[Guide by Xinso] Adding Gui to Server Core - 1.22v

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  1. acer-5100

    acer-5100 MDL Guru

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    It remotes 3d and multimedia.

    Say I play 3d games on a 15 years old notebook with a DX9 VGA which doesn't even support openGL above 2.0.

    The VGA on the server does most of the work.

    There are engineering/architectural studios that instead of buying one expensive VGA per seat, invested just in ONE (or few) top of the line VGA to put in the server. Which is leads to massive economy on the HW side, let alone the energy spared.

    Say you buy 2 RTX4090 and you spend 4000$/€ instead of buying 20 RTX3070 which means about 10000$...
     
  2. ibay770

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    Interesting, thanks for the info. I wouldn't be surprised if there is a third party alternative that does the same thing.
     
  3. acer-5100

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  4. LiteOS

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    #1304 LiteOS, Sep 13, 2024
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    I change the title
    i want to make the guide in the topic / #1 post so it will be more comfort to people
    i didnt meant to offend anyone or steal other person work
     
  5. kibkalo

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    Great. A thread to follow.
    Looking for good ideas, how to add UI to HCI, while still keep it able of updates
     
  6. LiteOS

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    if u use one package like desktopux to make ui
    mb just unpack the update using full server and grab just the package of desktopux.newbuildnumber
     
  7. xinso

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    #1307 xinso, Sep 15, 2024
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    [Windows Update Method]
    Old method: As of 17763.1, CU detects and updates existent packages. In this way, you can remove any package without affecting System and CU update. (Please refer to PS.)
    New method: From 18362.1 forward, CU detects and updates packages defined in package mum file. In this way, any package either incomplete or not found, CU will fail.

    Therefore, back to topic, any "customized image" needs "customized CU" to cope with.

    PS;
    For 17763.1, from 17763.5820 forward, the CU update method has changed. i.e. Any package once removed, CU will potentially fail sooner or later.
     
  8. LiteOS

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    its possible if using the one package from updates
     

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  9. kibkalo

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    So which build of 26100.x HCI you successfully boot to desktop?
     
  10. LiteOS

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    its not 26100
    Server 2022 Core with the shell package from full Server 2022

    but the concept should be the same
     
  11. kibkalo

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    With Server 2022 there was no problem of booting to black screen.
     
  12. LiteOS

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    #1312 LiteOS, Sep 15, 2024
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    so there no diff in the layout of the edition of core and HCI Core ?


    i will try to add gui

    which packages u added to the hci


    those packages are not enuf
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    40:Microsoft-Windows-Server-Shell-Package~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~10.0.26100.1                                 | Installed | Feature Pack  | 15/9/2024 14:02 PM
    51:UserExperience-Desktop-Package~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~en-US~10.0.26100.1                                    | Installed | Language Pack | 15/9/2024 20:31 PM
    52:UserExperience-Desktop-Package~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~10.0.26100.1                                         | Installed | Feature Pack  | 15/9/2024 20:31 PM
    
     

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  13. kibkalo

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    I don't have a working solution
     
  14. LiteOS

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    #1314 LiteOS, Sep 15, 2024
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    what about normal core ?
    does it works with just those packages ?

    i Looked for same clue in sessions xml
    it might be same package missing for dwm
     
  15. kibkalo

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    You are asking a wrong person. Don't have an answer, but I doubt there is difference between normal Core and HCI.
    Master xinso, would you give some comments, how to work with sessions.xml?
     
  16. kibkalo

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    #1316 kibkalo, Sep 30, 2024
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  17. LiteOS

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    so after cleanup still 8gb ?
    can u make ss with 7zip of the inside install.wim
     
  18. kibkalo

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    Yes, 8Gb after cleanup and optimize. Can't understand why

    Your HCI updates with WU fine?
     
  19. RobrPatty

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    #1319 RobrPatty, Sep 30, 2024
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    I'm not sure what you did wrong kibkalo. My .wim is 3.24 gb. And no I can't get updates at all. When I apply custom updates reboots to black screen.

    I read somewhere that updating this OS with Server updates results in blackscreen because its basicly a client version. Something to that affect.
     
  20. RobrPatty

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