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Latitude 3350 Windows Deployment Services issue
Hi everyone,
We've just gotten some new Latitude E3350s, and are trying to image them with WDS.
The Realtek NIC in these is a RTL8168H, PCI\VEN_10EC&DEV_8168&SUBSYS_070C1028&REV_15 ;DELL
I am not able to add drivers to WDS, I get an error every time.
I've tried manually inserting the latest realtek drivers both - netrtx64.inf DriverVer = 01/15/2015,106.13.0115.2015 - and - rt64win7.inf DriverVer = 01/07/2016,7.098.0107.2016
Using both of these latest drivers, Windows Setup states that no matching network driver was found.
I added these to my stock Windows 7 SP1 boot.wim using imagex and DISM. I verified that the files do end up on the machine, but the driver won't start.
Also, using a stock windows 8.1 or Windows 10 boot.wim, I get a message about not being able to contact a DHCP server.
Also, I'm using WDS on Server 2008 R2.
Any ideas? I'm not sure what to do from here.
Thanks,
-Ricky Wallace
bobbygitr
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March 4th, 2016 06:00
I am having this same issue. Did you have any resolution for this?
Rickywallace
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March 4th, 2016 06:00
Yes, I actually just figured it out yesterday. :)
I was able to inject these drivers: netrtx64.inf DriverVer = 01/15/2015,106.13.0115.2015 from Realtek's site, and embed them into the boot.wim .
My mistake was not loading them into index2, instead of index 1. I used this guide, just make sure to change index to 2 in the directions. :)
http://www.chrisleblanc.org/check-index-injectig-nic-drivers-wds-pxe-bootwim/
https://community.landesk.com/support/docs/DOC-29823
I still can't import the drivers to WDS, so I have to install them manually after imaging.
-Ricky
bobbygitr
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March 4th, 2016 08:00
Update:
I was able to fix mine. Rather than use the drivers provided by Dell, I acquired drivers from Realtek directly, link here.
I typically use DISM with a boot.wim, and the drivers from here worked perfectly.