ntldr is missing

[mike-ca]

i built a image and create a *.sdi file. then i run the command:

sdimgr image.sdi /writedisk:0 /yes

after reboot, i got the error message: "ntldr is missing"

the disk i used to create the *sdi file is slightly different from the
disk i used to write the *.sdi file to. if i use the same kind of
disks, reboot is fine.

is this something related to disk parameters?

 

[JS]

Check that the boot.ini file is correct.

i built a image and create a *.sdi file. then i run the command:


after reboot, i got the error message: "ntldr is missing"

the disk i used to create the *sdi file is slightly different from the
disk i used to write the *.sdi file to. if i use the same kind of
disks, reboot is fine.

is this something related to disk parameters?

 

[mike-ca]

JS,

boot.ini file is fine.

on the target system, if i use the exact same kind of disk as the one i
used to create the *.sdi, this works fine. but if i use a slightly
different disk on the target system, this problem occurs...

thanks

 

[KM]

mike,

Sounds like partition boot record gets wrong parameters when you deploy the SDI file to another disk.
You can explore the boot sector with apps like WinHex and see the difference. Try to compare the boot sector (PBR actually) of the
second disk before you deployed the SDI image and after. This is assuming that you'd had the same file system (NTFS?) bootable on
that disk prior to the SDI deployment.

Btw, it seems like a wrong approach to use the same SDI file on two different disks.

 

[mike-ca]

KM,

actually one disk worked.. anyway, i agree with you. the sdi file
should be used on the same type of disk created it, not the different
disk, no matter how slight that difference is...

thanks


KM wrot