I'm trying to switch from MDT to OSDCloud for deploying Windows 11 and I'm running into issues with network drivers. I executed the following PowerShell commands to set up everything:
- New-OSDCloudTemplate
- New-OSDCloudWorkspace
- Set-OSDCloudWorkspace
- Edit-OSDCloudWinPE -CloudDriver *
- Edited the start-osdcloudgui.json setup
- Edited OSDCloudWinPE to start the GUI.
When using the boot.wim for PXE booting, it seems like the drivers should have been loaded since the boot.wim's size reflects it. The PXE boot works well without any issues with DHCP or the PXE server.
However, I tested PXE booting the same boot.wim on a HyperV VM, and it connects to the network without issues. In contrast, when I try this on various physical machines like HP, Dell, and MS Surface laptops, they don't seem to load any network drivers. Although the correct Driver Pack appears in the GUI, ipconfig shows no information, and I get messages like:
- "IP Address not yet assigned by DHCP. Trying to get a new DHCP lease..."
- "WARNING: Error Hardware that requires Drivers to function properly."
What could I be missing here?
1 Answer
It sounds like you're missing the necessary drivers. I recommend downloading the drivers manually and placing them in the drivers folder. Try modifying your OSDCloud setup to point to those drivers. Here’s a sample edit:
$EditSplat = @{
CloudDriver = 'USB', 'Surface', 'WiFi', 'IntelNet', 'HP'
StartOSDCloud = "-OSName 'Windows 11 25H2 x64' -OSEdition Enterprise -OSActivation Volume -OSLanguage en-us -Firmware -Restart"
DriverPath = 'C:RepoOSDsurface_driversSurfaceUpdate'
Wallpaper = 'wallpaper75-1500.jpg'
Brand = 'Internal-Infra'
WifiProfile = 'WiFi-GUEST.XML'
UpdateUSB = $true
}
Edit-OSDCloudWinPE @EditSplat
Also, there was a recent update to OSDCloud that may affect this process, so it might be worth checking that out too.
I'll definitely give that a try! I just installed it two days ago, and I'm on version 26.1.26.1. It’s been a bit of a challenge trying to sift through outdated documentation and guides.