Re: Creating Recovery CD problem

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From: zen master (zenmaster_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 12/27/04

  • Next message: Slobodan Brcin \(eMVP\): "Re: Creating Recovery CD problem" 
    Date: Mon, 27 Dec 2004 00:57:01 -0800

    hi KM, do you know where I can file a report/complaint to msdn library
    article ? :-)

    regards..

    "KM" wrote:

    > zen,
    >
    > Well.. I never tested running sdimgr with a sdi file on CD-ROM media. I can jsut wonder how the author of the article avoided the
    > read-only problems.
    >
    > Anyway, you have some other choices:
    > 1) Instead of using WinPE, you can create your own mini XPe image bootable from a CD (El-Torito, EWF) to use the same SDI file
    > to expand it on the HDD. Since the media is not really going to be read-only (EWF just redirects write calls) you can do the
    > recovery with no problems.
    >
    > 2) You can create a more complicated recovery scheme based on WinPE disk.
    > You can create a script that will dynamically partition the HDD on two partitions at least (use diskpart command) and format the
    > second one (use format command). Then you copy SDI file to the second partition and expand it to the first one with command like
    > "sdimgr /writepart...".
    > From the image point of view, the only difference would be that you now have to capture not the entire disk (sdimgr /readdisk) but
    > only the main partition blob (sdimgr /readpart).
    >
    > KM
    >
    > > hi,
    > >
    > > I did a little test on KM's advice
    > > (connect a second HDD, copy the sdi file over and run sdimgr.swf
    > > recovery.sdi /writedisk:1 .) It works . I did another test on my
    > > development PC using the sdi loader , if i set the sdi file to read-only , it
    > > cannot be loaded also.
    > >
    > > Please advice,
    > >
    > > thanks regards and Merry Christmas.
    > >
    > >
    > >
    > > "KM" wrote:
    > >
    > >> zen,
    > >>
    > >> http://groups-beta.google.com/group/microsoft.public.windowsxp.embedded/search?group=microsoft.public.windowsxp.embedded&q=SDIAUT.SDIFile.1%3A+Access+is+denied&qt_g=1&searchnow=Search+this+group
    > >>
    > >> How did you create your SDI file?
    > >> Can you show us the output of the command "sdimgr.wsf recovery.sdi"?
    > >>
    > >> KM
    > >>
    > >> PS. I have seen issues with "sdimgr /writedisk" when I was using a SDI file off a network read-only share. Only cure for that
    > >> time
    > >> was to make the share write-only. I could not understand that time why WriteDiskBlobToPhysicalDrive was trying to lock my source
    > >> file.
    > >> In case of CD-ROM you have only choice of read-only access. Although it all should work just fine.
    > >> Anyway.. For testing purposes do you have a way to connect a second HDD (partitioned, fotmatted) to your target? If so, make sure
    > >> you see it from the recovery image. Copy SDI file to it and run sdimgr /writedisk comamnd from that second HDD to write the blob
    > >> to
    > >> first HDD. This way you will see if it will work with your SDI file.
    > >>
    > >> > hi,
    > >> > I am trying to create an embedded XP recovery CD according to the article
    > >> > in msdn library. Everything goes smooth. I happily bring my newly created
    > >> > recovery CD to try on my target device, it boot up correctly ..Follwing the
    > >> > steps from the article :
    > >> >
    > >> > at command prompt
    > >> > regsvr32 sdiaut.dll --> this works correctly
    > >> >
    > >> > next step
    > >> > sdimgr.wsf recovery.sdi /writedisk:0 /yes
    > >> >
    > >> > this gives me error
    > >> >
    > >> > "D:\SDIMGR.WSF(2294, 4) SDIAUT.SDIFile.1: Access is denied."
    > >> >
    > >> > Please help....
    > >> > thanks and regards...
    > >> >
    > >> >
    > >>
    > >>
    > >>
    >
    >
    >

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