USB Flash Boot error

[Michel REYDET]

Hi,

I tried to boot my target with an sdi image but I have an error message :

Windows could not start due to an error While booting from RAMDISK.

My Bios don't emulate the USB hard disk (when I boot with DOS, I don't see
the USB hard disk) but detect if an USB flash disk is connected and boot
with it.

I prepared my USB flash disk with an other platform.

I generated my image included Windows RAM disk and terminated FBA phase on
my target hard disk.

I verify the sequence boot.

NTLDR launched correctly

NTDETECT launched correctly



Fist Try:

I copy the target hard disk on USB flash disk.

I can't boot with USB flash disk.

Second Try:

I generate a sdi file with the target image, and modify the boot.ini on the
USB flash disk.

[boot loader]

timeout=0

default=ramdisk(0)\WINDOWS

[operating systems]

ramdisk(0)\WINDOWS="RAM XPE" /fastdetect
/rdpath=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\ImageXPE.sdi /rdimageoffset=4096

(ramdisk and /rdpath on the same line).

After the very quickly progress bar, the error 'Windows could not start due
to an error While booting from RAMDISK'

I tried to change 'ramdisk' by 'multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)' without
change.

If I remove the /rdpath option, my target wait with black screen.

Third Try:

I generate a sdi file folowing the "Compact Flash Design Consideration"

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/d...tml/xetbscompactflashdesignconsiderations.asp

I have the same error.



Regards.

 

[Slobodan Brcin \(eMVP\)]

Hi Michel,

Use multi(0)disk(0)fdisk(0)\ImageXPE.sdi ....

Regards,
Slobodan

 

[Michel REYDET]

Hi Slobodan,

I try without success.

- Must I have free space on my disk?
- Is it necessary to keep a partition of 8MG on the disk?
- How to know the names of the various variables of rdpath and their
contents? (rdisk, ramdik, fdisk)

Regards.

Hi Michel,

Use multi(0)disk(0)fdisk(0)\ImageXPE.sdi ....

Regards,
Slobodan

Hi,

I tried to boot my target with an sdi image but I have an error message :

Windows could not start due to an error While booting from RAMDISK.

My Bios don't emulate the USB hard disk (when I boot with DOS, I don't see
the USB hard disk) but detect if an USB flash disk is connected and boot
with it.

I prepared my USB flash disk with an other platform.

I generated my image included Windows RAM disk and terminated FBA phase on
my target hard disk.

I verify the sequence boot.

NTLDR launched correctly

NTDETECT launched correctly



Fist Try:

I copy the target hard disk on USB flash disk.

I can't boot with USB flash disk.

Second Try:

I generate a sdi file with the target image, and modify the boot.ini on the
USB flash disk.

[boot loader]

timeout=0

default=ramdisk(0)\WINDOWS

[operating systems]

ramdisk(0)\WINDOWS="RAM XPE" /fastdetect
/rdpath=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\ImageXPE.sdi /rdimageoffset=4096

(ramdisk and /rdpath on the same line).

After the very quickly progress bar, the error 'Windows could not start due
to an error While booting from RAMDISK'

I tried to change 'ramdisk' by 'multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)' without
change.

If I remove the /rdpath option, my target wait with black screen.

Third Try:

I generate a sdi file folowing the "Compact Flash Design Consideration"

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/d...tml/xetbscompactflashdesignconsiderations.asp

I have the same error.



Regards.

 

[Slobodan Brcin \(eMVP\)]

Hi Michel,

No you don't need free space on your disk. You must have some free space in RAM disk partition.

Follow guidelines how to make remove boot SDI image.
Then place it on you HDD and boot if from there.
When you make working SDI image then copy it to USB and try booting from there.

http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=...a=group=microsoft.public.windowsxp.embedded.*

fdisk is for floppy like disks,
rdisk if for HDD like disks.

Regards,
Slobodan

Hi Slobodan,

I try without success.

- Must I have free space on my disk?
- Is it necessary to keep a partition of 8MG on the disk?
- How to know the names of the various variables of rdpath and their
contents? (rdisk, ramdik, fdisk)

Regards.

Hi Michel,

Use multi(0)disk(0)fdisk(0)\ImageXPE.sdi ....

Regards,
Slobodan

Hi,

I tried to boot my target with an sdi image but I have an error message :

Windows could not start due to an error While booting from RAMDISK.

My Bios don't emulate the USB hard disk (when I boot with DOS, I don't see
the USB hard disk) but detect if an USB flash disk is connected and boot
with it.

I prepared my USB flash disk with an other platform.

I generated my image included Windows RAM disk and terminated FBA phase on
my target hard disk.

I verify the sequence boot.

NTLDR launched correctly

NTDETECT launched correctly



Fist Try:

I copy the target hard disk on USB flash disk.

I can't boot with USB flash disk.

Second Try:

I generate a sdi file with the target image, and modify the boot.ini on the
USB flash disk.

[boot loader]

timeout=0

default=ramdisk(0)\WINDOWS

[operating systems]

ramdisk(0)\WINDOWS="RAM XPE" /fastdetect
/rdpath=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\ImageXPE.sdi /rdimageoffset=4096

(ramdisk and /rdpath on the same line).

After the very quickly progress bar, the error 'Windows could not start due
to an error While booting from RAMDISK'

I tried to change 'ramdisk' by 'multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)' without
change.

If I remove the /rdpath option, my target wait with black screen.

Third Try:

I generate a sdi file folowing the "Compact Flash Design Consideration"

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/d...tml/xetbscompactflashdesignconsiderations.asp

I have the same error.



Regards.