REQ: Windows Image Format (WIM) packer plugin

[petergus]

Microsoft has created a new image format called Windows Image Format, WIM. I would be real nice if anyone could create a packer plugin for this.

I have found this info about it:
http://board.iexbeta.com/index.php?showtopic=51516

This is the format Longhorn installer will be in.

// Peter

[Aleksio]

Any news here? I didn't found any packer plugin for WIM...

[fenix_productions]

2Aleksio
There is no plugin for that but if you have some tool for managing (extract, pack, etc.) WIM files you can configure MultiArc plugin to use it in TC interface.

Unfortunately, I can't find other tools than ImageX from Microsoft and it doesn't look like it can handle so many "jobs" as other packers (i.e. extract separate file).

Edited: It seems that 7-Zip supports this file format. At least, that is what UniversalExtractor says.

[Aleksio]

I found that 7-Zip can read WIM files, LGPL sources at http://sourceforge.net/projects/sevenzip/
BTW, version 4.62: Some fixes. LZMA SDK is placed in the public domain.

[fenix_productions]

2Aleksio

Now we should just wait for someone to tell us how to set up MultiArc for using 7-zip for mentioned format

[Postkutscher]

2fenix_productions
2Aleksio
7-Zip can only READ.

http://www.ghisler.ch/board/viewtopic.php?t=21531&highlight=wim+multiarc

[fenix_productions]

2Postkutscher
I knew that but "among the blind, the one-eyed man is king"

[DrShark]

Here is a solution to modify *.wim using MultiArc+7zip+ImageX (I didn't test it):
[img]http://img11.imageshack.us/img11/6130/multiarcwim1.th.jpg[/img]
[img]http://img11.imageshack.us/img11/3824/multiarcwim2.th.jpg[/img]

[loisel]

Hi,

I tried to manage it with the last posted solution, but it didn't work for me - but I made it work as following:

WimArc.bat
########

if %1==7z (
"%~dp07z.exe" %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9
)
if %1==imagex (
FOR /F "usebackq eol= tokens=* delims=" %%i in ("%~dpnx3") do (
set img=%%~dpnxi
goto _1
)
)
:_1
set img=%img:~0,-1%
"%~dp0Imagex.exe" /capture "%img%" "%~dpnx2" "%~n2" /compress fast


multiarc.ini
########

; -----------------------------------------------------------------------
; Basic MultiArc settings
; -----------------------------------------------------------------------
[MultiArc]
ConMode=0
ConMinimize=0
ConExclude=0
ConAClose=0
ConDelay=4
ConLines=0
LanguageFile=Deutsch.lng
ConRect=2C00000000000000020000000083FFFF0083FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF160000001600000030040000EB02000075

