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From: Matt C. <mat...@gm...> - 2011-08-30 01:27:01
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We use this hardware with an older version of gPXE, but the newest version of gPXE fails in the same way that you describe. I don't know if it is related but I had the same problem with the same hardware with the kernel earlier, and it was just a .config issue on my side (didn't know that ACPI needed to be enabled...): http://www.spinics.net/lists/netdev/msg140306.html -- Matt On Mon, Aug 29, 2011 at 4:33 PM, <ma...@me...> wrote: > Hi there, > > today I tried some netbooting via gPXE from an Abis AV8 Mainboard which has a via-velocity onboard NIC. I've experienced the TX-Timeout problem just like it is described here: > > http://article.gmane.org/gmane.network.etherboot.user/5655/ > > DHCP and the NIC work in all other settings like local or usb boot. > > Any news on that front? > > TIA, Martin > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Special Offer -- Download ArcSight Logger for FREE! > Finally, a world-class log management solution at an even better > price-free! And you'll get a free "Love Thy Logs" t-shirt when you > download Logger. Secure your free ArcSight Logger TODAY! > http://p.sf.net/sfu/arcsisghtdev2dev > _______________________________________________ > Etherboot-discuss mailing list > Eth...@li... > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/etherboot-discuss > > |
From: <ma...@me...> - 2011-08-29 20:28:37
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Hi there, today I tried some netbooting via gPXE from an Abis AV8 Mainboard which has a via-velocity onboard NIC. I've experienced the TX-Timeout problem just like it is described here: http://article.gmane.org/gmane.network.etherboot.user/5655/ DHCP and the NIC work in all other settings like local or usb boot. Any news on that front? TIA, Martin |
From: Kenton C. <ken...@al...> - 2011-07-26 19:06:27
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I have a KVM sytem (RHEL6.1, qemu-0.12.1.2, seabios-0.6.1.2, gpxe-0.9.7, virtio bridge interfaces) where we are trying to PXE boot the guest OS. It does not appear that the seconds field of the DHCP Discover message is being incremented (it is always set to 0). The DHCP server is not connected locally and the DHCP request is not being forwarded to the IP helper device (DHCP server) unless the forward delay time is set to 0 on the local switch (Omni-switch compares this delay time to the seconds field of the DHCP request and only forwards the request if the seconds field is >= the delay time). Depending upon the configuration of the other machines in this local network, there may or may not be a DHCP server active to service this system. We would like the local server to reply if it is configured, or else have it forward to the higher level server (which the delay timer works nicely for). I have seen this problem on an older version of gPXE, and I have tried the newest version (1.0.1), and am seeing the issue in all of the versions. Does anyone have any experience with this? Thanks, Kenton Cabiness |
From: Ryan M. <Rya...@gm...> - 2011-06-09 14:03:23
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Hello all, I've been doing some work to separate my LAN and iSCSI network infrastructure and have run into an issue. My PC is booting from an Etherboot USB thumb drive and has 2 NICs. The onboard Atheros NIC (Net0) is used for LAN traffic and is on the subnet 192.168.10.0/24. The add-on Intel NIC (Net1) is used for iSCSI traffic and is on the subnet 192.168.12.0/24. Both subnets offer DHCP. My problem is this, if Net0 is plugged in during boot (and thus receives an IP address via DHCP during gPXE initialization) my Windows boot will hang at the Windows start-up screen and eventually the PC with restart. If, however, Net0 is unplugged during boot everything proceeds as expected. Once the computer has finished booting I can reattach the Net0 cable and it happily grabs and IP and everything works. Does anyone have an idea as to why having Net0 plugged in during boot would be breaking my Windows boot? |
From: Matt C. <mat...@gm...> - 2011-06-03 23:52:55
