Boot Problems - Stuck On Windows XP Boot Screen

> Mark,
>
> Take a look at \Windows\fba\fbalog.txt to see whats happening, or at least
> you can see the last thing that was successful. If you think it will be
> helpful attach the log to this thread and maybe we can help.
>
> HTH,
> Brad
>
> "Mark Mesich" <MarkMesich@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:A00B4E45-F221-4530-91AE-72EE8F853B3E@microsoft.com...

> > Hi All,
> >
> > I have a machine which is currently running Windows XP with no trouble at
> > all and I would like to build an image of XPE to run on this machine.
> > However, I seem to be having trouble getting the resulting image to boot
> > properly. I have done (just about everything I can think of, but most
> > recently) the following:
> >
> > - Installed Windows XP
> > - Installed a second drive and configured it properly.
> > - Run TAP.EXE to generate the devices file.
> > - Used Component Designer to generate a component for the devices on this
> > machine (as per the tutorial)
> > - Used Target Designer to build an image for the machine based on the
> > devices component and some others as identified in the tutorial.
> > (All of the above complete with no errors.)
> >
> > I have gone through this process on two other machines with success.
> > However, on this third machine the resulting image simply sits on the
> > Windows
> > XP boot screen and never launches the FBA. The same results happen no
> > matter
> > how I build the image - i.e. targeted at C:\ withe ARC path
> > multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS or as my second drive D:\ with
> > ARC path multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINDOWS.
> >
> > Does anyone have any ideas as to what I might be missing/doing wrong? Is
> > there any way to log what is happening during the boot sequence to see
> > what
> > is happening (or not happening)?
> >
> > I am about to go insane, so any help or suggestions would be GREATLY
> > appreciated!
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Mark.
> >

>
>
>

> Thanks for your reply Brad.
>
> Unfortunately I cant even get to the point where the FBA runs - hence
> there
> is no log. On the machines that I have been successful with the FBA runs
> almost immediately upon boot. However, with the machine that does not
> work,
> the Windows XP boot screen gets displayed - but nothing more. FBA never
> starts.
>
> Have you ever seen this before, or have any ideas?
>
> Thanks,
> Mark
>
>
> "Brad Combs" wrote:
>

>> Mark,
>>
>> Take a look at \Windows\fba\fbalog.txt to see whats happening, or at
>> least
>> you can see the last thing that was successful. If you think it will be
>> helpful attach the log to this thread and maybe we can help.
>>
>> HTH,
>> Brad
>>
>> "Mark Mesich" <MarkMesich@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:A00B4E45-F221-4530-91AE-72EE8F853B3E@microsoft.com...

>> > Hi All,
>> >
>> > I have a machine which is currently running Windows XP with no trouble
>> > at
>> > all and I would like to build an image of XPE to run on this machine.
>> > However, I seem to be having trouble getting the resulting image to
>> > boot
>> > properly. I have done (just about everything I can think of, but most
>> > recently) the following:
>> >
>> > - Installed Windows XP
>> > - Installed a second drive and configured it properly.
>> > - Run TAP.EXE to generate the devices file.
>> > - Used Component Designer to generate a component for the devices on
>> > this
>> > machine (as per the tutorial)
>> > - Used Target Designer to build an image for the machine based on the
>> > devices component and some others as identified in the tutorial.
>> > (All of the above complete with no errors.)
>> >
>> > I have gone through this process on two other machines with success.
>> > However, on this third machine the resulting image simply sits on the
>> > Windows
>> > XP boot screen and never launches the FBA. The same results happen no
>> > matter
>> > how I build the image - i.e. targeted at C:\ withe ARC path
>> > multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS or as my second drive D:\
>> > with
>> > ARC path multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINDOWS.
>> >
>> > Does anyone have any ideas as to what I might be missing/doing wrong?
>> > Is
>> > there any way to log what is happening during the boot sequence to see
>> > what
>> > is happening (or not happening)?
>> >
>> > I am about to go insane, so any help or suggestions would be GREATLY
>> > appreciated!
>> >
>> > Thanks,
>> > Mark.
>> >

>>
>>
>>

> Hi Mark,
>
> Do you have a serial port on the device that you can hook up debugger on?
>
> Brad
>
> "Mark Mesich" <MarkMesich@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:42ACB5CA-29D6-4366-A3C6-98171D68B1A9@microsoft.com...

