One more note:
Make sure you use the format_cmd="format /n" and replace_mbr=1
If I allowed the format to complete, I would end up with the blinking cursor
again.

Cheers,
-Eric

On Fri, Aug 1, 2008 at 11:06, Eric <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> Johan,
>
> I *just* found a fix you might be interested in =)
>
> Here's what I went through in discovering this handy fix:
> I formatted using a Windows ME boot floppy to 2000MB FAT16.  Then I used
> GParted to format this partition to FAT32.  I booted up Unattended and used
> the fdisk utility to observe what the partition was being read as and it
> reported Start 0.031 End 2047.346.
>
> I tried fdisk_cmds to create a 2047MB partition.  This didn't help.  I then
> tried fdisk_cmds that created a 2047.346MB partition.  Bingo! =)  Give it a
> shot and let me know if it works for you too!
>
> Forget pre-formatting!  Here's the relevant portion you'll need to add:
>
>    fdisk_lba=1
>    fdisk_cmds="fdisk /clear 1; fdisk /delete /pri:1; fdisk /pri:2047.346;
> fdisk /activate:1"
>    fdisk_confirm=0
>    format_cmd="format /n"
>    replace_mbr=1
>    edit_files=0
>
> Cheers,
> -Eric
>
>
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