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On Fri, Jun 3, 2011 at 4:46 PM, H. Peter Anvin <hp...@zy...> wrote: > On 03/16/2011 01:54 PM, hai wu wrote: >> Just for downloading files like vmlinuz/initrd.img, wouldn't it be >> better to use tftp instead of using http when the image files would be >> very large? > > No, quite the opposite. > > tftp is very slow for anything but very small files (it is actually > quite efficient for files that only a few kilobytes or less.) > > -hpa We run a large shop of thin clients that pull a 30meg ramdisk image at boot time, and for us the switch from tftp to http meant: * Faster download * Easier troubleshooting * Accurate download timing data from http server logfiles * More efficient resource usage at high volumes of transfers (50x concurrent transfers with tftp killed the server, whereas 100x concurrent transfers were handled with ease with apache) -- Matt |
From: H. P. A. <hp...@zy...> - 2011-06-03 23:46:30
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On 03/16/2011 01:54 PM, hai wu wrote: > Just for downloading files like vmlinuz/initrd.img, wouldn't it be > better to use tftp instead of using http when the image files would be > very large? No, quite the opposite. tftp is very slow for anything but very small files (it is actually quite efficient for files that only a few kilobytes or less.) -hpa |
From: Dan R <the...@gm...> - 2011-03-21 01:37:29
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Hello everyone, I just stared to play around with gpxe and so far its been really fun to play with but there is one thing that I haven't been able to find an answer to and I wan't to see if you could help me out. What am trying to do is when gpxe loads to have it drop to a boot prompt where I can just type the image name that I want to boot like it does with pxelinux, the problem is every thing I see uses menu.c32 or vesamenu.c32 and am not a big fan of a menu system. Thank you |
From: hai wu <hai...@gm...> - 2011-03-16 20:54:37
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Just for downloading files like vmlinuz/initrd.img, wouldn't it be better to use tftp instead of using http when the image files would be very large? |
From: Joseph L. C. <jc...@ac...> - 2011-03-15 19:54:33
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>I found out that the bootmgr file is corrupt on the target even before I attempt to boot. > >What could cause this? A few reasons, maybe vastly different controller setups from initiator to target host? So if you boot the disc back into the initiator host, it works again? Try booting that host with a Linux based iso like SystemRescueCd, its small, then dd from that and just use `dd if=/dev/sda of=...` and let it stop when it hits the end of the disc if the whole disc was used anyway. You can actually dd from the ini host once booted directly to the image on the target (make sure the iscsi target is not accessing the existing image) with a cmd like this: dd if=/dev/sda |ssh user@10.0.0.4 'dd of=/path/image.img' Good luck, jlc |
From: Coffey, E. <eri...@te...> - 2011-03-14 21:55:52
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Hello: I found out that the bootmgr file is corrupt on the target even before I attempt to boot. What could cause this? I built the HD on the initiator and then transfer to the Linux target using the dd command: "dd if=/dev/sdb of=/home/erincof/W7_64.img bs=8225280 count=6885" Yes, it is a big image. Could this possibly be the problem? I know that the HD works if I attach to the initiator and boot. Does anyone have any idea why the bootmgr would be corrupt after the transfer? There were no Error reported from the target during or after the transfer. Thank you for your help, Erin Erin Coffey Tektronix, Inc. Scopes Engineering 503-627-3904 -----Original Message----- From: Coffey, Erin Sent: Tuesday, March 08, 2011 10:50 AM To: Joseph L. Casale; Eth...@li... Subject: RE: [Etherboot-discuss] Does the TARGET server need to be running a 64 bit OS if the initiator wants to run a 64 bit OS? I got this to work a few months ago using a Win7, 32 bit OS. I read recently that deleting the registry key (HKLM\SYSTEM\MountedDevices) may help? If I still can't boot, I'll try installing the OS directly to the target. Thank you for your help, Erin -----Original Message----- From: Joseph L. Casale [mailto:jc...@ac...] Sent: Tuesday, March 08, 2011 9:41 AM To: Eth...