[syslinux] 1 model out of a dozen hangs at "loadingboot sector... booting..."
Shao Miller
Shao.Miller at yrdsb.edu.on.ca
Wed Apr 27 09:58:39 PDT 2011
On 4/27/2011 12:25, Alexander,Jeff wrote:
>
> There is only one MEMDISK image being loaded. It is just a winpe image
> that maps back to our image server and loads an HTA menu so that we
> can then do the real work. ;-)
>
Please note that this likely requires more than twice as much RAM as the
file's size. The following article attempts to explain:
http://reboot.pro/14373/
If you use a Windows MEMDISK driver (such as WinVBlock or Firadisk) then
you might be able to employ a different PE or non-PE Windows environment.
> Using the MAC address isn't really an option since we don't have that
> information ahead of time. These are not static machines. These are
> machines that we receive, configure, and then send on their way to
> never see again.
>
Oh, ok.
On 4/27/2011 12:37, Gene Cumm wrote:
>
> I believe I've noticed that WinPE images are generally the most
> cooperative with the raw mode but your mileage may vary.
>
Agreed, and with Windows installation disc images, too.
- Shao Miller
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