Re: [Unattended] HP Compaq NW8440 Windows XP
Nils Olav Fossum wrote: I have seen this, I had to zero out the mbr and partition table: dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/dsk count=1024 (not tested, Im not sure of the count parameter) I tried this, but it still didn't boot :-( Brian May - This SF.net email is sponsored by the 2008 JavaOne(SM) Conference Don't miss this year's exciting event. There's still time to save $100. Use priority code J8TL2D2. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;198757673;13503038;p?http://java.sun.com/javaone ___ unattended-info mailing list unattended-info@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/unattended-info
Re: [Unattended] HP Compaq NW8440 Windows XP
Onsdag 16 april 2008 03:10, skrev Brian May: Mario Gzuk wrote: black screen means in the most cases that the boot code in the active partition has errors or can not be accessed. Sounds about right... Still, I don't know what could be wrong. I have seen this, I had to zero out the mbr and partition table: dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/dsk count=1024 (not tested, Im not sure of the count parameter) I have replace_mbr = 1 - surely this should be sufficient? It does work on Thinkpad T61's.. As a side note: I have seen some Hp laptop BIOSes that reads disk geometry from disk, and report that back! It can be quite confusing if thats the case. Zeroing out the beginning of the disk will force the BIOS to come up with reasonable defaults. - This SF.net email is sponsored by the 2008 JavaOne(SM) Conference Don't miss this year's exciting event. There's still time to save $100. Use priority code J8TL2D2. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;198757673;13503038;p?http://java.sun.com/javaone ___ unattended-info mailing list unattended-info@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/unattended-info
Re: [Unattended] HP Compaq NW8440 Windows XP
Juan Jose Pablos wrote: possibly you only problem is to add a Sata driver: http://ubertechnique.com/unattended/SCSI/SATA-Drivers Like I said, I added the drivers SATA drivers (using a different method), and the CD by itself works fine now. However, unattended it does not work under unattended. I don't think it is a driver problem - it dies too quick for that - it wouldn't have time to look for drivers even if they were there. Brian May - This SF.net email is sponsored by the 2008 JavaOne(SM) Conference Don't miss this year's exciting event. There's still time to save $100. Use priority code J8TL2D2. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;198757673;13503038;p?http://java.sun.com/javaone ___ unattended-info mailing list unattended-info@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/unattended-info
Re: [Unattended] HP Compaq NW8440 Windows XP
Tirsdag 15 april 2008 02:27, skrev Brian May: If I use unattended, I get to the first reboot, and the the computer crashes with a black screen and flashing cursor. I have seen this, I had to zero out the mbr and partition table: dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/dsk count=1024 (not tested, Im not sure of the count parameter) The big question is why this happens.. (or if its the same issue for you) - This SF.net email is sponsored by the 2008 JavaOne(SM) Conference Don't miss this year's exciting event. There's still time to save $100. Use priority code J8TL2D2. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;198757673;13503038;p?http://java.sun.com/javaone ___ unattended-info mailing list unattended-info@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/unattended-info
Re: [Unattended] HP Compaq NW8440 Windows XP
Hi, black screen means in the most cases that the boot code in the active partition has errors or can not be accessed. greetz mario Am Dienstag, den 15.04.2008, 13:05 +0200 schrieb Nils Olav Fossum: Tirsdag 15 april 2008 02:27, skrev Brian May: If I use unattended, I get to the first reboot, and the the computer crashes with a black screen and flashing cursor. I have seen this, I had to zero out the mbr and partition table: dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/dsk count=1024 (not tested, Im not sure of the count parameter) The big question is why this happens.. (or if its the same issue for you) - This SF.net email is sponsored by the 2008 JavaOne(SM) Conference Don't miss this year's exciting event. There's still time to save $100. Use priority code J8TL2D2. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;198757673;13503038;p?http://java.sun.com/javaone ___ unattended-info mailing list unattended-info@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/unattended-info - This SF.net email is sponsored by the 2008 JavaOne(SM) Conference Don't miss this year's exciting event. There's still time to save $100. Use priority code J8TL2D2. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;198757673;13503038;p?http://java.sun.com/javaone ___ unattended-info mailing list unattended-info@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/unattended-info
Re: [Unattended] HP Compaq NW8440 Windows XP
