CraPE v0.3 beta - Boot from USB - Win8 PE Based Mining OS

[captchunk]

Have you gotten either of those to work on CraPE?

I feel like 2/3 of the comments on this thread are complaints that there's no remote desktop access...

[ivanlabrie]

Have you gotten either of those to work on CraPE?

I feel like 2/3 of the comments on this thread are complaints that there's no remote desktop access...

I haven't tried yet but I'll give a shot and post again.

[Injust]

Is there anybody with the PE development package who can create me a default WIM sources file with nothing added and nothing removed?

EDIT: Not needed anymore.

[want2eat]

I've got amd 64 x2 on asus a8n-e m/b but the os didn't see videocards. In device manger it looks like Video controller(VGA copmatible).
Can u help?

[captchunk]

And i forgot to mention that adding multiminer would be a really valuable asset

Happy to assist if needed. The requirements are pretty light (.NET Framework 3.5).

This would be great. I'm sticking with this build because it's getting me much higher hash rates than linux-based builds.

I've gotten Anubis to work with this build which is nice because I can monitor everything, but a frontend for cgminer that lets me change pools or tweak a setting or two would be ideal. Multiminer looks pretty great, I know it only works with bfgminer but I could make the switch if I could have some control over my miner remotely.

[DonQuijote]

can i mix 7950 and 280x ?

[avanda1121]

Tnx.Going to test on mine 7870...

[macsga]

Hey thanks for this. Worked like a charm on my 5970. I'd like to be able to automate more stuff though. Is there a way to alter the wim file? Never done this before and (apart from mining) there are great possibilities regarding such a usb based thing (Tor implementation, wallet intergration etc).

[captchunk]

Hey thanks for this. Worked like a charm on my 5970. I'd like to be able to automate more stuff though. Is there a way to alter the wim file? Never done this before and (apart from mining) there are great possibilities regarding such a usb based thing (Tor implementation, wallet intergration etc).

I've been messing with this myself, trying to make a build that has remote access and some other features I'd like. I'm still new to PE stuff so don't shoot me if this doesn't work out, but if you want to alter the OP's build:

1. Download/install Windows ADK http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=30652

2. Extract OP's ISO to a folder on your C drive(root) drive. (I'll call it C:\CraPE)

3. Make a new folder in your C: drive (I'll call it C:\mount

4. Open Deployment and Imaging Tools Environment as an Administrator. Run this command:

Code:

imagex /mount C:\Crape\sources\boot.wim 1 C:\mount

Everything that is in the OP's boot.wim should now be available to edit in your folder c:\mount. To save:

Code:

imagex /unmount c:\winpe_x86\mount /commit

I actually haven't been using the Windows ADK directly, I've been using a program called Winbuilder to work on a build from scratch. There's a forum http://reboot.pro/) built around Winbuilder where people share their custom scripts and stuff, also Winbuilder has a feature built in that lets you download different projects and scripts from different servers.

This guy's guide and downloads gets you a fresh Win8 x68 iso plus winbuilder with some basic building scripts: http://aljo.comeze.com/win8pe/Win8PEguide.html

[captchunk]

This app is also good for opening up a .wim and poking around: http://dismgui.codeplex.com/downloads/get/623176

(Windows ADK required I believe)

[macsga]

I did some progress. I have used RealVNC off my USB stick and managed to have remote access to the machine. I have done everything you said above, but it's not possible to alter the SPECIFIC wim file of the this release. I guess I have to build my very own.

[BitMinerN8]

I did some progress. I have used RealVNC off my USB stick and managed to have remote access to the machine. I have done everything you said above, but it's not possible to alter the SPECIFIC wim file of the this release. I guess I have to build my very own.

Maybe you can work with crazyates on that and get it added to a new build? Due to the locations we have to put these noisy heat generators, without remote access to a rig, it's a non starter for most.

[captchunk]

I did some progress. I have used RealVNC off my USB stick and managed to have remote access to the machine. I have done everything you said above, but it's not possible to alter the SPECIFIC wim file of the this release. I guess I have to build my very own.

imagex /mountrw?

[macsga]

I did some progress. I have used RealVNC off my USB stick and managed to have remote access to the machine. I have done everything you said above, but it's not possible to alter the SPECIFIC wim file of the this release. I guess I have to build my very own.

imagex /mountrw?

I'm willing happily to cooperate with the OP here if he wants to. I am working outside the wim file for now (added some portable apps I need and RealVNC as previously stated). Unfortunately NO mounting tool is able to read/write this wim file. Imagex has it mounted but system asks formatting it reading is as "bad disk". No clues there. Have you been able to mount it yourself and/or alter stuff inside?

[captchunk]

I did some progress. I have used RealVNC off my USB stick and managed to have remote access to the machine. I have done everything you said above, but it's not possible to alter the SPECIFIC wim file of the this release. I guess I have to build my very own.

imagex /mountrw?

