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cctk.exe --tpmactivation=activate does not work on any of my models
I have updated the BIOSs to the current release on a E6400, 960, 755, and D830 and I was able to turn on the TPM using the --tpm=on option then rebooted and tried to activate the TPM using the --tpmactivation=activate option however that command seems to fail. After a reboot they all return tpm=on and tpmactivation=deactivated when I run "cctk --tpm --tpmactivation".
The commands I have had work fine are (In WinPE) --tpm=on --embnic1=on --passwordbypass=rebootbypass then after a reboot I run (In Windows XP SP3) bootorder --sequence=bev,embnic --enabledevice=bev,embnic which also works. This is were I was trying to activate the TPM but it is failing.
The commands I have had work fine are (In WinPE) --tpm=on --embnic1=on --passwordbypass=rebootbypass then after a reboot I run (In Windows XP SP3) bootorder --sequence=bev,embnic --enabledevice=bev,embnic which also works. This is were I was trying to activate the TPM but it is failing.
DELL-Greg R
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February 14th, 2010 21:00
Therkilt
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February 15th, 2010 08:00
cctk --setuppwd=Password
cctk --tpmactivation=activate --valsetuppwd=Password
cctk --setuppwd= --valsetuppwd=Password
It has not worked yet for me on an E6400, D830, or an Optiplex 960, do I need a reboot between any of these commands? I had to manually turn off our HDD password on the E6400 to enable the setuppwd which is going to limit the usefullness of this to desktop machines only since we don't use a HDD password there, or is there a way to turn off the HDD password with cctk? Unfortunately the returncode has always been 0 even when it fails to set the setuppwd due to the HDD password or if it fails to activate the tpm. I see there are over 200 possible returncodes however they don't seem to address either of the conditions I am experiencing so it is tough to provide specific troubleshooting tips to the person building the machine since I can't tell which command failed. I have also tried enableing the TPM in the step before activation like the pdf shows (after I found that section in the pdf I followed it exactly and it still would not activate). I have tried to activate from both XP and Windows 7 without success. All the machines I am testing on have at one time had the TPM activated but I cleared them before trying this which from my understanding is supposed to put it back to the dafualt factory settings.
DELL-Greg R
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March 3rd, 2010 06:00
Therkilt
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March 3rd, 2010 07:00
Nate.Wagenaar
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March 4th, 2010 08:00
Nate.Wagenaar
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March 4th, 2010 08:00
cctk.exe --setuppwd=BIOSPWD
cctk.exe --tpm=on --valsetuppwd=BIOSPWD
cctk.exe --tpmactivation=activate --valsetuppwd=BIOSPWD
cctk.exe --setuppwd= --valsetuppwd=BIOSPWD
cctk throws an error on the tpmactivation step, stating that "the option 'tpmactivation' is not available or cannot be configured through software."
However, after a reboot, the TPM chip IS on and activated.
Testing on a D630 with Windows 7 x86.
dellSCCM
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September 28th, 2010 13:00
Therkilt
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September 28th, 2010 14:00
http://support.dell.com/support/downloads/format.aspx?c=us&cs=555&l=en&s=biz&deviceid=19098&libid=36&releaseid=R266721&vercnt=1&formatcnt=0&SystemID=PREC_M4500&servicetag=&os=WW1&osl=en&catid=-1&dateid=-1&typeid=-1&formatid=-1&impid=-1&checkFormat=true
DELL-Greg R
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September 28th, 2010 15:00
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dellSCCM
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September 28th, 2010 16:00
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October 7th, 2010 15:00
DELL-Warren B
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October 8th, 2010 09:00
http://attachments.wetpaintserv.us/7I5sB3KPCWzE-lLWNNX9bA581116
jamesavery1
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October 8th, 2010 14:00
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October 19th, 2010 11:00
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