Tirsdag 15 april 2008 14:04, skrev Mario Gzuk: Hi, black screen means in the most cases that the boot code in the active partition has errors or can not be accessed. Yes, I did try to restart the installation several times (4.8rc1). I do not have the replace mbr function switched on (replace_mbr = 0) just to see where things break. I really doubt that the ntldr code got corrupted at all my retries. So we are probably left with a bad mbr theory. replace_mbr = 1 should cure it, but the only way to know for shure is to do repeated bad attempts before switching replace_mbr on. - This SF.net email is sponsored by the 2008 JavaOne(SM) Conference Don't miss this year's exciting event. There's still time to save $100. Use priority code J8TL2D2. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;198757673;13503038;p?http://java.sun.com/javaone ___ unattended-info mailing list unattended-info@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/unattended-info
Re: [Unattended] HP Compaq NW8440 Windows XP
Tirsdag 15 april 2008 14:38, skrev Nils Olav Fossum: Tirsdag 15 april 2008 14:04, skrev Mario Gzuk: Hi, black screen means in the most cases that the boot code in the active partition has errors or can not be accessed. Yes, I did try to restart the installation several times (4.8rc1). I do not have the replace mbr function switched on (replace_mbr = 0) just to see where things break. I really doubt that the ntldr code got corrupted at all my retries. So we are probably left with a bad mbr theory. replace_mbr = 1 should cure it, but the only way to know for shure is to do repeated bad attempts before switching replace_mbr on. And I just got a Thinkpad T61 with the black screen issue. setting replace_mbr = 1 did cure this machine! - This SF.net email is sponsored by the 2008 JavaOne(SM) Conference Don't miss this year's exciting event. There's still time to save $100. Use priority code J8TL2D2. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;198757673;13503038;p?http://java.sun.com/javaone ___ unattended-info mailing list unattended-info@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/unattended-info
Re: [Unattended] HP Compaq NW8440 Windows XP
hello Nils if you got a T61 working i would like to know what configuration you are using? unattend 4.7 / 4.8(2) standard or new e1000 becouse my 4.8.2 with standard e1000 and kernel 2.6.25-rc9 needs ctrl+c and /etc/master restart Anders -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Nils Olav Fossum Sent: 15. huhtikuuta 2008 16:19 To: unattended-info@lists.sourceforge.net Cc: Brian May; Mario Gzuk Subject: Re: [Unattended] HP Compaq NW8440 Windows XP Tirsdag 15 april 2008 14:38, skrev Nils Olav Fossum: Tirsdag 15 april 2008 14:04, skrev Mario Gzuk: Hi, black screen means in the most cases that the boot code in the active partition has errors or can not be accessed. Yes, I did try to restart the installation several times (4.8rc1). I do not have the replace mbr function switched on (replace_mbr = 0) just to see where things break. I really doubt that the ntldr code got corrupted at all my retries. So we are probably left with a bad mbr theory. replace_mbr = 1 should cure it, but the only way to know for shure is to do repeated bad attempts before switching replace_mbr on. And I just got a Thinkpad T61 with the black screen issue. setting replace_mbr = 1 did cure this machine! -- --- This SF.net email is sponsored by the 2008 JavaOne(SM) Conference Don't miss this year's exciting event. There's still time to save $100. Use priority code J8TL2D2. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;198757673;13503038;p?http://java .sun.com/javaone ___ unattended-info mailing list unattended-info@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/unattended-info - This SF.net email is sponsored by the 2008 JavaOne(SM) Conference Don't miss this year's exciting event. There's still time to save $100. Use priority code J8TL2D2. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;198757673;13503038;p?http://java.sun.com/javaone ___ unattended-info mailing list unattended-info@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/unattended-info
Re: [Unattended] HP Compaq NW8440 Windows XP
Tirsdag 15 april 2008 15:26, skrev Nyström Anders: hello Nils if you got a T61 working i would like to know what configuration you are using? unattend 4.7 / 4.8(2) Unattended 4.8 rc1 with dhcp option patch. I will upgrade to rc2 tomorrow. The reason I did not upgrade was not change too much stuff because of the black screen issue. standard or new e1000 standard I guess, Just stock kernel. becouse my 4.8.2 with standard e1000 and kernel 2.6.25-rc9 needs ctrl+c and /etc/master restart I have not seen this issue.. This is with tftboot, right? Im not using tftpboot as some thin clients is in my way :-D - This SF.net email is sponsored by the 2008 JavaOne(SM) Conference Don't miss this year's exciting event. There's still time to save $100. Use priority code J8TL2D2. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;198757673;13503038;p?http://java.sun.com/javaone ___ unattended-info mailing list unattended-info@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/unattended-info