I'm willing happily to cooperate with the OP here if he wants to. I am working outside the wim file for now (added some portable apps I need and RealVNC as previously stated). Unfortunately NO mounting tool is able to read/write this wim file. Imagex has it mounted but system asks formatting it reading is as "bad disk". No clues there. Have you been able to mount it yourself and/or alter stuff inside?

Just tried it. Threw a remote desktop app called AmmyyAdmin in windows\system32. I'm connected.

Seen to have lost admin rights when I booted up though...

[macsga]

Just tried it. Threw a remote desktop app called AmmyyAdmin in windows\system32. I'm connected.
Seen to have lost admin rights when I booted up though...

The admin issue is not a problem. You can mount it offline and see if you can change/reset Admin pass with an offline utility. As for myself; It seems I have a corrupted image then... I can't get another explanation.  Is there a direct link you can trust?

EDIT: I found the latest Gandalf's iso (November 2013 I think) and downloaded it; I will investigate later.

[captchunk]

Admin issue seemed to go away with the second bootup. Still having issues however - mainly getting PENetwork to use the drivers for my USB wifi adapter. I installed them offline with DISM, added a line to load them at startup, and PENetwork lists it for an adapter choice, but I can't get it to send/receive any network traffic.

Sigh this is turning into such a headache. I might check out Gandalf's ISO again, my problem with it earlier was it didn't have the AMD drivers. Now that I know how to install them I might try that, and trim off a bunch of the bloat.

[macsga]

Admin issue seemed to go away with the second bootup. Still having issues however - mainly getting PENetwork to use the drivers for my USB wifi adapter. I installed them offline with DISM, added a line to load them at startup, and PENetwork lists it for an adapter choice, but I can't get it to send/receive any network traffic.

Sigh this is turning into such a headache. I might check out Gandalf's ISO again, my problem with it earlier was it didn't have the AMD drivers. Now that I know how to install them I might try that, and trim off a bunch of the bloat.

Same issues here. Plus I downloaded the whole pack and still can't open (even for viewing) the wim file. Gandalf's ISO works like a charm but won't install my atheros drivers so no wifi. I think I'll mess with it a bit more during the weekend. My mining machine works like a charm though and RealVNC gives it a perfect r/c which I desperately needed it... 

[Injust]

Admin issue seemed to go away with the second bootup. Still having issues however - mainly getting PENetwork to use the drivers for my USB wifi adapter. I installed them offline with DISM, added a line to load them at startup, and PENetwork lists it for an adapter choice, but I can't get it to send/receive any network traffic.

Sigh this is turning into such a headache. I might check out Gandalf's ISO again, my problem with it earlier was it didn't have the AMD drivers. Now that I know how to install them I might try that, and trim off a bunch of the bloat.

Same issues here. Plus I downloaded the whole pack and still can't open (even for viewing) the wim file. Gandalf's ISO works like a charm but won't install my atheros drivers so no wifi. I think I'll mess with it a bit more during the weekend. My mining machine works like a charm though and RealVNC gives it a perfect r/c which I desperately needed it... 

I've been toying around with WinPE ever since this CraPE was announced, and I guess I might be able to help some of you.
For not being able to open the WIM file using IMAGEX, you can try DISM, which should already be in your system32 folder. Just run it from the command prompt and look at the flags and how it's used.

[captchunk]

Admin issue seemed to go away with the second bootup. Still having issues however - mainly getting PENetwork to use the drivers for my USB wifi adapter. I installed them offline with DISM, added a line to load them at startup, and PENetwork lists it for an adapter choice, but I can't get it to send/receive any network traffic.

Sigh this is turning into such a headache. I might check out Gandalf's ISO again, my problem with it earlier was it didn't have the AMD drivers. Now that I know how to install them I might try that, and trim off a bunch of the bloat.

Same issues here. Plus I downloaded the whole pack and still can't open (even for viewing) the wim file. Gandalf's ISO works like a charm but won't install my atheros drivers so no wifi. I think I'll mess with it a bit more during the weekend. My mining machine works like a charm though and RealVNC gives it a perfect r/c which I desperately needed it... 

I've been toying around with WinPE ever since this CraPE was announced, and I guess I might be able to help some of you.
For not being able to open the WIM file using IMAGEX, you can try DISM, which should already be in your system32 folder. Just run it from the command prompt and look at the flags and how it's used.

Man I'm almost there...got everything I need to autostart, just need to get one of these remote desktop apps to automatically load with a configuration that grants access rights to my PC. Have to edit the registry though, one more thing that's gotta be learned.

Yeah I should have mentioned DISM, I've been getting much better results with it than imagex. This guy's guide is to build a new winPE image, but you can pick out some of the commands you need like dism /mount-wim, dism /unmount-wim, dism /add-driver. etc. http://reboot.pro/topic/19156-create-a-bootable-winpe-50-x64-usb-drive/