> > Thanks for your reply Brad.
> >
> > Unfortunately I cant even get to the point where the FBA runs - hence
> > there
> > is no log. On the machines that I have been successful with the FBA runs
> > almost immediately upon boot. However, with the machine that does not
> > work,
> > the Windows XP boot screen gets displayed - but nothing more. FBA never
> > starts.
> >
> > Have you ever seen this before, or have any ideas?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Mark
> >
> >
> > "Brad Combs" wrote:
> >

> >> Mark,
> >>
> >> Take a look at \Windows\fba\fbalog.txt to see whats happening, or at
> >> least
> >> you can see the last thing that was successful. If you think it will be
> >> helpful attach the log to this thread and maybe we can help.
> >>
> >> HTH,
> >> Brad
> >>
> >> "Mark Mesich" <MarkMesich@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:A00B4E45-F221-4530-91AE-72EE8F853B3E@microsoft.com...
> >> > Hi All,
> >> >
> >> > I have a machine which is currently running Windows XP with no trouble
> >> > at
> >> > all and I would like to build an image of XPE to run on this machine.
> >> > However, I seem to be having trouble getting the resulting image to
> >> > boot
> >> > properly. I have done (just about everything I can think of, but most
> >> > recently) the following:
> >> >
> >> > - Installed Windows XP
> >> > - Installed a second drive and configured it properly.
> >> > - Run TAP.EXE to generate the devices file.
> >> > - Used Component Designer to generate a component for the devices on
> >> > this
> >> > machine (as per the tutorial)
> >> > - Used Target Designer to build an image for the machine based on the
> >> > devices component and some others as identified in the tutorial.
> >> > (All of the above complete with no errors.)
> >> >
> >> > I have gone through this process on two other machines with success.
> >> > However, on this third machine the resulting image simply sits on the
> >> > Windows
> >> > XP boot screen and never launches the FBA. The same results happen no
> >> > matter
> >> > how I build the image - i.e. targeted at C:\ withe ARC path
> >> > multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS or as my second drive D:\
> >> > with
> >> > ARC path multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINDOWS.
> >> >
> >> > Does anyone have any ideas as to what I might be missing/doing wrong?
> >> > Is
> >> > there any way to log what is happening during the boot sequence to see
> >> > what
> >> > is happening (or not happening)?
> >> >
> >> > I am about to go insane, so any help or suggestions would be GREATLY
> >> > appreciated!
> >> >
> >> > Thanks,
> >> > Mark.
> >> >
> >>
> >>
> >>

>
>
>

> Hey Brad,
>
> Yes there is a serial port, but I am not familiar with debugging this way.
> Are there any docs which may provide some more information on setting up
> this
> environment?
>
> Thanks,
> Mark.
>
>
> "Brad Combs" wrote:
>

>> Hi Mark,
>>
>> Do you have a serial port on the device that you can hook up debugger on?
>>
>> Brad
>>
>> "Mark Mesich" <MarkMesich@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:42ACB5CA-29D6-4366-A3C6-98171D68B1A9@microsoft.com...