@li... Subject: Re: [Etherboot-discuss] Does the TARGET server need to be running a 64 bit OS if the initiator wants to run a 64 bit OS? >I'm sorry, I don't understand. I followed the instructions here: http://www.etherboot.org/wiki/sanboot/transfer > >When I attached the HD to the Linux server, I ran fdisk -l and, both Windows 7 >partitions are on dev/sdb I transferred the image using the ending cylinder of > the second partition (what used to be the C:\ partition). Ah, my bad. I assumed you booted the actual workstation with a Linux environment instead of removing the disc. If that was the primary disc, and you see both partitions then afaik you did it right. Any reason you don't just install directly to the iscsi server? It works well and is so much faster and simpler... Check the wiki out. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ What You Don't Know About Data Connectivity CAN Hurt You This paper provides an overview of data connectivity, details its effect on application quality, and explores various alternative solutions. http://p.sf.net/sfu/progress-d2d _______________________________________________ Etherboot-discuss mailing list Eth...@li... https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/etherboot-discuss |
From: nicopsycho <nic...@gm...> - 2011-03-11 10:48:37
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up. |
From: Coffey, E. <eri...@te...> - 2011-03-08 18:50:25
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I got this to work a few months ago using a Win7, 32 bit OS. I read recently that deleting the registry key (HKLM\SYSTEM\MountedDevices) may help? If I still can't boot, I'll try installing the OS directly to the target. Thank you for your help, Erin -----Original Message----- From: Joseph L. Casale [mailto:jc...@ac...] Sent: Tuesday, March 08, 2011 9:41 AM To: Eth...@li... Subject: Re: [Etherboot-discuss] Does the TARGET server need to be running a 64 bit OS if the initiator wants to run a 64 bit OS? >I'm sorry, I don't understand. I followed the instructions here: http://www.etherboot.org/wiki/sanboot/transfer > >When I attached the HD to the Linux server, I ran fdisk -l and, both Windows 7 >partitions are on dev/sdb I transferred the image using the ending cylinder of > the second partition (what used to be the C:\ partition). Ah, my bad. I assumed you booted the actual workstation with a Linux environment instead of removing the disc. If that was the primary disc, and you see both partitions then afaik you did it right. Any reason you don't just install directly to the iscsi server? It works well and is so much faster and simpler... Check the wiki out. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ What You Don't Know About Data Connectivity CAN Hurt You This paper provides an overview of data connectivity, details its effect on application quality, and explores various alternative solutions. http://p.sf.net/sfu/progress-d2d _______________________________________________ Etherboot-discuss mailing list Eth...@li... https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/etherboot-discuss |
From: Joseph L. C. <jc...@ac...> - 2011-03-08 17:40:57
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>I'm sorry, I don't understand. I followed the instructions here: http://www.etherboot.org/wiki/sanboot/transfer > >When I attached the HD to the Linux server, I ran fdisk -l and, both Windows 7 >partitions are on dev/sdb I transferred the image using the ending cylinder of > the second partition (what used to be the C:\ partition). Ah, my bad. I assumed you booted the actual workstation with a Linux environment instead of removing the disc. If that was the primary disc, and you see both partitions then afaik you did it right. Any reason you don't just install directly to the iscsi server? It works well and is so much faster and simpler... Check the wiki out. |
From: Coffey, E. <eri...@te...> - 2011-03-08 17:37:14
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I'm sorry, I don't understand. I followed the instructions here: http://www.etherboot.org/wiki/sanboot/transfer When I attached the HD to the Linux server, I ran fdisk -l and, both Windows 7 partitions are on dev/sdb I transferred the image using the ending cylinder of the second partition (what used to be the C:\ partition). How do I install the boot files on sda? Thank you, Erin -----Original Message----- From: Joseph L. Casale [mailto:jc...@ac...] Sent: Tuesday, March 08, 2011 9:27 AM To: Eth...@li... Subject: Re: [Etherboot-discuss] Does the TARGET server need to be running a 64 bit OS if the initiator wants to run a 64 bit OS? >"dd if=/dev/sdb of=/home/erincof/W7_64.img bs=8225280 count=6885" > >Any suggestions on where I went wrong? Sorry for the offlist reply, I was on a PDA:) I missed this the first time but windows will need to install the boot files on the first disc, sda, since you uploaded only sdb your installation cant start. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ What You Don't Know About Data Connectivity CAN Hurt You This paper provides an overview of data connectivity, details its effect on application quality, and explores various alternative solutions. http://p.sf.net/sfu/progress-d2d _______________________________________________ Etherboot-discuss mailing list Eth...@li... https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/etherboot-discuss |
