Did you check the /var/log/messages. It will show you
what files it is downloading from the textmode
directory. You should check if the mapping is working
properly before continuing. Be aware that the
installer is case sensitive, so rename the requested
files to whatever is in the log.
Also please try one or more of the following:
1. According to the KB article there should be
something in the .sif file like:
\[MassStorageDrivers]
"LSI Logic Fusion-MPT SAS Driver (Server 2003
32-bit)" = "OEM"
This will tell the installer to check the
$OEM$/TEXTMODE directory, check the SCSI section and
find the driver for the mentioned scsi device.
2. The line in the txtsetup.oem should read:
d1 = "LSI Logic Fusion-MPT SAS Storport Driver",
w23dsk1, \
(replace the backslash before w23dsk1 with a space
and remove the space at the end of the line just to
make sure...)
OK, fixing my MassStorageDrivers entry (and figuring out that /etc/tftpd.map had a typo in it) i got windows to boot enough to see the two SAS drives, and start checking for previous installations of windows.
then i see it hit txtsetup.oem file, and it immediately returns the error:
\-------
the manufacturer provided file that setup is trying to use is corrupted or invalid:
Line 1 contains a syntax error.
setup cannot continue.....blah blah.....
\----
bear in mind i'm a total noob with windows network installs so i'm not totally sure if that error points at txtsetup.oem, or something else but so far google searching the issue points me to the d1 entry in txtsetup.oem being wrong?