs):@echo offnet use i: \\172.19.101.186\Wintoolkit /USER:domain\user pass THIS TUTORIAL ISN'T FINISHED YET SO STAY TUNED I WILL EXPLAIN MORE DETAILED BUT AT THIS POINT YOU CAN START WITH THE INFORMATION I PRESENT HERE I have big problems to explain things more detailed because of missing english vocabular and so on Greetz X23 Edited March 3, 2013 by x23piracy Stimpy and Humfri 2 Quote
ianymaty Posted March 4, 2013 Posted March 4, 2013 Ah, seems that this isn't what I'm looking for. Sorry, I thought there is a way to do it without building a server. I want this if there is a way to do it in a home network through a router. I don't know anything about build and run a server. If not I'll stick installing from USB. Thanks. Quote
x23piracy Posted March 4, 2013 Author Posted March 4, 2013 (edited) Hi, if your routers dhcp support option 66 and 67 its also possible. Greetz X23 Edited March 4, 2013 by x23piracy Quote
bphlpt Posted March 5, 2013 Posted March 5, 2013 I'm very glad to have this explanation, so please continue and finish your tutorial, but I also was hoping for a way this could be done without a server type OS being installed. I guess that shows my naivety. Thank you very much for this info anyway. heers and Regards Quote
x23piracy Posted March 5, 2013 Author Posted March 5, 2013 (edited) Hi, I'm very glad to have this explanation, so please continue and finish your tutorial, but I also was hoping for a way this could be done without a server type OS being installed. I guess that shows my naivety. Thank you very much for this info anyway. heers and Regards sorry for the disappointment but this is based on winpe as boot media.Sure i will finish this to have different points much clearer. Installing Windows 7 over PXE means having to place an amount of space between 4-10GB somewhere From the private sigth this can be a customized router which enables option 66 und 67 for dhcp, normallyevery dhcp should support this thats RFC! The most problem would be to place a dedicated tftp server, for example a fritzbox router with freetz can dothat, or a fli4l router installation. Whos not on the luckie side owning a nas can use a big usb stick directly connected to the router(but speed may be very slow). I feel very cool without having anything to carry with me to install win7 in our corporate.My Boss is also still impressed but thats more related to his unknownness what for cool things are possible The most impressive thing is the complete customized sfx pakages that enable a 90% out of the box readyworkstation after installation of windows 7. Greetz X23 Edited March 5, 2013 by x23piracy Stimpy 1 Quote
crashfly Posted March 5, 2013 Posted March 5, 2013 I'm very glad to have this explanation, so please continue and finish your tutorial, but I also was hoping for a way this could be done without a server type OS being installed. I guess that shows my naivety. Thank you very much for this info anyway. heers and RegardsYou can actually do this without "directly" having a server. A router that supports the custom firmware DD-WRT would be able to easily perform the same actions as the server. If I am not mistaken, I think there are even a few basic tutorials over on the www.dd-wrt.com wiki that show how to set it up. Quote
bphlpt Posted March 5, 2013 Posted March 5, 2013 Thanks for mentioning that crashfly. I just found out my current router supports dd-wrt, my old one didn't. Would you mind please looking at the tutorials listed and pointing me to the appropriate one(s)? None of them jump out at me. Thanks in advance for the help. Cheers and Regards Quote
crashfly Posted March 6, 2013 Posted March 6, 2013 More specifically, it is in relation to using the service "dnsmasq". There are options to point to a tftp server. (If set up correctly, the server could even be the router itself, but then that requires storage, optware, and etc.) The information regarding dnsmasq on the wiki is here: http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/DNSMasq_as_DHCP_server. More answers can be gained by perusing the "Broadcom SoC based Hardware" forum (possibly searching for tftp and dnsmasq) here: http://www.dd-wrt.com/phpBB2/viewforum.php?f=1. Quote
x23piracy Posted March 6, 2013 Author Posted March 6, 2013 (edited) Hi, if someone is using a FritzboxIam very close to the freetz team and can assist if someone likes to customize his fritzbox. http://freetz.org/ Iam very experienced with freetzFritzboxes are mainly selled in germany, austria and swiss. Who ever is using an open embedded system or a self made router (x86) should take a look at: Fli4l I used my self around 6 years the following board from Soekris2 years ago i switched to fritzboxes. All the rich features a Fritzbox has today wasnt offered years ago, i made the same cool thingswith Fli4l years earlier Greetz X23 Edited March 6, 2013 by x23piracy Quote
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