Metadata hash creation ignored due to missing driver

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Mr.X
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Metadata hash creation ignored due to missing driver

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First time using a custom WinPE (not TBWinPE/RE) based on W11 21H2 full of drivers to run IFW 3.56 to make a backup of Windows system partition, and its respective 2 boot partitions.

Looking the resulting files I found that the .@0 file is missing unlike IFL or IFW on TBWinPE or IFW full installed on a machine, which create such file as usual.

Is this a normal situation or not?

Log file says something about it, I think:

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[11/20/2022 11:15:04 AM] Image for Windows (x64) 3.56
[11/20/2022 11:15:04 AM] Starting ...
[11/20/2022 11:15:04 AM] imagew64.exe /b /d:w0@0x1,0x2,0x3 /f:"S:\PC\OS\OS_Full_11-20-22" /v /vb /hash /usemd
[11/20/2022 11:15:04 AM] Windows 10 Enterprise 22H2 64-bit (10.0.22621.1.100)
[11/20/2022 11:15:04 AM] Attempting to Create VSS Snapshot...
[11/20/2022 11:15:04 AM] VSS Snapshot Creation Failed (80042301h)
[11/20/2022 11:15:04 AM] Metadata hash creation ignored due to missing driver.
[11/20/2022 11:15:04 AM] Backup: Drive 0 EFI system partition Partition (01) 100 MiB EFI System (FAT-32)
[11/20/2022 11:15:04 AM] Target File: S:\PC\OS\OS_Full_11-20-22.tbi
[11/20/2022 11:15:04 AM] Total Sectors:204,800 (100 MiB)  Sectors to Process:62,478 (30.51 MiB)
[11/20/2022 11:15:05 AM] 62,478 Sector(s) (30.51 MiB) backed up
[11/20/2022 11:15:05 AM] Backup: Drive 0 Microsoft reserved parti Partition (02) 16 MiB Microsoft Reserved
[11/20/2022 11:15:05 AM] Target File: S:\PC\OS\OS_Full_11-20-22.tbi
[11/20/2022 11:15:05 AM] Total Sectors:32,768 (16 MiB)  Sectors to Process:32,768 (16 MiB)
[11/20/2022 11:15:05 AM] 32,768 Sector(s) (16 MiB) backed up
[11/20/2022 11:15:05 AM] Backup: Drive 0 (C:) OS Partition (03) 38.57 GiB NTFS
[11/20/2022 11:15:05 AM] Target File: S:\PC\OS\OS_Full_11-20-22.tbi
[11/20/2022 11:15:05 AM] Total Sectors:80,891,904 (38.57 GiB)  Sectors to Process:41,755,224 (19.91 GiB)
[11/20/2022 11:24:22 AM] 39,097,656 Sector(s) (18.64 GiB) backed up
[11/20/2022 11:24:23 AM] Validating: EFI system partition Partition (01) 100 MiB EFI System (FAT-32)
[11/20/2022 11:24:23 AM] Source File: S:\PC\OS\OS_Full_11-20-22.tbi
[11/20/2022 11:24:23 AM] Validating: Microsoft reserved parti Partition (02) 16 MiB Microsoft Reserved
[11/20/2022 11:24:23 AM] Source File: S:\PC\OS\OS_Full_11-20-22.tbi
[11/20/2022 11:24:24 AM] Validating: OS Partition (03) 38.57 GiB NTFS
[11/20/2022 11:24:24 AM] Source File: S:\PC\OS\OS_Full_11-20-22.tbi
[11/20/2022 11:30:23 AM] Elapsed 0:00:15:19
[11/20/2022 11:30:23 AM] Operation Completed with Error Code 0 (Succeeded)
[11/20/2022 11:30:23 AM] Stop
Last edited by Mr.X on Tue Nov 29, 2022 10:12 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Mr.X
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Re: Metadata hash creation ignored due to missing driver

Post by Mr.X »

I believe this got something to do with VSS not present in a custom WinPE...

When attempting to create a backup operation, IFW (running as portable on my custom WinPE) throws this message:
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Forcing an aggressive locking on retry starts backup operation but .@0 file is missing.
TeraByte Support
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Re: Metadata hash creation ignored due to missing driver

Post by TeraByte Support »

There is a .sys driver you're not copying from the program directory.
Mr.X
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Re: Metadata hash creation ignored due to missing driver

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I'm getting closer LOL
I like challenges. Hope I can endure this one.
Mr.X
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Re: Metadata hash creation ignored due to missing driver

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I tried these files on different locations like X:\Program Files, X:\Windows\MyApps\IFW or any other location on a disk to no avail.

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ifw.ini
imagew64.exe
phylock.sys
tboflhelper64.sys
ifw.ini

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[OPTIONS]
Priority=4
PHYLockUseReg=0
Bold=0

[PHYLOCK_OPTIONS]
UseVSS=1

[BACKUP_DEFAULTS]
UseMetaData=1
CreateHash=1
PostValidate=0x3

[RESTORE_DEFAULTS]
PostValidate=0x2
PreValidate=0x1
RFT=1
WriteMBR=1
UseMetaData=1

[LICENSE]
ProductKey=xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
User=xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Mr.X
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Re: Metadata hash creation ignored due to missing driver

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I wasn't able to make IFW create its metadata file. Not a big deal. In the end I try TBWinPE again exploiting all its capabilities and its builder's features. It's just great I could add custom programs to it.
Mr.X
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Re: Metadata hash creation ignored due to missing driver

Post by Mr.X »

Mr.X wrote: Tue Nov 29, 2022 9:47 pm When attempting to create a backup operation, IFW (running as portable on my custom WinPE) throws this message:
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Forcing an aggressive locking on retry starts backup operation but .@0 file is missing.
Found out the cause.
When I run IFW on a WinPE or TBWinPE, if I run portable Explorer++ and leave it running this issue appears again and closing the program resolves it.
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