Re: [Etherboot-discuss] chainloading Windows XP

[Gerd K. <ger...@bu...>]

In the wiki is explained howto extract a partition. This is what I've done.
Do I need to use the whole disk instead?


"Miller, Shao" <Sha...@yr...> schrieb: 
>To tell true, it sort of reads like your MBR is hanging, instead of booting
>the Windows partition.  You could possibly connect to the SAN from Windows
>box #2, then use MBRFIX.EXE, a great tool available from
>http://www.sysint.no/Download/tabid/162/language/en-US/Default.aspx (I
>think).  - Shao
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Gerd Kuhlmann [mailto:ger...@bu...] 
>Sent: Monday, May 25, 2009 17:32
>To: Miller, Shao; Gerd Kuhlmann
>Cc: eth...@li...
>Subject: RE: [Etherboot-discuss] chainloading Windows XP
>
>Hello Shao,
>
>unfortunately I'm not familar with wireshark but it seems that the 
>connection is established. This is from the capture
>
>94        29.573366        192.168.2.88        192.168.2.61        iSCSI   
>    Login 
>Command
>98        29.612841        192.168.2.88        192.168.2.61        iSCSI   
>    Login 
>Command
>100        29.613327        192.168.2.88        192.168.2.61        iSCSI  
>     SCSI: Read 
>Capacity(10) LUN: 0x00 
>102        29.613672        192.168.2.88        192.168.2.61        iSCSI  
>     SCSI: Read 
>Capacity(10) LUN: 0x00 
>104        29.613914        192.168.2.88        192.168.2.61        iSCSI  
>     SCSI: Read
>(10) LUN: 0x00 (LBA: 0x00000000, Len: 1)
>104        29.613914        192.168.2.88        192.168.2.61        iSCSI  
>     SCSI: Read
>(10) LUN: 0x00 (LBA: 0x00000000, Len: 1)
>108        29.622859        192.168.2.88        192.168.2.61        iSCSI  
>     SCSI: Read
>(10) LUN: 0x00 (LBA: 0x00000034, Len: 1)
>
>..... from LBA : 0x00000035 to LBA: 0x00000042
>
>138        29.629721        192.168.2.88        192.168.2.61        iSCSI  
>     SCSI: Read
>(10) LUN: 0x00 (LBA: 0x00000043, Len: 1)
>
>Then communication is stopped.
>
>Best Regards and thx a lot for your help
>
>
>
>
>"Miller, Shao" <Sha...@yr...> schrieb: 
>>Good day Gerd,
>>
>>Is the partition marked as "Active" in the MBR?  Could you be interested
>>in using a tool such as tcpdump or Wireshark to sniff the traffic during
>>this boot process?  It would likely be revealing.
>>
>>- Shao Miller
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Gerd Kuhlmann [mailto:ger...@bu...] 
>>Sent: Monday, May 25, 2009 14:37
>>To: eth...@li...
>>Subject: [Etherboot-discuss] chainloading Windows XP
>>
>>Hello all,
>>I'm trying to boot Win XP by chainloading but it fails. My environment
>>is
>>ipcop with dhcp server:
>> next-server 192.168.2.62;    #tftpserver on dedeicated xen domU
>> if exists user-class and option user-class = "gPXE" {
>> filename "";
>> option root-path "iscsi:192.168.2.61::::iqn.2009-05.local:san";
>> } else {
>> filename "undionly.kpxe";
>> }
>>
>>debian lenny with iscsitarget (connectable from Mac and 2nd WXP box)
>>Target iqn.2009-05.local:san
>>  Lun 0 Path=/home/iscsi/iscsi-wxp.img,Type=fileio
>>
>>gpxe 0.9.7+
>>gpxe chainloads and issues an iSCSI boot request:
>>Booting from root path "iscsi:192.168.2.61::::iqn.2009-05.local:san"
>>iSCSI booting from iscsi:192.168.2.61::::iqn.2009-05.local:san
>>Registered as BIOS drive 0x80
>>Booting from BIOS drive 0x80 
>>
>>That's it. 
>>Windows iSCSI initiator and sanbootconf are installed in the image as
>>shown 
>>in the wiki. When accesed from my MAC the iSCSI XP image/target seems to
>>be 
>>ok.
>>
>>Any help is appreciated.
>>
>>Best Regards
>>
>> Gerd
>>
>>
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