XPe sometimes hangs when it's booting

T

Thomas Johansen

Hi all

I have noticed, that my XPe image sometimes halt, when it's booting up. I have some difficulties to find out where it stops and why.

This is what I have been doing:

I have enabled, the boot.ini switches "SOS" and "Bootlog", to genrate some debug info. Then I have written a application that waits for 1 minute and then call ExitWindowsEx() to restart Windows. I have created a shortcut for that in the Startup folder, so it gets launced, when XPe is booted up.

But after a number restart's the boot process stops, and XPe hangs in the following window that say's "Microsoft (R) Windows (R) Version 5.1 (Build 2600)".
In my bootlog (ntbtlog.txt) i see nothing. The boot when XPe stops, is the same as when the boot process is done succesfully.

From bootlog:

OK boot:

Microsoft (R) Windows (R) Version 5.1 (Build 2600)
10 12 2004 05:01:17.500
Loaded driver \WINDOWS\system32\ntoskrnl.exe
Loaded driver \WINDOWS\system32\hal.dll
Loaded driver \WINDOWS\system32\KDCOM.DLL
Loaded driver \WINDOWS\system32\BOOTVID.dll
Loaded driver pci.sys
Loaded driver isapnp.sys
Loaded driver MountMgr.sys
Loaded driver ftdisk.sys
Loaded driver \WINDOWS\system32\drivers\WMILIB.SYS
Loaded driver dmload.sys
Loaded driver dmio.sys
Loaded driver viaide.sys
Loaded driver \WINDOWS\system32\drivers\PCIIDEX.SYS
Loaded driver pcmcia.sys
Loaded driver PartMgr.sys
Loaded driver volsnap.sys
Loaded driver atapi.sys
Loaded driver Fastfat.sys
Loaded driver KSecDD.sys
Loaded driver NDIS.sys
Loaded driver Mup.sys
Loaded driver disk.sys
Loaded driver \WINDOWS\system32\drivers\CLASSPNP.SYS
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\drivers\audstub.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\drivers\rasl2tp.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\drivers\ndistapi.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\drivers\ndiswan.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\drivers\raspppoe.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\drivers\raspptp.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\System32\DRIVERS\msgpc.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\drivers\psched.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\drivers\ptilink.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\drivers\raspti.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\drivers\usbuhci.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\drivers\viaudio.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\drivers\smiminib.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\drivers\RTL8139.SYS
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\drivers\rdpdr.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\drivers\termdd.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\System32\DRIVERS\kbdclass.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\System32\DRIVERS\mouclass.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\drivers\swenum.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\drivers\update.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\drivers\i8042prt.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\drivers\parport.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\drivers\serial.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\drivers\serenum.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\drivers\fdc.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\System32\Drivers\NDProxy.SYS
Did not load driver \SystemRoot\System32\Drivers\NDProxy.SYS
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\drivers\usbhub.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\System32\Drivers\Fs_Rec.SYS
Did not load driver \SystemRoot\system32\drivers\kbdhid.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\System32\drivers\vga.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\System32\DRIVERS\RDPCDD.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\System32\Drivers\Msfs.SYS
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\System32\Drivers\Npfs.SYS
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\System32\DRIVERS\rasacd.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\System32\DRIVERS\ipsec.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\System32\DRIVERS\tcpip.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\System32\DRIVERS\netbt.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\System32\DRIVERS\netbios.sys
Did not load driver \SystemRoot\system32\drivers\crusoe.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\System32\DRIVERS\rdbss.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\System32\DRIVERS\mrxsmb.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\System32\Drivers\Fips.SYS
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\drivers\wanarp.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\drivers\wlanUSB.sys
Loaded driver Fastfat.SYS
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\System32\drivers\afd.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\System32\DRIVERS\ndisuio.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\System32\Drivers\TDTCP.SYS
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\System32\Drivers\RDPWD.SYS
Did not load driver \SystemRoot\System32\DRIVERS\rdbss.sys
Did not load driver \SystemRoot\System32\DRIVERS\mrxsmb.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\System32\DRIVERS\mrxdav.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\drivers\mqac.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\System32\Drivers\RMCast.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\System32\DRIVERS\srv.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\drivers\wdmaud.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\drivers\sysaudio.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\drivers\splitter.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\drivers\aec.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\drivers\swmidi.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\drivers\DMusic.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\drivers\kmixer.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\drivers\drmkaud.sys

