Re: SDI2HD doesn't create a bootable disk

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From: Jim Langston (x_at_y.com)
Date: 08/24/04 

Date: Tue, 24 Aug 2004 22:19:30 GMT

Sounds plausible enough.. but if I do an FDISK /MBR, won't it add the DOS
MBR? Wouldn't I want to run BOOTPREP instead to get an MBR that looks for
NTLDR?

Thanks,
Jim

"KM" <konstmor@nospam_yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:OT8ySLiiEHA.3664@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> Jim,
>
> You may be experiencing MBR damage problem. I think sdi2hd (launched with
an sdi with DISK blob in it) replaces the entire disk
> content include MBR.
> I guess you would need to repair the MBR (with a command like fdisk /mbr
from DOS).
>
> --
> Regards,
> KM, BSquare Corp.
>
>
> > OK, I'm at the end of my rope here.
> >
> > I have a complete, working image that I have manually tested by copying
it
> > over to an NTFS-formatted partition, as well as a Bootprep-modified
FAT32
> > partition. Works great, no issues noted.
> >
> > Built a Win98 Boot Floppy. Put CDROM access stuff on it. Copied
SDI2HD.EXE
> > to it. Burned a CD with the SDI file on it. Put the CD into the CDROM
> > drive on the target. Rebooted the target device using the floppy.
Started
> > SDI2HD.EXE. SDI2HD.EXE chews on the drive for a good while, announces
it's
> > done, and when I reboot I get a blank screen with a blinking cursor. No
> > "Missing NTLDR", or "Read Error", nothing. Wow, I have a boat anchor!
> >
> > If I inspect the target HDD by connecting it to my development PC, it
> > appears to have a full NTFS partition, with all of the files that I
expect
> > to see. It's marked as Active, no problems I can see, anywhere. It
just
> > won't boot.
> >
> > Is there something I am missing in my settings in Target Designer that
might
> > be causing this? Could it be that I am creating time-limited image
(still
> > waiting to get some licenses)? Has anyone actually gotten SDI2HD.EXE to
> > actually work?
> >
> > Jim
> >
> >
>
>

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