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Add drivers to the Windows based OSIM OS Image

The OSIM- ImageX and -Ghost images of Windows OS provide a directory “driver” for additional PNP driver which needs to be recognized in the (mini) setup of the operating system on the target.

The driver directories are prepared in the new ImageX and Ghost images in the IPS image store.

Required drivers can be inserted on the IPS either by copying the files into the driver directory of the OSIM OS image or by using the command:

        createosimage  …….. -t <path to driver> …..

Drivers also can be added to an OSIM OS SD package in the Software Package Library using the DSM Explorer.

If a boot server is configured for share mode, the driver can be copied in the related directories in the boot server image store.

The following driver directories will be prepared in the OSIM images, where <path to image> stands for the path listed by createosimage –x .

        <path to image>\<type GHOST-XP>\$oem$\driver
        <path to image>\<type IMAGEX-XP>\$oem$\driver
        <path to image>\<type IMAGEX-XPx64>\$oem$\driver
        <path to image>\<type IMAGEX-VISTA>\oeminst\driver[\subdirs]
        <path to image>\<type IMAGEX-VISTAx64>\oeminst\driver[\subdirs]
        <path to image>\<type IMAGEX-W2008>\oeminst\driver[\subdirs]
        <path to image>\<type IMAGEX-W2008x64>\oeminst\driver[\subdirs]
        <path to image>\<type IMAGEX-WIN7>\oeminst\driver[\subdirs]
        <path to image>\<type IMAGEX-WIN7x64>\oeminst\driver[\subdirs]
        <path to image>\<type IMAGEX-W2008r2>\oeminst\driver[\subdirs]
        <path to image>\<type IMAGEX-WIN8>\oeminst\driver[\subdirs]
        <path to image>\<type IMAGEX-WIN8x64>\oeminst\driver[\subdirs]
        <path to image>\<type IMAGEX-W2012>\oeminst\driver[\subdirs]

The additional drivers will be recognized in the hardware-analyzing phase. Therefore they must be plug-and-play drivers.

Additional Windows Vista, Windows 2008, and higher version drivers will be inserted in the WindowsPE-mode of the installation.

The Windows Vista, Windows 2008, and higher version drivers must also be plug-and-play drivers and they must be certified for these Windows OS. You can store these Windows OS drivers in a directory under \oeminst\driver.