Bad boot:
Microsoft (R) Windows (R) Version 5.1 (Build 2600)
10 12 2004 19:40:55.500
Loaded driver \WINDOWS\system32\ntoskrnl.exe
Loaded driver \WINDOWS\system32\hal.dll
Loaded driver \WINDOWS\system32\KDCOM.DLL
Loaded driver \WINDOWS\system32\BOOTVID.dll
Loaded driver pci.sys
Loaded driver isapnp.sys
Loaded driver MountMgr.sys
Loaded driver ftdisk.sys
Loaded driver \WINDOWS\system32\drivers\WMILIB.SYS
Loaded driver dmload.sys
Loaded driver dmio.sys
Loaded driver viaide.sys
Loaded driver \WINDOWS\system32\drivers\PCIIDEX.SYS
Loaded driver pcmcia.sys
Loaded driver PartMgr.sys
Loaded driver volsnap.sys
Loaded driver atapi.sys
Loaded driver Fastfat.sys
Loaded driver KSecDD.sys
Loaded driver NDIS.sys
Loaded driver Mup.sys
Loaded driver disk.sys
Loaded driver \WINDOWS\system32\drivers\CLASSPNP.SYS
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\drivers\audstub.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\drivers\rasl2tp.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\drivers\ndistapi.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\drivers\ndiswan.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\drivers\raspppoe.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\drivers\raspptp.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\System32\DRIVERS\msgpc.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\drivers\psched.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\drivers\ptilink.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\drivers\raspti.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\drivers\usbuhci.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\drivers\viaudio.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\drivers\smiminib.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\drivers\RTL8139.SYS
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\drivers\rdpdr.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\drivers\termdd.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\System32\DRIVERS\kbdclass.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\System32\DRIVERS\mouclass.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\drivers\swenum.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\drivers\update.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\drivers\i8042prt.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\drivers\parport.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\drivers\serial.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\drivers\serenum.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\drivers\fdc.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\System32\Drivers\NDProxy.SYS
Did not load driver \SystemRoot\System32\Drivers\NDProxy.SYS
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\drivers\usbhub.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\System32\Drivers\Fs_Rec.SYS
Did not load driver \SystemRoot\system32\drivers\kbdhid.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\System32\drivers\vga.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\System32\DRIVERS\RDPCDD.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\System32\Drivers\Msfs.SYS
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\System32\Drivers\Npfs.SYS
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\System32\DRIVERS\rasacd.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\System32\DRIVERS\ipsec.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\System32\DRIVERS\tcpip.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\System32\DRIVERS\netbt.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\System32\DRIVERS\netbios.sys
Did not load driver \SystemRoot\system32\drivers\crusoe.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\System32\DRIVERS\rdbss.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\System32\DRIVERS\mrxsmb.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\System32\Drivers\Fips.SYS
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\drivers\wanarp.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\drivers\wlanUSB.sys
Loaded driver Fastfat.SYS
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\System32\drivers\afd.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\System32\DRIVERS\ndisuio.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\System32\Drivers\TDTCP.SYS
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\System32\Drivers\RDPWD.SYS
Did not load driver \SystemRoot\System32\DRIVERS\rdbss.sys
Did not load driver \SystemRoot\System32\DRIVERS\mrxsmb.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\System32\DRIVERS\mrxdav.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\drivers\mqac.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\System32\DRIVERS\srv.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\System32\Drivers\RMCast.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\drivers\wdmaud.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\drivers\sysaudio.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\drivers\splitter.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\drivers\aec.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\drivers\swmidi.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\drivers\DMusic.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\drivers\kmixer.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\drivers\drmkaud.sys

I seems that WindowsXP Pro has no problem doing the abow test.

SO it seems there is some problems "switching" the GUI on ???

Is there any idea's where it could be a problem. ??
Anything I could try ??

Thomas
 
D

Doug Hoeffel

Thomas:
But after a number restart's the boot process stops, and XPe hangs in the following window that say's "Microsoft (R) Windows (R) >Version 5.1 (Build 2600)".
Click to expand...
So if you didn't have /sos in your boot.ini, then the hang occurs while the XPe splash screen is visible right?

