Prof S W Damle
2010-Aug-19 17:48 UTC
[syslinux] Windows Recovery console FAILS to boot with Syslinux-4.02
Hello Sir, Copid cmdcons and cmldr to O:(my usb drive) as follows (1) Microsoft(R) Windows 98 (C)Copyright Microsoft Corp 1981-1999. C:\WINDOWS>format o: /s C:\WINDOWS>format o: /s WARNING, ALL DATA ON DISK DRIVE O: WILL BE LOST! Proceed with Format (Y/N)?y Checking existing disk format. Formatting 967.98M Format complete. System transferred Volume label (11 characters, ENTER for none)? 1,014,726,656 bytes total disk space 425,984 bytes used by system 1,014,300,672 bytes available on disk 16,384 bytes in each allocation unit. 61,908 allocation units available on disk. Volume Serial Number is 404E-16F4 C:\WINDOWS> C:\WINDOWS> mkdir o:\syslinux C:\WINDOWS> cd c:\unzipped\syslinux-4.02\dos C:\Unzipped\syslinux-4.02\DOS> syslinux -d syslinux o: C:\Unzipped\syslinux-4.02\DOS> --------------------------------------------------------------------- (2) Microsoft(R) Windows 98 (C)Copyright Microsoft Corp 1981-1999. C:\WINDOWS>cd c:\ C:\>xcopy /e /h cmdcons o:\cmdcons\ ... TFFSPORT.SY_ TOSIDE.SY_ TXTSETUP.SIF ULTRA.SY_ USBCCGP.SY_ USBD.SY_ USBHUB.SY_ USBOHCI.SY_ USBPORT.SY_ USBSTOR.SY_ USBUHCI.SY_ VGA.SY_ VGAOEM.FO_ VIAIDE.SY_ VIDEOPRT.SY_ WINNT.SIF WMILIB.SY_ SYSTEM32\NTDLL.DLL SYSTEM32\SMSS.EXE 179 File(s) copied C:\>copy cmldr o:\ 1 file(s) copied C:\> -------------------------------------------------------------------- (3) However sorry to say Windows Recovery console does NOT boot with the following entries in syslinux.cfg LABEL cmdcons =>Windows Recovery Console MENU LABEL ^2.cmdcons =>Windows Recovery Console COM32 chain.c32 fs cmldr=cmldr APPEND hd0 1 cmldr=cmldr What next? Thanks in advance with regards, Prof S W Damle
Andrew Stuart
2010-Aug-19 18:09 UTC
[syslinux] Windows Recovery console FAILS to boot with Syslinux-4.02
On 8/19/2010 10:48 AM, Prof S W Damle wrote:> Hello Sir, > > Copid cmdcons and cmldr to O:(my usb drive) as follows > > (1) > Microsoft(R) Windows 98 > (C)Copyright Microsoft Corp 1981-1999. > > C:\WINDOWS>format o: /s > > C:\WINDOWS>format o: /s > > WARNING, ALL DATA ON DISK > DRIVE O: WILL BE LOST! > Proceed with Format (Y/N)?y > > > Checking existing disk format. > Formatting 967.98M > Format complete. > System transferred > > Volume label (11 characters, ENTER for none)? > > 1,014,726,656 bytes total disk space > 425,984 bytes used by system > 1,014,300,672 bytes available on disk > > 16,384 bytes in each allocation unit. > 61,908 allocation units available on disk. > > Volume Serial Number is 404E-16F4 > > > C:\WINDOWS> > > C:\WINDOWS> mkdir o:\syslinux > > C:\WINDOWS> cd c:\unzipped\syslinux-4.02\dos > > C:\Unzipped\syslinux-4.02\DOS> syslinux -d syslinux o: > > C:\Unzipped\syslinux-4.02\DOS> > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > (2) > Microsoft(R) Windows 98 > (C)Copyright Microsoft Corp 1981-1999. > > C:\WINDOWS>cd c:\ > > C:\>xcopy /e /h cmdcons o:\cmdcons\ > ... > > > TFFSPORT.SY_ > TOSIDE.SY_ > TXTSETUP.SIF > ULTRA.SY_ > USBCCGP.SY_ > USBD.SY_ > USBHUB.SY_ > USBOHCI.SY_ > USBPORT.SY_ > USBSTOR.SY_ > USBUHCI.SY_ > VGA.SY_ > VGAOEM.FO_ > VIAIDE.SY_ > VIDEOPRT.SY_ > WINNT.SIF > WMILIB.SY_ > SYSTEM32\NTDLL.DLL > SYSTEM32\SMSS.EXE > 179 File(s) copied > > C:\>copy cmldr o:\ > > 1 file(s) copied > > C:\> > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > (3) > However sorry to say Windows Recovery console does NOT boot with the > following entries in syslinux.cfg > > LABEL cmdcons =>Windows Recovery Console > MENU LABEL ^2.cmdcons =>Windows Recovery Console > COM32 chain.c32 fs cmldr=cmldr > APPEND hd0 1 cmldr=cmldr > > What next? > > Thanks in advance > with regards, > > Prof S W DamleYou don't specifically mention that you copied chain.c32 to your syslinux install, and from my understanding (which may well be wrong) it isn't copied during the installation of the syslinux mbr. You need to report more then 'it doesn't boot'. Thank you for specifying the procedure you used to get it installed, that is very helpful, Now we need to know what doesn't work? What's the last output you see? does it look like its attempting to boot cmdcons? Does it show an error message? if so, what does it say? does it just hang? does it reboot? Does syslinux even boot? -Andrew
Prof S W Damle
2010-Aug-20 02:41 UTC
[syslinux] Windows Recovery console FAILS to boot with Syslinux-4.02
Hello Sir, on Friday, August 20, 2010 12:12 AM Gert Hulselmans wrote (1)> You don't specifically mention that you copied chain.c32 to your > syslinux install, and from my understanding (which may well be wrong) > it isn't copied during the installation of the syslinux mbr. >Immediately after "C:\Unzipped\syslinux-4.02\DOS> syslinux -d syslinux o:" , Chain.c32, menu.c32, vesamenu.c32 and memdisk are copied to O:(my usb drive) (2) AS per your suggestion corrected the entry as follows: LABEL cmdcons MENU LABEL ^2.cmdcons =>Windows Recovery Console COM32 chain.c32 APPEND hd0,1 cmldr=/cmldr (3) the last output you see >I saw as follows: loading the boot file ... Boting ... "-" cursor keeps on blincking ------------------------------------------------------------------- Please ignore if out of place: (i) the entery: LABEL cmdcons =>Windows Recovery Console MENU LABEL ^2.cmdcons =>Windows Recovery Console COM32 chain.c32 fs cmldr=cmldr APPEND hd0 1 cmldr=cmldr was made as per syslinux-4.02\Usage_chain.c32.: Usage: chain.c32 [options] chain.c32 fs [options] Options: cmldr=<loader> Load Recovery Console of Windows NT/2K/XP/2003 and was giving the same output loading the boot file ... Boting ... "-" cursor keeps on blincking --------------------------------------------------------------------- What next please, Thanks in advance with regards, Prof S W Damle