Solved ahcix867.sy_ and symmpix.sy_ could not be found error (Rev: 1.0)

After successful updating the below DriverPacks drivers [Windows 2000/XP/2003 (x86)] in the Bart's Preinstalled Environment (BartPE):

• DP_Graphics_B_wnt5_x86-32_1107.7z
• DP_Graphics_C_wnt5_x86-32_1107.7z
• DP_LAN_wnt5_x86-32_1109.7z
• DP_MassStorage_wnt5_x86-32_1109.7z
• DP_WLAN_wnt5_x86-32_1109.7z

I began to add all the BartPE files to my existing MultiBoot DVD except for SETUPLDR.BIN and TXTSETUP.SIF because these 2 files had already been modified to reflect the SetupSourcePath change from \i386 directory to \bart directory so that BartPE can boot correctly from the MultiBoot DVD.


I tested running BartPE in the MultiBoot DVD using the trial Vmware Workstation software. During BartPE bootup, an error message appeared:
The file ahcix867.sy_ could not be found. Press any key to continue. 

After pressing any key, an error message appeared:
Setup failed. Press any key to restart your computer.

I searched the original BartPE \i386\system32\drivers directory and did not found any ahcix867.sy_ or ahcix867.sys file. It was weird because BartPE did not shown any error during the building stage.

I found ahcix867.sys (189 968 bytes, AMD AHCI Compatible RAID SB7xx Controller) inside DP_MassStorage_wnt5_x86-32_1109.7z file -> DriverPack_MassStorage_wnt5_x86-32.ini with the below information:


[AM7]
ms_count=1
ms_1_deviceName="AMD AHCI Compatible RAID SB7xx"
ms_1_tag="ahcix700"
ms_1_sysFile="ahcix867.sys"


ahcix867.sys is located inside DP_MassStorage_wnt5_x86-32_1109.7z file -> \D\M\AM7\ directory. I copied ahcix867.sys to \bart\system32\drivers directory in the MultiBoot DVD. However, the error message "The file ahcix867.sy_ could not be found. Press any key to continue" still appeared. I renamed ahcix867.sys to ahcix867.sy_ in \bart\system32\drivers directory in the MultiBoot DVD.This time, I encountered another error message during bootup:


The file symmpix.sy_ could not be found. Press any key to continue. 

After pressing any key, an error message appeared:
Setup failed. Press any key to restart your computer.



I could not located any symmpix.sy_ or symmpix.sys in all the DriverPacks drivers. symmpi.sys file existed inside DP_MassStorage_wnt5_x86-32_1109.7z file but not symmpix.sys file.


In the end, I found that the real problem that caused the ahcix867.sy_ and symmpix.sy_ could not be found error was due to the old TXTSETUP.SIF file in the MultiBoot DVD.The existing old \bart\TXTSETUP.SIF (477 131 bytes) file in the MultiBoot DVD did not reflect the new update drivers information.

After copying the new \bartPE\i386\TXTSETUP.SIF (494 818 bytes) file from BartPE to replace the old \bart\TXTSETUP.SIF (477 131 bytes) file in the MultiBoot DVD, and modified the SetupSourcePath in the TXTSETUP.SIF (494 818 bytes) file to "\bart", the ahcix867.sy_ and symmpix.sy_ could not be found error was solved.