From: Joseph L. C. <jc...@ac...> - 2011-03-08 17:27:08
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>"dd if=/dev/sdb of=/home/erincof/W7_64.img bs=8225280 count=6885" > >Any suggestions on where I went wrong? Sorry for the offlist reply, I was on a PDA:) I missed this the first time but windows will need to install the boot files on the first disc, sda, since you uploaded only sdb your installation cant start. |
From: Coffey, E. <eri...@te...> - 2011-03-08 17:26:00
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I'm not sure what you mean by show the existing scheme? I am able to look at files from the boot sector by booting the initiator from a good W7 HD and then, computer\manage\disk manegement->explore Attached, please find a snippet from the bootmgr file and, the bootsect.bak file from the problematic OS. Again, thank you for your help on this!!! -----Original Message----- From: Joseph L. Casale [mailto:jc...@ac...] Sent: Tuesday, March 08, 2011 8:41 AM To: Eth...@li... Subject: Re: [Etherboot-discuss] Does the TARGET server need to be running a 64 bit OS if the initiator wants to run a 64 bit OS? >The math is correct; /snip >#################### ietd.conf ########################### >Target iqn.2007-08.100.1.168.192:iscsiboot > Lun 0 Path=/home/erincof/W7_64.img,Type=fileio Well, it looks right? Do you have the full error message? Earlier you said "I was able to read part of the bootmgr and it said something about the OS being incompatible with the file system." which means it was able to read the lun you presented to some degree. The message you state doesn't sound familiar though. Can you mount the target somewhere else and show the existing scheme? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ What You Don't Know About Data Connectivity CAN Hurt You This paper provides an overview of data connectivity, details its effect on application quality, and explores various alternative solutions. http://p.sf.net/sfu/progress-d2d _______________________________________________ Etherboot-discuss mailing list Eth...@li... https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/etherboot-discuss |
From: Joseph L. C. <jc...@ac...> - 2011-03-08 16:41:16
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>The math is correct; /snip >#################### ietd.conf ########################### >Target iqn.2007-08.100.1.168.192:iscsiboot > Lun 0 Path=/home/erincof/W7_64.img,Type=fileio Well, it looks right? Do you have the full error message? Earlier you said "I was able to read part of the bootmgr and it said something about the OS being incompatible with the file system." which means it was able to read the lun you presented to some degree. The message you state doesn't sound familiar though. Can you mount the target somewhere else and show the existing scheme? |
From: Coffey, E. <eri...@te...> - 2011-03-08 16:34:16
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The math is correct; I'm playing with a 50 Gb OS image because I have several applications that I want to test running on a thin client. I am using a very simple network; I have the initiator and the target linked together via Ethernet cable. The Linux target is running a dhcp server and iscsitarget. For boot, I am running gpxe 1.0.1 DVD on the initiator; the boot commands I am running are: dhcp net0 set keep-san 1 sanboot ${root-path} >From the Target server, the config is: #################### Dhcpd.conf ########################### option space gpxe; option gpxe-encap-opts code 175 = encapsulate gpxe; option gpxe.priority code 1 = signed integer 8; option gpxe.keep-san code 8 = unsigned integer 8; option gpxe.no-pxedhcp code 176 = unsigned integer 8; option gpxe.bus-id code 177 = string; option gpxe.bios-drive code 189 = unsigned integer 8; option gpxe.version code 235 = string; option iscsi-initiator-iqn code 203 = string; ddns-update-style interim; allow booting; allow bootp; DHCPDARGS=eth0; authoritative; option domain-name "Lanbo.org"; option domain-name-servers 192.168.1.100; INTERFACES="eth0 eth1 net0 net1"; filename ""; host lanbo-server { hardware ethernet 00:06:5b:84:53:86; fixed-address 192.168.1.100; } option root-path "iscsi:192.168.1.100::::iqn.2007-08.100.1.168.192:iscsiboot"; subnet 192.168.1.