BE12: IDR-Recovery-Disk does not load Network-drivers

[Nicolas_Nickisc]

I have created a IDR-Disk sucessfully.

The disk boots, and some time later complains, that something is wrong with the partition -even the disk is formatted freshly  and partitioned successfully with the partitioning tool.

Afterwards, the IDR process presents that 2 Network devices failed loading the netwok drivers

One is called a RTL8139family-card the other is only named 'Network controller'

I think, the drivers should be on the disk, as there is a inf-File named something like 5.1ServicePack2@RTL8139....

Manually seleting this file, loads drivers from B:drivers but with no success to bring the network-card online,

What can I do ?

Another thing: the IDR-Boot disk is presented twice as B: and D:, while my second CD-ROM seems to be unavailable. Also USB-Sticks cannot be used.

Problem: None of my computers has a Floppy-Drive anymore !

What can I do ?

At the moment IDR is absolutely useless.

[Ken_Putnam]

At the moment IDR is absolutely useless.

Always has been IMNSHO.  You  wind up doing every thing you would do with a manual Disaster Recovery, in the same order, but behind a wizard.  Saves no time at all, and you can't even see the raw system messages, only what IDR filters through for you

Create a SlipStream install CD at the latest SP for your target server

In case of DR -

Use the mfg utility to partition your hard drives as you wish

boot from your slipstream CD  and load a vanilla system

load the RAWS

Restore all (overwrite) and you are done

Message Edited by Ken Putnam on 04-09-2008 11:59 AM