[ilko_t]

Why don't you just put everything in the first partition and use the second for Linux or whatever you want?

You should be fine to move all files from the first to the second partition, but still have to figure out why that error and next and more important, you have to integrate that or another filter driver into your source. Windows setup also needs to use such filter driver in order to see and use the second partition, right?
I don't mind helping you in this, just asking is it worth the effort?

[NikLok]

When you plane make release?

[ilko_t]

Why? Anything wrong with latest or any new features you need?

[daddo1980]

i have this small 16gb pen drive.... i dont wanna use it just for windows,... i use it as keyring to keep important or useful things always with me, and to be ready to copy things from/to work and friends...
so i wanna be ready to copy/delete files in to it... and even format it... (the first partition then) without worry about ruin our wonderful windows installer..

last test i did is:
i installed grub4dos in the second partition of that usbstick, i copied (always in the second partition) the windows file from the second partition of the usb stick i used before.(4gb one).
at reboot, grub4dos works, i chose install windows, then "first part setup"... and this time the setup starts... it starts loading various driver, but after a minute, "bluescreen".... (the bad one) and then have to turn off the pc.

u talked about integrate a driver in the setup.... r u talking about the driver i used to let windows see the second partition? how to do that?

thankssssssss

[ilko_t]

daddo1980, on 09 April 2011 - 05:48 PM, said:

...u talked about integrate a driver in the setup.... r u talking about the driver i used to let windows see the second partition? how to do that?

thankssssssss

Yes, same or similar driver. Windows setup also needs it just as regular Windows to be able to fool it and see it as fixed disk.

Assuming you have used 1.X versions of the program.

1) Add to I386\txtsetup.sif in the small ISO file in WinSetup directory on the UDF the following:

In section [SourceDisksFiles], doesn't matter where exactly in the section add

dummy.sys = 1,,,,,,4_,4,1,,,1,4

In [SCSI.Load] add

dummy = dummy.sys,4

In [SCSI] :

dummy = "USB removable disk as fixed"

2) In WinSetupFromUSB\program directory\files\MULTIpartitionUSBstick\ do

makecab dummydisk.sys dummy.sy_

3) Copy dummy.sy_ to USB Stick\WinSetup\XP....\I386\

You should have prepared the stick on XP/2003 system where you already have similar filter driver running and UDF is seen already as fixed, in order to preserve USB drive letter during setup or it's going to be messy.

Alternatively, you may use cdob's approach:
http://www.msfn.org/...er-integration/

Let us know how it goes.

[daddo1980]

happy to read your post, simple and short instructions....
i began doing what u said... i modified I386\txtsetup.sif in the small ISO file....
but after i modified it.. i cant put it back inside there.....
i can save the file somewhere.. but cant modify the iso... how can i do?

i did also
2) In WinSetupFromUSB\program directory\files\MULTIpartitionUSBstick\ do
makecab dummydisk.sys dummy.sy_
and
3) Copy dummy.sy_ to USB Stick\WinSetup\XP....\I386\

just need to fix the iso...

EDIT TO ADD THIS

i could modify the iso using ISO MASTER on ubuntu... and it worked!
(just felt a bit weird the original iso was 1,1MB but the modified one was 700KB.. more or less...)

i can start the setup of windows correctly and it finally asks to choose the partition where to install xp..... now i need to find another hd to try to install it... and make a complete test.
i will post here as soon as i did it.... with good (i hope) or bad news!!!

anyway thanks for helping me!

This post has been edited by daddo1980: 10 April 2011 - 08:02 AM

[Flashmann]

Hi everyone! Please, help me! Here is my problem. I've made USB stick with Win XP SP3 (using 1.0.7 beta) and USB HDD from one windows source. Weird, but stick works fine, except USB HDD. Here is my TXTSETUP files.
P. S. Please, forgive my bad english

Oh, sorry, almost forgot - it says "cannot load KBDUS.DLL"

Attached File(s)

•  TXTSETUP.7z (68.08K)
  Number of downloads: 14

This post has been edited by Flashmann: 10 April 2011 - 08:45 AM

[ilko_t]

@daddo1980

I think you have figured it out. Le us know how it goes.

@Flashmann

Does it work in QEMU? Run the program with the USB HD attached and select only "test in QEMU". Does it load?

On real hardware- try renaming on the USB HD \WINSETUP\XP..sp3\I386\migrate.inf to migrate.inf.bak. Does it load?

[NikLok]

ilko_t, on 08 April 2011 - 08:50 PM, said:

Why? Anything wrong with latest or any new features you need?

I wait sourse code very long time!
I dream add abbility rewrite only new files to the flash!
I intagrate ms updates every mounth, because i need have distributive with latest updates!
I install 5-10 system every mounth.

Now when i use subj he make new copy of contents ( XppSp3 XppSp31 XppSp3.iso XppSp31.iso ......)
But realy changed very small quontity files!

