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[pjcintx]

All

I have just tried creating an ISO with VistaPE 008.

I simply selected all options and used a Windows Vista Ultimate CD as my source. I have the WAIK installed.

The ISO boots on my device - to a black screen with a cursor. The cursor moves and the the keyboar numlock turns on and off, but there is no shell, Cntrl-Alt-Del does nothing. Nothing does anything.

What did I do wrong>

Thanks

PJC

[Brito]

Please post a log to save time reading the details about your project - thanks!

[pjcintx]

Please post a log to save time reading the details about your project - thanks!

This is my latest log - removing some of the apps

Attached Files

•  log.html   1.92MB   931 downloads

[pscEx]

All

I have just tried creating an ISO with VistaPE 008.

I simply selected all options and used a Windows Vista Ultimate CD as my source. I have the WAIK installed.

The ISO boots on my device - to a black screen with a cursor. The cursor moves and the the keyboar numlock turns on and off, but there is no shell, Cntrl-Alt-Del does nothing. Nothing does anything.

What did I do wrong>

Thanks

PJC

Exactly what I posted here.

Attached my log, too.

Peter

 log.html   1.29MB   1718 downloads

[Areyu_Moritii]

I have the same issue as well. I'm not at my home computer right now, but I'll post the log file as soon as I get back to it.

[NightMan]

pjcintx

This is my latest log - removing some of the apps

DirDelete - Failed to delete directory [%BaseDir%\Target\VistaPE\boot.tmp

Problem with creating boot.wim... try use imagex.exe -> Shell & Config script

psc

Attached my log, too

Very interesting ... cat you try boot it in VirtualPC? .... and try disable "New Hives for VistaPE" script ...

[pscEx]

Very interesting ... cat you try boot it in VirtualPC? .... and try disable "New Hives for VistaPE" script ...

VirtualPC 2007: Black screen, too
disable "New Hives for VistaPE":

Peter

[NightMan]

VirtualPC 2007: Black screen, too

O! You have black screen with Grub4Dos, not with VistaPE, try disable it

ps do you have /bootmgr file in your target folder?

[pscEx]

O! You have black screen with Grub4Dos, not with VistaPE, try disable it
ps do you have /bootmgr file in your target folder?

w/o grub4dos, it runs into the Black Screen directly, w/o menu

Yes there is bootmgr in the target folder.

Peter

[pscEx]

w/o grub4dos, it runs into the Black Screen directly, w/o menu

Yes there is bootmgr in the target folder.

Peter

Some more info:
The folder ...\Target\VistaPE\boot\en-us is empty. Is that correct?
Maybe that is the root of the troubles.

Peter

[pjcintx]

Some more info:
The folder ...\Target\VistaPE\boot\en-us is empty. Is that correct?
Maybe that is the root of the troubles.

Peter

All - I burn an ISO to a CD and boot it from a standalone device. I do not use virtual PC or other emulators.

Verison 005 works great. My system does not boot Grub4DOS. It boots into "windows" - I see a windows mouse cursor. But there is no shell, no app, no nothing. Has anyone else seen this? Is there something I need to customize in the 008 build?

[Areyu_Moritii]

That's what I'm using as well, pjcintx. I've burned two iso's; one with GRUB4DOS and one without. I have the same issue. Again, I'll post my log file when I get back to that machine. I'll also try imagex as opposed to WimUtil to see if that fixes anything.

[Areyu_Moritii]

Here is my log file:

 log.html   1.13MB   680 downloads

[richard94]

same problem. Try older version maybe?
Also, just a comment on vistape. Its build script doesn't work on vista. A bit daft, no?

[Brito]

Downloaded a fresh version of VistaPE 008 and tested on stable 068 - it worked just fine!

My machine details:

Vista OS (Ultimate, Portuguese - UAC disabled)
1Gb RAM
Dual Core CPU (>1,6Ghz)
----------------

Using WAIK as source and very long pathnames, emulated the ISO under Virtual PC 2004

 log.rar   42.67KB   326 downloads

[paraglider]

I have no problem running winbuilder 068 or any of the previous beta versions on Vista to generate the Vista PE iso. The iso loads fine with VMware 6 beta on Vista. You will need to disable UAC though. Run msconfig or secpol.msc to disable.

[pscEx]

Currently I'm a little bit rather angry!
I do not mind if scripts I wrote are changed in order to fit into a project.

If inside my VirtualBox script the line

ShellExecute,Hide,"%VBExe%","modifyvm %BoxName% -memory %pNumberBox1% -dvd #$q%burnIso%#$q"

is changed to hardcoded memory size

ShellExecute,Hide,"%VBExe%","modifyvm %BoxName% -memory 256 -dvd #$q%IsoFile%#$q"

, maybe it works on some systems, maybe it does not work on other systems.

But letting the user believe that he has a chance to choose the amount of memory

is a really bad joke!

Peter

[pscEx]

For me, the ISO seems to run well, if I:

• Uncheck 'pack boot.wim' in Filalize
• Uncheck 'Compatible mode' in Create ISO.

This is valid for both WIM tools, ImageX and WimUtil.
I use a Vista CD as source and test the ISO with Virtu8alBox.

Peter

[NightMan]

Black Screen

WIMUTIL may not work good with spaces in folder name! Will be fixed soon... (problem with wim compression)

IMAGEX must work good on all configuration....

---------------------------------------------------------------------

psc

Currently I'm rather angry!

it is strange, sorry, fixed and uploaded, thanks

[Areyu_Moritii]

Glad you found the problem, Nightman. I was just going to confirm psc's findings. I also booted no problem when disabling "pack boot.wim" and "Compatible mode". With one or the selected my iso would not boot. Using Virtual PC 2007 to test.

[NightMan]

Problem with WimUtil fixed and new files uploaded, please download and test update

Areyu_Moritii

disabling "pack boot.wim"

yes, it's working, but it's not very good, when you booting from usb flash

[pscEx]

Problem with WimUtil fixed and new files uploaded, please download and test update

No difference compared with my post #18

Peter

[Areyu_Moritii]

Problem with WimUtil fixed and new files uploaded, please download and test update

Areyu_Moritii

disabling "pack boot.wim"

yes, it's working, but it's not very good, when you booting from usb flash

Well, I never said it would work well.

I'll also give this update a go when I can get back to my machine.

[jtgamble]

I'm having the same problem. The update didn't seem to solve anything. I'm trying to get a VistaPE image running off of a USB stick, and for some reason when I try the solution that seems to work for people (not using the boot.wim) I get a bluescreen. Using the boot.wim I don't bluescreen, but I just get stuck at the black screen with a cursor and nothing else loads. I'm attatching my latest log file in case it is of any use. Any help would be much appreciated

Log:  log.html   2MB   584 downloads

[NightMan]

psc

No difference compared with my post #18

your method good for testing, but VistaPE not booting directly from USB flash without boot.wim


jtgamble
do you download new Standard-0-preconfig.script and WimUtil.exe files?

MD5:
5878815963e29e33e50b1e7b36f9ed8b *WimUtil.exe

1. try use short name of folder, without spaces
2. try use imagex from WAIK