CF boot problem HELP HELP !!!!!!

[Lior Buganim]

Hi,

I want to use a Geode CPU (300MHZ) and 4G CompactFlash "Sandisk Utra II "
(FAT 32) ,
to boot a XPe image.
I was able to boot the XPe with a IDE hard disk.
How I prepare the CompactFlash bootable ?
I used fdisk and format from DOS the CF then (in dos mode) I run from
floppy the command :
BOOTPREP /dc.
I start windows from the IDE and copy the image to the CF and shut down.
I take out the IDE and Start.
The screen is dark and nothing happens!
Please HELP ME.......................

 

[Slobodan Brcin \(eMVP\)]

Hi Lior,

First make sure that your CF is DOS bootable.

1. Use fdisk to create partition.
2. Use fdisk to set partition as active.
3. Use format /S to make it dos bootable.
4. Try booting from CF.

In case that this pass use bootprep and copy XPe files.

Regards,
Slobodan

 

[Lior Buganim]

Hi Slobodan ,
I already did thoes steps , but it still not work.
Regards,
Lior

 

[Slobodan Brcin \(eMVP\)]

Hi Lior,

You are saying that you can't make it to boot in DOS?
If so then I can't help you :-(

Regards,
Slobodan

 

[Juhan Palm]

Do you use a PCMCIA adapter with the CF when you are trying to boot ?

We have had problems with the Industrial CF cards the have the "Athens"
controller
aboard (Ultra II is a commercial product) and Geode-based ETX cards.

Our solution after a lot of headbanging and testing was to
use the Sandisk SDCF-03 adapter only, since there are
obviously electrical differences in CF adapters.
I'm not kidding, we couldn't believe our own eyes at first...
SDCF-03 is the only one that works ok for us with Geode-boards....

/Juhan

 

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I think maybe it's CF, maybe try Lexar 1 G or 2G, we bought some different
CF and use same method to prepare them, we found Sandisk UtraII can't boot
at all,even for 98/2k/Xp we still don't know why...

I hope anybody can help us answer this question too.