I use XPe SP1 with registry RAM-based EWF. I have seen intermittant hangs in the following places: when the white progress bar is full, when the screen goes black between when the white progress bar goes away but before the XPe splash screen appears, and when the screen goes black after the XPe splash screen goes away but befor the screen goes blue before auto logon.
SO it seems there is some problems "switching" the GUI on ???
Click to expand...
Boot with /noguiboot to see if the box still hangs.

HTH... Doug
Hi all

I have noticed, that my XPe image sometimes halt, when it's booting up. I have some difficulties to find out where it stops and why.

This is what I have been doing:

I have enabled, the boot.ini switches "SOS" and "Bootlog", to genrate some debug info. Then I have written a application that waits for 1 minute and then call ExitWindowsEx() to restart Windows. I have created a shortcut for that in the Startup folder, so it gets launced, when XPe is booted up.

But after a number restart's the boot process stops, and XPe hangs in the following window that say's "Microsoft (R) Windows (R) Version 5.1 (Build 2600)".
In my bootlog (ntbtlog.txt) i see nothing. The boot when XPe stops, is the same as when the boot process is done succesfully.

From bootlog:

OK boot:

Microsoft (R) Windows (R) Version 5.1 (Build 2600)
10 12 2004 05:01:17.500
Loaded driver \WINDOWS\system32\ntoskrnl.exe
Loaded driver \WINDOWS\system32\hal.dll
Loaded driver \WINDOWS\system32\KDCOM.DLL
Loaded driver \WINDOWS\system32\BOOTVID.dll
Loaded driver pci.sys
Loaded driver isapnp.sys
Loaded driver MountMgr.sys
Loaded driver ftdisk.sys
Loaded driver \WINDOWS\system32\drivers\WMILIB.SYS
Loaded driver dmload.sys
Loaded driver dmio.sys
Loaded driver viaide.sys
Loaded driver \WINDOWS\system32\drivers\PCIIDEX.SYS
Loaded driver pcmcia.sys
Loaded driver PartMgr.sys
Loaded driver volsnap.sys
Loaded driver atapi.sys
Loaded driver Fastfat.sys
Loaded driver KSecDD.sys
Loaded driver NDIS.sys
Loaded driver Mup.sys
Loaded driver disk.sys
Loaded driver \WINDOWS\system32\drivers\CLASSPNP.SYS
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\drivers\audstub.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\drivers\rasl2tp.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\drivers\ndistapi.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\drivers\ndiswan.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\drivers\raspppoe.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\drivers\raspptp.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\System32\DRIVERS\msgpc.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\drivers\psched.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\drivers\ptilink.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\drivers\raspti.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\drivers\usbuhci.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\drivers\viaudio.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\drivers\smiminib.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\drivers\RTL8139.SYS
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\drivers\rdpdr.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\drivers\termdd.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\System32\DRIVERS\kbdclass.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\System32\DRIVERS\mouclass.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\drivers\swenum.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\drivers\update.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\drivers\i8042prt.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\drivers\parport.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\drivers\serial.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\drivers\serenum.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\drivers\fdc.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\System32\Drivers\NDProxy.SYS
Did not load driver \SystemRoot\System32\Drivers\NDProxy.SYS
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\drivers\usbhub.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\System32\Drivers\Fs_Rec.SYS
Did not load driver \SystemRoot\system32\drivers\kbdhid.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\System32\drivers\vga.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\System32\DRIVERS\RDPCDD.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\System32\Drivers\Msfs.SYS
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\System32\Drivers\Npfs.SYS
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\System32\DRIVERS\rasacd.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\System32\DRIVERS\ipsec.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\System32\DRIVERS\tcpip.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\System32\DRIVERS\netbt.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\System32\DRIVERS\netbios.sys
Did not load driver \SystemRoot\system32\drivers\crusoe.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\System32\DRIVERS\rdbss.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\System32\DRIVERS\mrxsmb.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\System32\Drivers\Fips.SYS
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\drivers\wanarp.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\drivers\wlanUSB.sys
Loaded driver Fastfat.SYS
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\System32\drivers\afd.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\System32\DRIVERS\ndisuio.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\System32\Drivers\TDTCP.SYS
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\System32\Drivers\RDPWD.SYS
Did not load driver \SystemRoot\System32\DRIVERS\rdbss.sys
Did not load driver \SystemRoot\System32\DRIVERS\mrxsmb.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\System32\DRIVERS\mrxdav.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\drivers\mqac.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\System32\Drivers\RMCast.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\System32\DRIVERS\srv.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\drivers\wdmaud.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\drivers\sysaudio.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\drivers\splitter.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\drivers\aec.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\drivers\swmidi.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\drivers\DMusic.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\drivers\kmixer.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\drivers\drmkaud.sys

