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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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