Re: [Unattended] HP Compaq NW8440 Windows XP
just to make sure I havent missed something. dhcp option patch could you explain that more specifically, not just the option 233 I assume Anders -Original Message- From: Nils Olav Fossum [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 15. huhtikuuta 2008 16:46 To: Nyström Anders Cc: unattended-info@lists.sourceforge.net; Brian May; Mario Gzuk Subject: Re: [Unattended] HP Compaq NW8440 Windows XP Tirsdag 15 april 2008 15:26, skrev Nyström Anders: hello Nils if you got a T61 working i would like to know what configuration you are using? unattend 4.7 / 4.8(2) Unattended 4.8 rc1 with dhcp option patch. I will upgrade to rc2 tomorrow. The reason I did not upgrade was not change too much stuff because of the black screen issue. standard or new e1000 standard I guess, Just stock kernel. becouse my 4.8.2 with standard e1000 and kernel 2.6.25-rc9 needs ctrl+c and /etc/master restart I have not seen this issue.. This is with tftboot, right? Im not using tftpboot as some thin clients is in my way :-D - This SF.net email is sponsored by the 2008 JavaOne(SM) Conference Don't miss this year's exciting event. There's still time to save $100. Use priority code J8TL2D2. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;198757673;13503038;p?http://java.sun.com/javaone ___ unattended-info mailing list unattended-info@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/unattended-info
Re: [Unattended] HP Compaq NW8440 Windows XP
Tirsdag 15 april 2008 16:08, skrev Nyström Anders: just to make sure I havent missed something. dhcp option patch could you explain that more specifically, not just the option 233 I assume Just the 233 option, It was not in rc1, but is back in rc2. - This SF.net email is sponsored by the 2008 JavaOne(SM) Conference Don't miss this year's exciting event. There's still time to save $100. Use priority code J8TL2D2. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;198757673;13503038;p?http://java.sun.com/javaone ___ unattended-info mailing list unattended-info@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/unattended-info
Re: [Unattended] HP Compaq NW8440 Windows XP
Mario Gzuk wrote: black screen means in the most cases that the boot code in the active partition has errors or can not be accessed. Sounds about right... Still, I don't know what could be wrong. I have seen this, I had to zero out the mbr and partition table: dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/dsk count=1024 (not tested, Im not sure of the count parameter) I have replace_mbr = 1 - surely this should be sufficient? Brian May - This SF.net email is sponsored by the 2008 JavaOne(SM) Conference Don't miss this year's exciting event. There's still time to save $100. Use priority code J8TL2D2. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;198757673;13503038;p?http://java.sun.com/javaone ___ unattended-info mailing list unattended-info@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/unattended-info
Re: [Unattended] HP Compaq NW8440 Windows XP
Brian May wrote: Is using unattended to install Windows XP SP2 on a HP Compaq NW8440 a dead loss? It would appear the Windows XP SP2 installation CD does not support the hard disk controller or something. If I boot the XPSP2 CD, then it complains no hard disk found. If I use unattended, I get to the first reboot, and the the computer crashes with a black screen and flashing cursor. I got the suggestion to use nlite or winfuture and create an installation with the drivers integrated. Thanks for the suggestion. I tried winfuture. I got a Windows CD that now appears to work fine (at least it got past the first reboot so far), but unfortunately unattended still does not work on the computer - the computer dies immediately after trying to boot from the hard disk after the first reboot. I suspect the issue isn't driver related... Brian May - This SF.net email is sponsored by the 2008 JavaOne(SM) Conference Don't miss this year's exciting event. There's still time to save $100. Use priority code J8TL2D2. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;198757673;13503038;p?http://java.sun.com/javaone ___ unattended-info mailing list unattended-info@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/unattended-info
Re: [Unattended] HP Compaq NW8440 Windows XP
Brian May escribió: I got a Windows CD that now appears to work fine (at least it got past the first reboot so far), but unfortunately unattended still does not work on the computer - the computer dies immediately after trying to boot from the hard disk after the first reboot. possibly you only problem is to add a Sata driver: http://ubertechnique.com/unattended/SCSI/SATA-Drivers - This SF.net email is sponsored by the 2008 JavaOne(SM) Conference Don't miss this year's exciting event. There's still time to save $100. Use priority code J8TL2D2. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;198757673;13503038;p?http://java.sun.com/javaone ___ unattended-info mailing list unattended-info@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/unattended-info