Bad boot:
Microsoft (R) Windows (R) Version 5.1 (Build 2600)
10 12 2004 19:40:55.500
Loaded driver \WINDOWS\system32\ntoskrnl.exe
Loaded driver \WINDOWS\system32\hal.dll
Loaded driver \WINDOWS\system32\KDCOM.DLL
Loaded driver \WINDOWS\system32\BOOTVID.dll
Loaded driver pci.sys
Loaded driver isapnp.sys
Loaded driver MountMgr.sys
Loaded driver ftdisk.sys
Loaded driver \WINDOWS\system32\drivers\WMILIB.SYS
Loaded driver dmload.sys
Loaded driver dmio.sys
Loaded driver viaide.sys
Loaded driver \WINDOWS\system32\drivers\PCIIDEX.SYS
Loaded driver pcmcia.sys
Loaded driver PartMgr.sys
Loaded driver volsnap.sys
Loaded driver atapi.sys
Loaded driver Fastfat.sys
Loaded driver KSecDD.sys
Loaded driver NDIS.sys
Loaded driver Mup.sys
Loaded driver disk.sys
Loaded driver \WINDOWS\system32\drivers\CLASSPNP.SYS
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\drivers\audstub.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\drivers\rasl2tp.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\drivers\ndistapi.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\drivers\ndiswan.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\drivers\raspppoe.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\drivers\raspptp.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\System32\DRIVERS\msgpc.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\drivers\psched.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\drivers\ptilink.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\drivers\raspti.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\drivers\usbuhci.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\drivers\viaudio.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\drivers\smiminib.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\drivers\RTL8139.SYS
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\drivers\rdpdr.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\drivers\termdd.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\System32\DRIVERS\kbdclass.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\System32\DRIVERS\mouclass.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\drivers\swenum.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\drivers\update.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\drivers\i8042prt.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\drivers\parport.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\drivers\serial.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\drivers\serenum.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\drivers\fdc.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\System32\Drivers\NDProxy.SYS
Did not load driver \SystemRoot\System32\Drivers\NDProxy.SYS
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\drivers\usbhub.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\System32\Drivers\Fs_Rec.SYS
Did not load driver \SystemRoot\system32\drivers\kbdhid.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\System32\drivers\vga.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\System32\DRIVERS\RDPCDD.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\System32\Drivers\Msfs.SYS
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\System32\Drivers\Npfs.SYS
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\System32\DRIVERS\rasacd.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\System32\DRIVERS\ipsec.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\System32\DRIVERS\tcpip.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\System32\DRIVERS\netbt.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\System32\DRIVERS\netbios.sys
Did not load driver \SystemRoot\system32\drivers\crusoe.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\System32\DRIVERS\rdbss.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\System32\DRIVERS\mrxsmb.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\System32\Drivers\Fips.SYS
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\drivers\wanarp.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\drivers\wlanUSB.sys
Loaded driver Fastfat.SYS
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\System32\drivers\afd.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\System32\DRIVERS\ndisuio.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\System32\Drivers\TDTCP.SYS
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\System32\Drivers\RDPWD.SYS
Did not load driver \SystemRoot\System32\DRIVERS\rdbss.sys
Did not load driver \SystemRoot\System32\DRIVERS\mrxsmb.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\System32\DRIVERS\mrxdav.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\drivers\mqac.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\System32\DRIVERS\srv.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\System32\Drivers\RMCast.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\drivers\wdmaud.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\drivers\sysaudio.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\drivers\splitter.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\drivers\aec.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\drivers\swmidi.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\drivers\DMusic.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\drivers\kmixer.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\drivers\drmkaud.sys

I seems that WindowsXP Pro has no problem doing the abow test.

SO it seems there is some problems "switching" the GUI on ???

Is there any idea's where it could be a problem. ??
Anything I could try ??

Thomas
 
T

Thomas Johansen

But after a number restart's the boot process stops, and XPe hangs in the
following window that say's "Microsoft (R) Windows (R)
So if you didn't have /sos in your boot.ini, then the hang occurs while the
Click to expand...
XPe splash screen is visible right?