>> > Thanks for your reply Brad.
>> >
>> > Unfortunately I cant even get to the point where the FBA runs - hence
>> > there
>> > is no log. On the machines that I have been successful with the FBA
>> > runs
>> > almost immediately upon boot. However, with the machine that does not
>> > work,
>> > the Windows XP boot screen gets displayed - but nothing more. FBA
>> > never
>> > starts.
>> >
>> > Have you ever seen this before, or have any ideas?
>> >
>> > Thanks,
>> > Mark
>> >
>> >
>> > "Brad Combs" wrote:
>> >
>> >> Mark,
>> >>
>> >> Take a look at \Windows\fba\fbalog.txt to see whats happening, or at
>> >> least
>> >> you can see the last thing that was successful. If you think it will
>> >> be
>> >> helpful attach the log to this thread and maybe we can help.
>> >>
>> >> HTH,
>> >> Brad
>> >>
>> >> "Mark Mesich" <MarkMesich@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:A00B4E45-F221-4530-91AE-72EE8F853B3E@microsoft.com...
>> >> > Hi All,
>> >> >
>> >> > I have a machine which is currently running Windows XP with no
>> >> > trouble
>> >> > at
>> >> > all and I would like to build an image of XPE to run on this
>> >> > machine.
>> >> > However, I seem to be having trouble getting the resulting image to
>> >> > boot
>> >> > properly. I have done (just about everything I can think of, but
>> >> > most
>> >> > recently) the following:
>> >> >
>> >> > - Installed Windows XP
>> >> > - Installed a second drive and configured it properly.
>> >> > - Run TAP.EXE to generate the devices file.
>> >> > - Used Component Designer to generate a component for the devices on
>> >> > this
>> >> > machine (as per the tutorial)
>> >> > - Used Target Designer to build an image for the machine based on
>> >> > the
>> >> > devices component and some others as identified in the tutorial.
>> >> > (All of the above complete with no errors.)
>> >> >
>> >> > I have gone through this process on two other machines with success.
>> >> > However, on this third machine the resulting image simply sits on
>> >> > the
>> >> > Windows
>> >> > XP boot screen and never launches the FBA. The same results happen
>> >> > no
>> >> > matter
>> >> > how I build the image - i.e. targeted at C:\ withe ARC path
>> >> > multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS or as my second drive
>> >> > D:\
>> >> > with
>> >> > ARC path multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINDOWS.
>> >> >
>> >> > Does anyone have any ideas as to what I might be missing/doing
>> >> > wrong?
>> >> > Is
>> >> > there any way to log what is happening during the boot sequence to
>> >> > see
>> >> > what
>> >> > is happening (or not happening)?
>> >> >
>> >> > I am about to go insane, so any help or suggestions would be GREATLY
>> >> > appreciated!
>> >> >
>> >> > Thanks,
>> >> > Mark.
>> >> >
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>

>>
>>
>>

> Hi Mark,
>
> Sure, a good place to start is:
> http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/DevToo...g/default.mspx
>
> You can download and install the debugging tools, then once installed go to
> File > Symbol File Path. In the dialog for the location of the symbols put
> in "SRV*c:\symbols*http://msdl.microsoft.com/download/symbols" (no quotes).
>
> Your boot.ini should look like:
> [boot loader]
> timeout=30
> default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOW S
> [operating systems]
> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Micro soft Windows XP Embedded"
> /fastdetect /noguiboot
> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Micro soft Windows XP Embedded
> (Debug)" /debug /baudrate=115200 /debugport=com1
>
> Once you get the debugger to connect hopefully you will get stop error
> information that will help you with the debugging process.
>
> Feel free to post back here if you get stuck.
>
> HTH,
> Brad
>
> "Mark Mesich" <MarkMesich@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:2863A016-58FE-483A-B8F2-F4FFFED5251E@microsoft.com...

> > Hey Brad,
> >
> > Yes there is a serial port, but I am not familiar with debugging this way.
> > Are there any docs which may provide some more information on setting up
> > this
> > environment?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Mark.
> >
> >
> > "Brad Combs" wrote:
> >

