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OSD WMI video drive issue

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Hi,

 

I have been using SCCM 2007 for a few years now and we use to image all our machines using OSD. I've recently changed our setup for applying drivers from "Auto Apply Drivers" to "Apply Driver Package" and now using WMI to identify hardware and install the correct package of drivers.

 

It all works well apart from one issue I'm having. For example, I have a Dell Optiplex 390, downloaded the drivers from Dell website, unzipped and packaged up in SCCM. When deployed via OSD TS, all the drivers work apart from the video driver which is installed as the dreaded "Standard VGA....".

 

Having looked into it, the only thing I can think of is that the package has 3 different video driver folders within it, one for Intel, 2 x ATI - assuming for the slight variations of the 390 model.

 

Could this be the issue and I need to trim down all my driver packages to just the one correct video driver or should it look at the three sets of video drivers and install the correct one?

 

Hopefully the above makes sense!

 

thanks....

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I've seen this behavior as well. The only way we've overcome it is to "categorize" the particular model and then assign the specific model and driver.

 

It is also possible that the deviceID that you have in your driver catalog is not found in the .inf file, thus it is defaulting to VGA..

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Yeah, I'd double, triple check that the Device ID is correct in the .inf file. And if you imported it wholesale, in SCCM 2007 it said "oops, I already have this device ID" as it's probably a generic Intel video, and didn't put it into your categorized optiplex. i.e. it already existed somewhere else and didn't import it. I've run into this in our system where previous people had imported whole sale the Dell/Lenovo package and didn't break it down by component, i.e. intel video et all, which might overlap from model to model and manufacturer to manufacturer... So for my Lenovo T420s, I have to include the video from the Lenovo T410s. Makes it pretty ugly, and I'm hoping to start with a much better structure in 2012, AND break it down by component so I don't have this issue. Track back your driver to your location and Device ID, chances are it's not where you think it is, or at least I've seen that many times.

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