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 { range 192.168.1.201 192.168.1.220; default-lease-time 86400; max-lease-time 86400; option routers 192.168.1.1; option ip-forwarding off; option broadcast-address 192.168.1.255; option subnet-mask 255.255.255.0; option ntp-servers 192.168.1.100; option netbios-name-servers 192.168.1.100; host lanbo-client { #hardware ethernet 00:d0:c9:ab:ea:6c; hardware ethernet 00:d0:c9:ae:80:9e; fixed-address 192.168.1.102; option gpxe.keep-san 1; } host lanbo-client2 { hardware ethernet 00:d0:c9:ab:ea:6c; fixed-address 192.168.1.101; } } log-facility local7; #################### Dhcpd.conf ########################### #################### ietd.conf ########################### Target iqn.2007-08.100.1.168.192:iscsiboot Lun 0 Path=/home/erincof/W7_64.img,Type=fileio #################### ietd.conf ########################### #################### initiators.allow ########################### iqn.2007-08.100.1.168.192:iscsi 192.168.1.102 #################### initiators.allow ########################### Any ideas of where the problem is? Thank you for your help on this, Erin -----Original Message----- From: Joseph L. Casale [mailto:jc...@ac...] Sent: Tuesday, March 08, 2011 8:15 AM To: Eth...@li... Subject: Re: [Etherboot-discuss] Does the TARGET server need to be running a 64 bit OS if the initiator wants to run a 64 bit OS? >I build the Window 7, 64 bit OS on the initiator and, then I remove the HD and up load the OS >to the Linux target using "dd if=/dev/sdb of=/home/erincof/W7_64.img bs=8225280 count=6885" > >Any suggestions on where I went wrong? Well, how did you come up with the math for bs/count in your dd cmd? How big is your original disc? What's your target config look like? How are presenting the image to the initiator? Any reason why you don't just install directly to the target? jlc ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ What You Don't Know About Data Connectivity CAN Hurt You This paper provides an overview of data connectivity, details its effect on application quality, and explores various alternative solutions. http://p.sf.net/sfu/progress-d2d _______________________________________________ Etherboot-discuss mailing list Eth...@li... https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/etherboot-discuss |
From: Joseph L. C. <jc...@ac...> - 2011-03-08 16:15:04
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>I build the Window 7, 64 bit OS on the initiator and, then I remove the HD and up load the OS >to the Linux target using "dd if=/dev/sdb of=/home/erincof/W7_64.img bs=8225280 count=6885" > >Any suggestions on where I went wrong? Well, how did you come up with the math for bs/count in your dd cmd? How big is your original disc? What's your target config look like? How are presenting the image to the initiator? Any reason why you don't just install directly to the target? jlc |
From: Coffey, E. <eri...@te...> - 2011-03-08 16:09:39
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I build the Window 7, 64 bit OS on the initiator and, then I remove the HD and up load the OS to the Linux target using "dd if=/dev/sdb of=/home/erincof/W7_64.img bs=8225280 count=6885" Any suggestions on where I went wrong? Thank you, Erin -----Original Message----- From: Joseph L. Casale [mailto:jc...@ac...] Sent: Monday, March 07, 2011 5:54 PM To: Eth...@li... Subject: Re: [Etherboot-discuss] Does the TARGET server need to be running a 64 bit OS if the initiator wants to run a 64 bit OS? >I want the initiator to run Windows 7, 64 bit OS but, my Linux server where >the OS is hosted is running 32 bit OS. No problem... >I can get the OS to begin the start process but, it times out and restarts. >I was able to read part of the bootmgr and it said something about the OS >being incompatible with the file system. You probably manipulated the as installed geometry inadvertently while uploading the data to the iSCSI target. >Do I need to run a 64 bit OS on the server? Not at all... Elaborate on how you perform the install/setup. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ What You Don't Know About Data Connectivity CAN Hurt You This paper provides an overview of data connectivity, details its effect on application quality, and explores various alternative solutions. http://p.sf.net/sfu/progress-d2d _______________________________________________ Etherboot-discuss mailing list Eth...@li... https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/etherboot-discuss |
