Re: [Etherboot-discuss] Need help with San boot - Windows XP boot stuck at Logo

[Mahboob A. <Mah...@ri...>]

Thanks a lot for replying. I did find the below mentioned website, but it does not say anything on how to fix it.

The debug messages I sent earlier didn't had no NIC related information as I did not had any drivers installed on it.

So, As Michael suggested, I used the new sanboot.conf and also installed NIC drivers. My Desktop has an in build NIC card (Broadcom 57XX Gigabit Integrated Controller) and an extra NIC card hooked on (Intel PRO 1000). So I installed both the drivers but I am still facing the same problem. I am attaching the debug messages along, so can someone please take a look. I really appreciate you guys help.

The desktop I am using is Dell optiplex GX280 series.

Thanks
Mahboob
-----Original Message-----
From: Andrew Bobulsky [mailto:ru...@gm...] 
Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2011 6:53 AM
To: Mahboob AliKhan
Cc: eth...@li...; Nitin Gupta
Subject: Re: [Etherboot-discuss] Need help with San boot - Windows XP boot stuck at Logo

Hello Mahboob,

It's unfortunate that you're having trouble!

Some quick Googling turned up the following post to the list from June of last year: http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.network.etherboot.gpxe/1124

While his issue isn't precisely the same as yours, I notice from your WinDbg output that the line[s] where NIC detection occurs don't show up.  Perhaps Sanbootconf's debug output has changed somewhat since then, but it could be an indicator of what's causing your trouble.

As Michael asked, is it possible that the NIC driver for your machine isn't installed correctly or that it's not marked as boot-start?

Cheers,
Andrew Bobulsky

On Thu, Feb 3, 2011 at 3:27 AM, Mahboob AliKhan <Mah...@ri...> wrote:
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> I was trying to do a san boot (gpxe) using a windows XP and I am 
> facing some issues with it.
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> I have installed Microsoft iscsi boot initiator and san boot as 
> mentioned on website (http://etherboot.org/wiki/sanboot/winnt_iscsi) 
> and followed the steps mentioned, installing win XP on 4 gb partition 
> and trying to boot it from a Linux machine. The problem I am facing is 
> the boot goes fine till I see the windows logo and then it just sits 
> there and it goes in some kind of weird loop there.
>
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> So, in order to debug, I installed windbg and I noticed some irregularities:
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> "No sBFT found".
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> I am trying to san boot on a Windows Desktop (Dell model).
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> I am attaching the debugging transcript  I got from windbg, Can 
> someone please let me know what's wrong?
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> Really appreciate your help in advance.
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>
> Thanks
>
> Ali
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>
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