HAL Issue - ACPI

[timmoat]

Hi there,

I am trying to create a universal image and am having problems with one particular laptop series.

I will leave out details of imaging as its not actually relevent to the problem - I am using mySysPrep to detect correct HAL though for those that are interested and it works very well.

With this one series of laptop if I go into Device manager and try to downgrade the HAL Advanced Control & Power Interface (ACPI) shows as a valid compatible HAL. Of course it wouldnt have support for x2 cores but still - it should boot and work.

However when I reboot following this it blue screens. If I manually change the HAL files back it then works again. So its not mass storage driver issues.

Why would a HAL show as compatible but then not work upon reboot?

Its driving me crazy so if anyone could give me a clue I would be most grateful!

 

[linney]

Any clues here?

http://www.google.com/search?q="myS...-au&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&startIndex=&startPage=1

Sysprep - HAL Swapping

http://wiki.williams.edu/display/docs/Sysprep

Duo Core Processor Support
thread779-1438198

 

[timmoat]

Thing is, this happens outside of my plans for sysprep and mysysprep.

Ignore the whole imaging end goal.

All I am trying to do is downgrade the HAL on this particular machine (Vostro 1310) to Advanced Configuration & Power Interface (ACPI) via the compatible HALS shown in Device Manager, Computer section.

Thanks for the links but I can tell you I have googled the subject to death! That sinking feeling when no matter how you word the question all the links come up as visited!

 

[SimonDavies]

Perhaps not the approach you want but when I had similar issues I actually went down the route of using a 3rd party vendor app to do something very similar.

Have a look at UIU (

http://www.uiu4you.com/index.html),

these are the guys who invented Ghost, it allows you to build a single image usable on vastly different hardware (desktops and laptops). I have used it in the past and would resolve any future issues as well.

Simon

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