; -----------------------------------------------------------------------
; ***********************************************
; INSTALLSHIELD 7 / 6 / 5.5 / 5 -> CAB [HDR] / 3
; ***********************************************
; -----------------------------------------------------------------------
; INSTALLSHIELD 5+ CAB ARCHIVES
; Version: i5comp v2.01
; Available at: ftp://ftp.elf.stuba.sk/pub/pc/pack/i5comp21.rar
; Notes form LucifeR:
; -ADD, DELETE AND EXTRACT RUNS FINE FOR ME, but I only test with a few DATA.CAB files.
; -You can not replace a file inside CAB, you MUST delete old file.
; -Viewing with Lister and extracting only works with cab files and doesn´t work with hdr
; -----------------------------------------------------------------------
[INSTALLSHIELD55]
Description="InstallShield 5.5"
Extension=cab_IS55
Archiver="%COMMANDER_PATH%\plugins\bins\i5comp.exe"
ID=49 53 63 28 01
BatchUnpack=0
Format0="tt-dd-yyyy hh:mm zzzzzzzzz aaaa ppppppppp cccc nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn"
List=%P l -o -d -f %AQ
Add=%P a -o -f %AQ %RQ %FQ
Extract=%P e -o -d -f -v2 %AQ %FQ
Delete=%P d -o -d -f %AQ %FQ
Debug=0
; -----------------------------------------------------------------------
; INSTALLSHIELD 5.0 CAB ARCHIVES
; Version: i5comp v2.01
; For comments see [InstallShield55]
; -----------------------------------------------------------------------
[INSTALLSHIELD50]
Description="InstallShield 5.0"
Extension=cab_IS5
Archiver="%COMMANDER_PATH%\plugins\bins\i5comp.exe"
ID=49 53 63 28 04
BatchUnpack=0
Format0="tt-dd-yyyy hh:mm zzzzzzzzz aaaa ppppppppp cccc nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn"
List=%P l -o -d -f %AQ
Add=%P a -o -f %AQ %RQ %FQ
Extract=%P e -o -d -f %AQ %FQ
Delete=%P d -o -d -f %AQ %FQ
Debug=0
; -----------------------------------------------------------------------
; INSTALLSHIELD 3 ARCHIVES
; Version: Version 3.00.062
; ftp://ftp.elf.stuba.sk/pub/pc/pack/icomp95.zip
; Comments: Read-Only version.
; WARNING!: This utility is not Y2K compatible. Date of packed files in list for
; year 2000 looks like 100. File size at this point is reduzed by one char.
; NOTE: Thanks to Eugen Labun we have some workaround for Y2K problem
; Format0= was changed and now only year will be displayed bogus - other
; parameters is OK. List command and hh-mm was changed to hh:mm.
; Also changed %aQ/%AQ to %aQA/%AQA for use ANSI encoding so that files
; laying in folders with higher ascii in names are processed correctly.
; -----------------------------------------------------------------------
[INSTALLSHIELD30]
Description="InstallShield 3.0"
Extension=z_is,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,ins,lib,dat
Archiver="%COMMANDER_PATH%\plugins\bins\i3comp.exe"
ID=13 5D 65 8C
IDPos=0
IgnoreErrors=1
Start="^ ========"
End="^ ------"
Format0=" ttddyyyy hh-mm zzzzzzzz aaaa pppppppp nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn"
List=%P -l %aQA %E6
Add=%P -h %FWq %AQA %Rq{ %S}
Extract=%P -d -h -o %AQA %FWq %FPq{ %S}
ExtractWithPath=%P -d -i %AQA %FWq %FPq{ %S}
Test=%pQ -dt %aQA
Debug=0
; -----------------------------------------------------------------------
; INSTALLSHIELD 6+ TO 7+ ARCHIVES
; Version: i6comp v0.20
; ftp://ftp.elf.stuba.sk/pub/pc/pack/i6comp02.zip
; Why does´nt it work with Start="^Version 0.2... although this would be right?
; -----------------------------------------------------------------------
[INSTALLSHIELD_6TO7]
Description="InstallShield 6.0 to 7.0"
Extension=cab_IS67
Archiver="%COMMANDER_PATH%\plugins\bins\i6comp.exe"
ID=49 53 63 28 0C, 49 53 63 28 00
IDPos=0
BatchUnpack=0
End="^Version 0.2 -] fOSSiL & Morlac - 2000 [-"
Format0="tt-dd-yyyy hh:mm zzzzzzzzzz aaaa pppppppppp cccc nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn"
List=%P l -o -d -f %AQ
Add=%P a -o -f %AQ %RQ %FQ
Extract=%P e -o -d -f %AQ %FQ %FWQ
Delete=%P d -o -d -f %AQ %FQ
Debug=0
; -----------------------------------------------------------------------


[CAB]
Extension=CAB
Archiver="%COMMANDER_PATH%\plugins\wcx\multiarc\MsCab.exe"
ID=4D 53 43 46
BatchUnpack=1
Debug=0
Description=MsCab 0.63
Format0="yyyy tt dd hh mm ss aaaaaa zzzzzzzzzz nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn"
List=%P -ri2 L %AQA %O
Extract=%P{ %S} e %AQA @%LA
ExtractWithPath=%P {-ap%RQA}{ %S} x %AQA @%LA
Test=%P{ %S} t %AQA
Delete=%P -i{ %S} d %AQA @%LA
Add=%P -i -dirs {-ap%RQA}{ %S} a %AQA @%LA
Move=%P -i -dirs {-ap%RQA}{ %S} m %AQA @%LA
AskHistory0=no
AskMode=0
SkipLIST=1

;[WIM]
;Extension=wim
;Archiver=%COMMANDER_PATH%\plugins\wim\7z.exe
;BatchUnpack=1
;Start="^----------------"
;End="^----------------"
;format0="yyyy tt dd hh mm ss aaaaa zzzzzzzzzzzz pppppppppppp nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn"
;List=%P l %AQA
;Extract=%P e -y {%S} %AQA @%LQ
;ExtractWithPath=%P x -y {%S} %AQA @%LQ
;SkipLIST=1
;SkipEmpty

[Wim]
Extension=wim
Description=
ID=
IDPos=0
Archiver=%COMMANDER_PATH%\plugins\wim\WimArc.bat
BatchUnpack=1
Start="^----------------"
End="^----------------"
format0="yyyy tt dd hh mm ss aaaaa zzzzzzzzzzzz pppppppppppp nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn"
List=%PQ 7z -r0 l %AQA %E7
Extract=%PQ 7z e -y {%S} %AQA @%LQ %E7
ExtractWithPath=%PQ 7z x -y {%S} %AQA @%LQ %E7
;Add=%PQ imagex %AQA %LQ %E7

AskMode=0
SkipLIST=1
SkipSfxHeader=1

AskMode=1
SkipLIST=1
SkipSfxHeader=1