Chapter 8. preparing source files for modules, Creating source operating-system images, Ultra-portable image source files – Lenovo ThinkPad R400 User Manual

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Chapter

8.

Preparing

source

files

for

modules

This

chapter

provides

information

about

preparing

source

files

and

creating

modules

from

source

files.

Creating

source

operating-system

images

The

method

you

use

to

create

the

source

for

a

base

operating-system

module

depends

on

the

type

of

image

you

intend

to

deploy

to

the

target

computer.

The

methods

for

creating

the

source

for

a

Portable-Sysprep

Image,

Hardware-Specific

Image,

and

Ultra-Portable

Image

differ.

Ultra-Portable

Image

source

files

The

ImageUltra

Builder

program

provides

the

tools

necessary

to

do

the

following:

v

Import

an

ImageUltra-developed

base

operating-system

module

from

either

a

Lenovo

branded

personal

computer

or

from

a

set

of

ThinkCentre

and

ThinkPad

Product

Recovery

CDs

for

use

with

Ultra-Portable

Images

on

Lenovo

branded

computers

only.

For

more

information

about

importing

modules,

see

“Importing

pre-existing

maps

and

modules”

on

page

14

or

refer

to

the

ImageUltra

Builder

help

system

for

step-by-step

instructions.

v

Create

an

I386

base

operating-system

module

and

the

associated

UNATTEND.TXT

module

for

use

with

Ultra-Portable

Images

for

use

on

Lenovo

branded

and

non-Lenovo

branded

computers.

Note:

The

Sysprep

module

is

used

in

conjunction

with

building

an

Ultra-Portable

Image

for

Windows

XP

and

Windows

2000,

and

needs

to

be

placed

in

the

C:\IBMWORK\SYSPREP

folder.

For

information

about

preparing

the

source

files

for

an

I386

base

operating-system

module

and

the

associated

modules,

see

“Preparing

source

files

for

an

I386

base

operating-system

module”

on

page

136.

For

information

about

preparing

the

source

files

for

the

UNATTEND.TXT

add-on

operating-system

module,

see

“Preparing

source

files

for

the

UNATTEND.TXT

module”

on

page

138.

For

an

overview

of

the

I386

base

operating-system

module

and

other

associated

modules

used

to

create

an

Ultra-Portable

Image,

see

“Special

considerations

for

I386

base

operating-system

modules”

on

page

82.

For

information

about

preparing

the

source

files

for

the

Sysprep

module,

see“Creating

a

Portable-Sysprep

Image”

on

page

142.

In

addition

to

installing

application

modules,

add-on

operation-system

modules,

and

device

driver

modules

as

part

of

an

Ultra-Portable

Image,

you

also

can

use

partitioning

modules

to

create

an

additional

partition.

By

default,

Ultra-Portable

Images

are

limited

to

a

single-partition

installation.

But

by

using

partitioning

modules,

you

can

create

an

empty

partition,

create

a

partition

that

contains

data,

or

delete

one

or

more

partitions.

Any

data

that

needs

to

be

in

the

additional

partition

must

be

contained

in

the

partitioning

module;

you

cannot

install

other

modules

in

a

data

partition

created

by

a

partitioning

module.

Instructions

for

preparing

files

for

the

various

types

of

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