Re: image no longer runs on cPCI board

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From: Slobodan Brcin \(eMVP\) (sbrcin_at_ptt.yu)
Date: 08/21/04


Date: Sat, 21 Aug 2004 23:29:12 +0200

Hi Jay,

Since debugger is what you need then here it is:
http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/devtools/debugging/default.mspx

You will need RS-232 connection or IEEE 1394.

Best regards,
Slobodan

"Jay Tanner" <jt@nowhere.net> wrote in message news:OyXnhG8hEHA.3992@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> Thanks for the response. The configuration was designed for remote boot
> using the XP supplied boot server so the FBA agent, system cloning tool,
> etc. components were included. I built the system the same way I have
> for about 6 other similar machines I am evaluating, e.g. major steps
> include: ran tap.exe on the HW under an XP Pro, import PMQ file to CD,
> trim component for small footprint per MSDN article, import target
> componet to database, build system with TD, transfer to target system,
> boot to FBA including reboot and seal, transfer back to development
> machine, and use SDI tools to construct boot image. This all worked
> correctly about a month ago and I had a working image that was loaded by
> the target via PXE. However I did not use this image for about a month
> and now when it loads via PXE the progress bar completes, a startup blue
> screen (not BSOD!) with XPe identified at the lower right appears for a
> few seconds and then just when I expect to see my full screen command
> window (I have not included a graphical interface -- I use Minlogon and
> Command Shell) the video dies (screen goes black) and the monitor status
> light changes from green to yellow. The system appears completely dead
> as indicated by no signal to the monitor and no response to keyboard
> input, not even CTL-ALT-DEL.
>
> In order to determine if my SDI file was corrupted I rebuilt everything
> from scratch -- I didn't even use the same SLX file and I got the same
> result. Therefore I suspected that something has gone wrong with the HW
> but it runs Windows and Linux flawlessly so I have no other ideas. I am
> hoping that there is some way to debug what is going wrong in the XPe
> boot process. Note that I have other images for other devices that are
> also more than 1 month old and I have not seen this problem with the
> other systems.
>
> JT
>
> Slobodan Brcin (eMVP) wrote:
> > Hi Jay,
> >
> > Can you give us more info about your remote boot image?
> > You mention it only as "remote boot download".
> >
> > Also what does it mean successful FBA. The your hardware runs XPe fine as well from HDD right?
> > You must see at least something. While load progress bar at least.
> >
> > Please provide some more info.
> >
> > Best regards,
> > Slobodan
> >
> >
> > "Jay Tanner" <jt@nowhere.net> wrote in message news:ONR9Eh5hEHA.3664@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> >
> >>A simple system built about a month ago which operated fine at the time
> >>no longer finishes booting up now. After remote boot download and
> >>display of the startup screen the system dies with no signal to the
> >>monitor and no keyboard control. Rebuilding the configuration from
> >>scratch, successful FBA, etc. for the same hardware gave the same
> >>result. The HW runs disk based XP fine. How can I debug such a problem?
>



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