Unattended Install 1.3.6.1
Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2016 1:28 am
Hi
we have a series of render nodes that we build using a set of unattended install scripts in powershell to ensure we have a consistent build
i've realised that if i do an unattended install of multishell - all the ancillary software installs but the actual plugins dont
eg if i run the following for an unattended install
The resultant log file looks like this:
and the actual plugins don't install
However if i do a GUI install like this
The logfile (below) shows that the plugins do install. Is there something that i am missing out?
Many thanks for your help
Marcus
we have a series of render nodes that we build using a set of unattended install scripts in powershell to ensure we have a consistent build
i've realised that if i do an unattended install of multishell - all the ancillary software installs but the actual plugins dont
eg if i run the following for an unattended install
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Start-Process "c:\install\plugins-3dsmax\MultiScatter\MultiScatterFor3dsmax-1.3.6.1.exe" -ArgumentList "--unattendedmodeui minimal --debuglevel 4 --mode unattended --debugtrace install.log --smaxVersion 2016" -Wait
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Log started 10/03/2016 at 21:05:44
Preferred installation mode : unattended
Trying to init installer in mode unattended
Mode unattended successfully initialized
Preparing to Install
Preparing to Install
Creating directory C:\Program Files\R&D Group\cerber
Creating directory C:\Program Files\R&D Group\cerber\localLicenses
Unpacking files
Creating directory C:\Program Files\R&D Group\cerber\bin
Unpacking files
Unpacking C:\Program Files\R&D Group\cerber\bin\cerberProbe.exe
Unpacking C:\Program Files\R&D Group\cerber\bin\cerberQuery.exe
Directory already exists: C:\Program Files\R&D Group\cerber
Unpacking files
Unpacking C:\Program Files\R&D Group\cerber\RDGroupLicenseTool.exe
Creating Uninstaller
Creating uninstaller 25%
Creating uninstaller 50%
Creating uninstaller 75%
Creating uninstaller 100%
Uninstaller icon changed
Installation completed
Log finished 10/03/2016 at 21:05:51
However if i do a GUI install like this
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Start-Process "c:\install\plugins-3dsmax\MultiScatter\MultiScatterFor3dsmax-1.3.6.1.exe" -ArgumentList "--unattendedmodeui minimal --debuglevel 4 --mode win32 --debugtrace install.log --smaxVersion 2016" -Wait
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started 10/03/2016 at 21:03:14
Preferred installation mode : win32
Trying to init installer in mode win32
Mode win32 successfully initialized
Could not find registry key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Autodesk\3dsMaxDesign\18.0\ Installdir. Setting variable smaxDesignRootDir to empty value
Preparing to Install
Preparing to Install
Directory already exists: C:\Program Files\Autodesk\3ds Max 2016\plugins
Unpacking files
Unpacking C:\Program Files\Autodesk\3ds Max 2016\plugins\MultiScatter.dlo
Directory already exists: C:\Program Files\Autodesk\3ds Max 2016
Unpacking files
Unpacking C:\Program Files\Autodesk\3ds Max 2016\MultiScatterMental.dlo
Unpacking C:\Program Files\Autodesk\3ds Max 2016\MultiScatterVRay31001.dlo
Unpacking C:\Program Files\Autodesk\3ds Max 2016\MultiScatterVRay32001.dlo
Directory already exists: C:\Program Files\Autodesk\3ds Max 2016\NVIDIA\shaders_autoload\mentalray\include
Unpacking files
Unpacking C:\Program Files\Autodesk\3ds Max 2016\NVIDIA\shaders_autoload\mentalray\include\MultiScatterMental.mi
Directory already exists: C:\Program Files\Autodesk\3ds Max 2016\NVIDIA\shaders_autoload\mentalray\shaders
Unpacking files
Unpacking C:\Program Files\Autodesk\3ds Max 2016\NVIDIA\shaders_autoload\mentalray\shaders\MultiScatterMental.dll
Creating directory C:\Program Files\R&D Group\cerber
Creating directory C:\Program Files\R&D Group\cerber\localLicenses
Unpacking files
Creating directory C:\Program Files\R&D Group\cerber\bin
Unpacking files
Unpacking C:\Program Files\R&D Group\cerber\bin\cerberProbe.exe
Unpacking C:\Program Files\R&D Group\cerber\bin\cerberQuery.exe
Directory already exists: C:\Program Files\R&D Group\cerber
Unpacking files
Unpacking C:\Program Files\R&D Group\cerber\RDGroupLicenseTool.exe
Creating Uninstaller
Creating uninstaller 25%
Creating uninstaller 50%
Creating uninstaller 75%
Creating uninstaller 100%
Uninstaller icon changed
Installation completed
Log finished 10/03/2016 at 21:04:01
Marcus