Re: Making SDI file for PXE boot as small as possible.

From: David Harris (dh_at_daharris_com.NoSpAm)
Date: 07/30/04 

Date: Fri, 30 Jul 2004 10:24:51 +0100

I thought that copying the files using XCOPY or explorer would not work. A
post-FBA filesystem will contain licensing information and permission settings
that may not be correctly transferred by a simple filesystem copy.

David

"Bing.Chen" <bing.chen@advantech.com.tw.NO_SPAM> wrote in message
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> Dear David,
>
> For step 5, you just need to copy files from post FBA image to the
> virtaul drive.
>
> The virtual drive is created by SDILoader.
>
>
> --
> Best Regards,
> Microsoft MVP for Windows Embedded
> Bing Chen
> Advantech Co., Ltd.
>
>
> "David Harris" <dh_at_daharris_com.NoSpAm> ¦b¶l¥ó
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> > My requirement is to make a post-FBA SDI file for use when PXE booting as
> small
> > as possible.
> > A few months ago I think I found a procedure that allowed me to make an
> SDI
> > image smaller than the actual size than the HDD boot partition used to
> create
> > the post-FBA image. However since then I have lost my notes of exactly
> what I
> > did due to a machine crash.
> >
> > As far as I can remember the method I used was as follows ...
> >
> > 1. Create image in TD designed for a 75/100/125MB boot device.
> > 2. Deploy image to HDD on target (partition was ~200MB FAT32).
> > 3. Run image thru FBA.
> > 4. Use SDILoader to setup 75/100/125MB SDI file (FAT32 format).
> > 5. Copy post FBA image from HDD into 75/100/125MB SDI file.
> > 6. Create a new SDI file using SDIMGR
> > 7. Import 75/100/125MB partition from the first SDI file into
> > the new SDI file using SDIMGR readpart.
> > 8. Load SDI as ramdisk via PXE boot
> >
> > The step I cannot remember how to do exactly is step 5 (copy the post-FBA
> image
> > from the 200MB HDD into the 75/100/125MB SDI created by SDILoader). Can
> anyone
> > point me in the right direction, or is my memory failing me and it is not
> > possible?
> >
> > David