> >> Hi Mark,
> >>
> >> Do you have a serial port on the device that you can hook up debugger on?
> >>
> >> Brad
> >>
> >> "Mark Mesich" <MarkMesich@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:42ACB5CA-29D6-4366-A3C6-98171D68B1A9@microsoft.com...
> >> > Thanks for your reply Brad.
> >> >
> >> > Unfortunately I cant even get to the point where the FBA runs - hence
> >> > there
> >> > is no log. On the machines that I have been successful with the FBA
> >> > runs
> >> > almost immediately upon boot. However, with the machine that does not
> >> > work,
> >> > the Windows XP boot screen gets displayed - but nothing more. FBA
> >> > never
> >> > starts.
> >> >
> >> > Have you ever seen this before, or have any ideas?
> >> >
> >> > Thanks,
> >> > Mark
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > "Brad Combs" wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> Mark,
> >> >>
> >> >> Take a look at \Windows\fba\fbalog.txt to see whats happening, or at
> >> >> least
> >> >> you can see the last thing that was successful. If you think it will
> >> >> be
> >> >> helpful attach the log to this thread and maybe we can help.
> >> >>
> >> >> HTH,
> >> >> Brad
> >> >>
> >> >> "Mark Mesich" <MarkMesich@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> >> news:A00B4E45-F221-4530-91AE-72EE8F853B3E@microsoft.com...
> >> >> > Hi All,
> >> >> >
> >> >> > I have a machine which is currently running Windows XP with no
> >> >> > trouble
> >> >> > at
> >> >> > all and I would like to build an image of XPE to run on this
> >> >> > machine.
> >> >> > However, I seem to be having trouble getting the resulting image to
> >> >> > boot
> >> >> > properly. I have done (just about everything I can think of, but
> >> >> > most
> >> >> > recently) the following:
> >> >> >
> >> >> > - Installed Windows XP
> >> >> > - Installed a second drive and configured it properly.
> >> >> > - Run TAP.EXE to generate the devices file.
> >> >> > - Used Component Designer to generate a component for the devices on
> >> >> > this
> >> >> > machine (as per the tutorial)
> >> >> > - Used Target Designer to build an image for the machine based on
> >> >> > the
> >> >> > devices component and some others as identified in the tutorial.
> >> >> > (All of the above complete with no errors.)
> >> >> >
> >> >> > I have gone through this process on two other machines with success.
> >> >> > However, on this third machine the resulting image simply sits on
> >> >> > the
> >> >> > Windows
> >> >> > XP boot screen and never launches the FBA. The same results happen
> >> >> > no
> >> >> > matter
> >> >> > how I build the image - i.e. targeted at C:\ withe ARC path
> >> >> > multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS or as my second drive
> >> >> > D:\
> >> >> > with
> >> >> > ARC path multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINDOWS.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Does anyone have any ideas as to what I might be missing/doing
> >> >> > wrong?
> >> >> > Is
> >> >> > there any way to log what is happening during the boot sequence to
> >> >> > see
> >> >> > what
> >> >> > is happening (or not happening)?
> >> >> >
> >> >> > I am about to go insane, so any help or suggestions would be GREATLY
> >> >> > appreciated!
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Thanks,
> >> >> > Mark.
> >> >> >
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>

>
>
>

> Hi All,
>
> I have a machine which is currently running Windows XP with no trouble at
> all and I would like to build an image of XPE to run on this machine.
> However, I seem to be having trouble getting the resulting image to boot
> properly. I have done (just about everything I can think of, but most
> recently) the following:
>
> - Installed Windows XP
> - Installed a second drive and configured it properly.
> - Run TAP.EXE to generate the devices file.
> - Used Component Designer to generate a component for the devices on this
> machine (as per the tutorial)
> - Used Target Designer to build an image for the machine based on the
> devices component and some others as identified in the tutorial.
> (All of the above complete with no errors.)
>
> I have gone through this process on two other machines with success.
> However, on this third machine the resulting image simply sits on the Windows
> XP boot screen and never launches the FBA. The same results happen no matter
> how I build the image - i.e. targeted at C:\ withe ARC path
> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS or as my second drive D:\ with
> ARC path multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINDOWS.
>
> Does anyone have any ideas as to what I might be missing/doing wrong? Is
> there any way to log what is happening during the boot sequence to see what
> is happening (or not happening)?
>
> I am about to go insane, so any help or suggestions would be GREATLY
> appreciated!
>
> Thanks,
> Mark.
>

> Mark,
>
> How about adding /SOS switch to your ARC path in boot.ini. At least you may see where it hangs.
> Also, adding /BootLog switch can help more.
>
> --
> Regards,
> KM
>

> > Hi All,
> >
> > I have a machine which is currently running Windows XP with no trouble at
> > all and I would like to build an image of XPE to run on this machine.
> > However, I seem to be having trouble getting the resulting image to boot
> > properly. I have done (just about everything I can think of, but most
> > recently) the following:
> >
> > - Installed Windows XP
> > - Installed a second drive and configured it properly.
> > - Run TAP.EXE to generate the devices file.
> > - Used Component Designer to generate a component for the devices on this
> > machine (as per the tutorial)
> > - Used Target Designer to build an image for the machine based on the
> > devices component and some others as identified in the tutorial.
> > (All of the above complete with no errors.)
> >
> > I have gone through this process on two other machines with success.
> > However, on this third machine the resulting image simply sits on the Windows
> > XP boot screen and never launches the FBA. The same results happen no matter
> > how I build the image - i.e. targeted at C:\ withe ARC path
> > multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS or as my second drive D:\ with
> > ARC path multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINDOWS.
> >
> > Does anyone have any ideas as to what I might be missing/doing wrong? Is
> > there any way to log what is happening during the boot sequence to see what
> > is happening (or not happening)?
> >
> > I am about to go insane, so any help or suggestions would be GREATLY
> > appreciated!
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Mark.
> >

>
>
>