Build Order Question

[Santiago Allen]

Hi All,

Can I change the build order such that the "Extra Files" section of my
image happen absolutely last even after the "Settings" section and if
so how? I want to provide a custom Boot.ini file without having to
copy it into the SDI after building. I am guessing XPE actually
generates a boot.ini or does it copy this file from a repository?

Thanks,

Santiago

 

[Slobodan Brcin \(eMVP\)]

Hi Santiago,

boot.ini is always generated by TD and its content is based on settings that you have made in TD.
I have not tried to make it automaticaly overwriten by custom boot.ini but you can try to create your component and to put some high
build order number.

If this does not help then you will have to play with undocumented CMI scripts to make it work. (too much effort to learn CMI if you
need it only for this purpose)
http://groups-beta.google.com/group...rosoft.public.windowsxp.embedded&q=CMI&qt_g=1

If applicable to you one way to make a workaround is to rename your boot.ini during the FBA over boot.ini in root.

Regards,
Slobodan

 

[KM]

Just to add some minor here..

The boot.ini in TD is currently generated by BAse Instance component's CMI script.
This component script (cmiOnEndBuild handler) happens very last in the build procedure for a config. So, playing with build order
won't help.

However, replacing the boo.tini during FBA, or manually copying the file after the build is the right approach.

Another way would be building a config from a command line and then, with a script, replacing the boot.ini with anything you want.
You can even edit the boot.ini from the script using FileSystemObject.
This is in case you want to automate the build process.

 

[Santiago Allen]

Hi KM, Slobodon

Thanks for the replies, I had the intuition that the build order for
boot.ini generation was fixed, although I had hoped that since what
seems to happen right before it is the copy extra files phase that it
could be customized. I think the FBA is an acceptible solution to this
problem. And I am now looking into how to create and add generic FBA
commands as an extra rescource to the build.

The Idea here is that in the near future I will be handing the XPE
project to QA and I want to minimize the number of steps to update and
create new images so the learning curve will be minimal.

Thanks again guys

Santiago