From: Joseph L. C. <jc...@ac...> - 2011-03-08 01:53:39
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>I want the initiator to run Windows 7, 64 bit OS but, my Linux server where >the OS is hosted is running 32 bit OS. No problem... >I can get the OS to begin the start process but, it times out and restarts. >I was able to read part of the bootmgr and it said something about the OS >being incompatible with the file system. You probably manipulated the as installed geometry inadvertently while uploading the data to the iSCSI target. >Do I need to run a 64 bit OS on the server? Not at all... Elaborate on how you perform the install/setup. |
From: Coffey, E. <eri...@te...> - 2011-03-08 00:22:38
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I want the initiator to run Windows 7, 64 bit OS but, my Linux server where the OS is hosted is running 32 bit OS. I can get the OS to begin the start process but, it times out and restarts. I was able to read part of the bootmgr and it said something about the OS being incompatible with the file system. Do I need to run a 64 bit OS on the server? Thank you, Erin |
From: Michael H. <iti...@gm...> - 2011-03-07 14:09:12
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On Mon, Mar 7, 2011 at 1:50 AM, Mahboob AliKhan <Mah...@ri...> wrote: > Thanks for the reply. So in that case what would be the ideal way of copying over the lun, like should I have 2 separate luns, one for 100mb and one for rest? One solution is to clear out this registry key (or run FOGprep.exe, which will clear it out for you,) just prior to your last shutdown: HKLM\SYSTEM\MountedDevices Or run these commands from a rescue CD after your next boot: bcdedit /set {default} device partition=c: bcdedit /set {default} osdevice partition=c: bcdedit /set {bootmgr} device partition=c: or d: - what ever your main partition is known as. Read about 0xc000000e errors for more info: http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en/itprovistadeployment/thread/b26a0560-b3a1-4236-b0de-35065ac38575 |
From: Mahboob A. <Mah...@ri...> - 2011-03-07 07:50:52
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Thanks for the reply. So in that case what would be the ideal way of copying over the lun, like should I have 2 separate luns, one for 100mb and one for rest? Sent from my iPhone On Mar 6, 2011, at 7:01 PM, "Joseph L. Casale" <jc...@ac...> wrote: >> Now whats happening becuase of this is that, when I try to boot my laptop >> with this LUN, it starts fine, then it says bad hard disk and reboots again. > > That first 100 meg partition is created by windows for use by bitlocker as well > as holding the boot loader, when you change the geometry of the disc after > setting up windows, by no fault of windows, it obviously cannot start. > > http://blogs.technet.com/b/uspartner_ts2team/archive/2010/03/12/what-is-the-windows-server-2008-r2-windows-7-system-reserved-partition.aspx > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > What You Don't Know About Data Connectivity CAN Hurt You > This paper provides an overview of data connectivity, details > its effect on application quality, and explores various alternative > solutions. http://p.sf.net/sfu/progress-d2d > _______________________________________________ > Etherboot-discuss mailing list > Eth...@li... > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/etherboot-discuss |
From: Joseph L. C. <jc...@ac...> - 2011-03-07 02:59:57
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>Now whats happening becuase of this is that, when I try to boot my laptop >with this LUN, it starts fine, then it says bad hard disk and reboots again. That first 100 meg partition is created by windows for use by bitlocker as well as holding the boot loader, when you change the geometry of the disc after setting up windows, by no fault of windows, it obviously cannot start. http://blogs.technet.com/b/uspartner_ts2team/archive/2010/03/12/what-is-the-windows-server-2008-r2-windows-7-system-reserved-partition.aspx |