Lenovo ThinkPad SL300 - Manual (Page 6)

Scenario 1: Upgrading from ImageUltra
Builder 3.1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
46
Scenario 2: Upgrading from ImageUltra
Builder 4.0 or 4.01 . . . . . . . . . . .
47
Getting help after installation . . . . . . . . . 47
Chapter 5. Working with the
ImageUltra Builder interface . . . . .
49
Conventions used within the interface . . . . . 49
Module repository . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Working with repositories. . . . . . . . . 54
Exporting maps and modules . . . . . . . 55
The Repository window . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Entries and icons . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Manipulating entries. . . . . . . . . . . 57
Searching for specific maps and modules . . 58
Map windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Map Settings window . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Base Map Appearance Under Windows PE . 59
Base-map settings . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Driver-map settings . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Menu Item Properties window. . . . . . . . . 63
Menu Link Properties window . . . . . . . . . 65
Module windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Modifying module attributes and map settings . . 65
Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Repository tools . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Map tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Chapter 6. Map construction
overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
69
Creating a base-map tree structure . . . . . . 69
Inserting menu items in a base map . . . . 69
Inserting modules in a base map . . . . . . 71
Special considerations for I386 base
operating-system modules . . . . . . . .
75
Using utilities in a base map . . . . . . . 77
Using filters in a base map . . . . . . . . 80
Using links in a base map . . . . . . . . 83
Defining user information in a base map . . . 84
Controlling the network-sync function . . . . 85
Controlling the behavior of the service
partition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
87
Using a partitioning module in a base map . . 87
Simple and complex base maps . . . . . . 92
Adding a hidden system menu in a base
map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
95
Customizing module behavior within a base
map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
96
Special considerations for the Rescue and
Recovery product. . . . . . . . . . . .
96
Previewing your maps . . . . . . . . . . 97
Creating a device-driver map tree structure . . . 97
Inserting menu items in a driver map . . . . 98
Inserting modules in a driver map . . . . . 98
Using filters in a driver map . . . . . . . . 99
Using variables (an advanced base-map
function) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
100
Setting a variable to contain a hard coded
value. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
101
Setting conditions to determine menu items
displayed during the installation process. . .
102
Referencing text within menu items and
sub-menu item titles
. . . . . . . . . . 103
Setting a variable to prompt the user for
a specific value during the installation
process
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Setting a variable so that a prompted value is
passed as a parameter for a utility or filter . .
105
Excluding modules from a map . . . . . . . . 105
Chapter 7. Creating maps . . . . . 107
Creating and modifying base maps . . . . . . 107
Creating a new base map . . . . . . . . 107
Creating a new base map based on an existing
base map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
108
Adding menu items to a base map . . . . . 108
Adding operating-system modules to a base
map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
109
Adding application modules to a base map . . 109
Replacing modules in a base map . . . . . 110
Customizing module behavior within a base
map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
110
Working with base-map settings and
menu-item properties . . . . . . . . . .
111
Creating and modifying driver maps . . . . . . 117
Creating a new driver map . . . . . . . . 118
Creating a new driver map based on an
existing driver map . . . . . . . . . . .
118
Adding menu items to a driver map. . . . . 119
Adding device-driver modules to a driver
map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
119
Replacing modules in a driver map . . . . . 120
Working with driver-map settings and
menu-item properties . . . . . . . . . .
120
Chapter 8. Preparing source files for
modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
123
Creating source operating-system images . . . . 123
Ultra-Portable Image source files. . . . . . 123
Required third-party tools . . . . . . . . 127
Creating a Portable-Sysprep Image. . . . . 129
Creating a Hardware-Specific Image . . . . 132
Preparing source files for application modules and
add-on operating-system modules . . . . . . .
135
Preparing for a silent installation . . . . . . 135
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