Yes....t hats right !!!
I use XPe SP1 with registry RAM-based EWF. I have seen intermittant hangs
Click to expand...
in the following places: when the white progress bar is full, >when the
screen goes black between when the white progress bar goes away but before
the XPe splash screen appears, and when the screen >goes black after the XPe
splash screen goes away but befor the screen goes blue before auto logon.

Yes.. If a "normal" boot with gui boot, it hangs in the WIndowsXP embedded
logo and the status bar. Just before it has to go into the blue screen...
Boot with /noguiboot to see if the box still hangs.
Click to expand...

Forgot.. I do have noguiboot switch on too
 
K

KM

Thomas,

A couple more of simple things to check out:
- Remove \windows\FBA directory from your working post FBA XPe image and run your test again
- You did not mention errors in FBALog.txt and SetupAPI.log. Were there any?
- Did you display driver get properly installed? (check with Device Manager, for instance)

KM
 
T

Thomas Johansen

A couple more of simple things to check out:
- Remove \windows\FBA directory from your working post FBA XPe image and
Click to expand...
run your test again

I'll try that....
- You did not mention errors in FBALog.txt and SetupAPI.log. Were there
Click to expand...
any?

No... Everything is OK
- Did you display driver get properly installed? (check with Device
Click to expand...
Manager, for instance)

Yes it did
 
S

Slobodan Brcin \(eMVP\)

To add more fuel to the fire.

I have seen this also occasionally on one device type, but I never gave too much attention to this problem since this is one of my
test computers.

Regards,
Slobodan
 
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Doug Hoeffel

Hey KM:

Have you seen any problems related to having the \windows\FBA directory
still around?

Thanks...
.... Doug
 
T

Thomas Johansen

To add more fuel to the fire.

I have seen this also occasionally on one device type, but I never gave
Click to expand...
too much attention to this problem since this is one of my
test computers.
Click to expand...

And WIndows XP Pro on the same device doesn't seems to have this problem ???
 
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Slobodan Brcin \(eMVP\)

Hi Thomas,

Actually long time ago both XPP and XPe worked perfectly.
In time between I have updated BIOS changed XPe images and don't have XPP installed any more. So for now I can't tell :-(

Regards,
Slobodan
 
K

KM

Doug,

No, I don't think I have seen any related problems so far but who knows.

Thomas's issue does not seem to be consistent. So, I think, without Kernel Debugger help it may be hard to get the source of the
problem. I was just guessing what could potentially bring that instability :)
 
D

Doug Hoeffel

Thomas:

Just out of curiosity, who is the motherboard and BIOS manufacturer?

.... Doug
 
D

Doug Hoeffel

KM:

Ok. I was just curious if you deleted the directory as a best practice or
something.

Yes, it's hard to debug. I've seen these hangs on a number of my boxes all
in production of course. Every time I would get my hangs on a box that
duplicated the problem (usually 1 out of 100's of boots) the hang would stop
happening once I added /sos or turned on boot logging or added the boot.ini
changes for kernel debugging.

.... Doug
KM said:
Doug,

No, I don't think I have seen any related problems so far but who knows.

Thomas's issue does not seem to be consistent. So, I think, without Kernel
Click to expand...
Debugger help it may be hard to get the source of the
 
K

KM

Doug,
Ok. I was just curious if you deleted the directory as a best practice or
something.

Yes, it's hard to debug. I've seen these hangs on a number of my boxes all
in production of course. Every time I would get my hangs on a box that
duplicated the problem (usually 1 out of 100's of boots) the hang would stop
happening once I added /sos or turned on boot logging or added the boot.ini
changes for kernel debugging.
Click to expand...

Sorry to hear that. But this happens all the time to me when there is an inconsistent behavior.
As soon as I sit down with a debugger in hands to narrow down similar problem - it goes away. :)

One of the things that help a lot in such process - serial debug output. Sometimes it is only a good thing to trace down a problem.
Also, if there is a crash (not a hang, though), a debug build helps to stop at the exception and at least see the call stack.

This is what I don't really like about XPe - no easy way to make a debug build. I can, of course, go to the DDK and copy over all
the debug libraries but it is a painful process.
On other MS Embedded OS (like CE) a dev have much more control over the debug build and process (not to mention that much more OS
sources are available).

KM
 

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