Editing Boot.ini using TD

[Quentin]

I want to add the "/noguiboot /bootlogo" switches to my boot.ini file, is
there a way I can do this using TD/CD ?

I've got a component created that copies a custom boot.bmp to %25%
(c:\windows). I tried to create a component that puts my custom boot.ini to
%24% (c:\) but it didn't work (presumably because boot.ini is actually
produced by TD given the options you set in TD).

Is there a way to do this, other than manually editing boot.ini after I
build the image?

Quentin.

 

[KM]

Quentin,

There is no way to do that in TD unless you:

KM

 

[KM]

Sorry, accidentially sent unfinished post.. Let me finish....

Quentin,

There is no way to do that in TD unless you:
- develop a custom CMI script to work with boot.ini (not a big deal, btw)
- replace boot.ini with your own version

KM

 

[Quentin]

KM,

CMI script sounds like the way to go for me. Could you point me to some
documention for writing CMI scripts?

Quentin.

 

[KM]

Quentin,

There is no CMI documentation available from Microsoft :-(
You will be on your own developing the script. Some script samples, however, have been posted in this NG.
The script can be extremely simple if you leverage TD Platform object functionality.
Something like this: "oPL.BootSwitches.Add "your own switches here", Empty", where the oPL is the platform object (see CMIExplorer
for more info)

Also, the script you are looking for can be based off the "Base Component" component's script developed by Microsoft. Basically that
is the script that "updates" boot.ini file under the TD image build folder.
The script you can get if you hack into SP2 install package. There will be a few SLDs and one of them will include an upgrade to the
Base component. You can grab the script from that updated component and see how things should be implemented.

However, if you don't want to mess up with CMI and all you want is to "somehow" automate build process, you can write a simple WSH
script (and using there a FileSystemObject, for instance) that will update boot.ini as needed.

 

[Pascal Bouchard]

/NoGuiBoot will be appened in your boot.ini file if you check "Do not
display GUI boot screens" from "Other Settings" section of your target
Settings.

I found nothing for /bootlogo... i manually modify my boot.ini each time.