You dont want make this feature.
I try to do this self.

This post has been edited by NikLok: 11 April 2011 - 04:42 AM

[Flashmann]

@ilko_t

ilko_t, on 10 April 2011 - 10:31 AM, said:

@Flashmann

Does it work in QEMU? Run the program with the USB HD attached and select only "test in QEMU". Does it load?

On real hardware- try renaming on the USB HD \WINSETUP\XP..sp3\I386\migrate.inf to migrate.inf.bak. Does it load?

QEMU doesn't work at all, seems to me. I checked "Test in QEMU", then "GO" button. Nothing appears in next 5~7 seconds, and then it says "Job done".

Renaming migrate.inf has caused BSOD, image attached.

Attached File(s)

•  ABCD0014.jpg (184.15K)
  Number of downloads: 23

[cdob]

Flashmann, on 10 April 2011 - 08:38 AM, said:

Weird, but stick works fine, except USB HDD.

Which USB HDD do oyu use?
Which storgage capacity goes to hard disk?
Do you use several partitions?

BIOS routines are used to read files at textmode part.
Some BIOS limit access to first part only, example first 128GB only.

[Flashmann]

cdob, on 11 April 2011 - 09:17 AM, said:

Which USB HDD do oyu use?
Which storgage capacity goes to hard disk?
Do you use several partitions?

BIOS routines are used to read files at textmode part.
Some BIOS limit access to first part only, example first 128GB only.

Seagate FreeAgent Go 500 Gb, first partition is 15,8 Gb (which is used for setup files) and second is 450 Gb for my files.

[ilko_t]

Flashmann, on 11 April 2011 - 06:55 AM, said:

QEMU doesn't work at all, seems to me. I checked "Test in QEMU", then "GO" button. Nothing appears in next 5~7 seconds, and then it says "Job done".

This is weird. What did you use to extract WinSetupFromUSB.7z ? Use 7-zip from 7-zip.org some other programs tend to incorrectly extract 7z archives. What Windows version do you use?

Flashmann, on 11 April 2011 - 06:55 AM, said:

Renaming migrate.inf has caused BSOD, image attached.

That's even weirder. Migrate.inf should not be cause for BSOD. MS article suggests:

Quote

The ACPI Bios in this system is not fully compliant to the specification

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314830

Try hitting F7 when F2/F6 prompt appears as the article suggests, does it load to the partitioning screen?
Can you update BIOS?
Can you load BIOS defaults?
Does USB HD prepared by 0.2.3 version work?

Have you tried it on another hardware?

[Joshatdot]

ilko_t, on 07 April 2011 - 05:49 PM, said:

@Joshatdot

I don't get the point and can't make sense of these reports, thanks for sharing, but is there some conclusion?
NTFS on 0.x.x. versions is ways faster, have a look:
http://www.msfn.org/...d-on-usb-stick/

On 1.x versions file system should not matter that much, except when preparing the stick.

The difference between both versions is that in method used in 0.x.x versions Setup attempts to delete the files as they are copied, due to NTFS cache speed is much faster, in XP and 2003.

In 1.X versions another method is used and files are not attempted to be deleted, hence NTFS does not improve speed during file copy stage in Text mode.
As for the loading part up to the "Setup is starting" I really doubt there is significant difference in speeds, plus it should not be that important whether Setup starts for 20 or 40 seconds, not a big deal.

Conclusion, using 0.23 with NTFS works best for me, at least on the HP mini 110-1012NR I was working on. When I prep'ed my stick with 1.07b it took at least 20x slower just loading Setup .. regardless of FAT or NTFS format. I should have made a video to show how slow it was. The time it took, with 1.07b, to inspect the hardware & loading Setup (before the HDD drivers were loading) .. that same stick prep'd with 0.23 was already done loading & asking me to press F8 to accept EULA.

[Pulento]

Hello everyone

I have some problems installing Windows XP with WinSetupFromUSB.

1. I downloaded and installed WinSetupFromUSB in C:\WinSetupFromUSB (0.2.3 version).
2. My PC has installed Windows 7 64.
3. I create the folder C:\WINXPCD and copied all files from the Windows XP Setup CD.
4. I used a Kignston USB stick 1GB.
5. I formated the pendrive using the RMPREPUSB 1.975.
6. Then I run the program and finished without problems.


The destination machine was a notebook, Acer Aspire 1640.
With a new HD (formated) Samsung IDE, 160GB, model HM160HC.

After install the first part of Windows XP, with no issues, I tried to install the second part but I got the next message:

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

Windows could not start because of a computer disk hardware configuration problem.

Could not read from the selected boot disk. Check boot path and disk hardware.

Please check the Windows documentation about hardware disk configuration and your hardware reference manuals for additional information.

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



I would like to show you the process using images, so maybe you can find and issue during the installation:














































After the error, I took of the HD and sticked it on my PC and this is the list of the files on it:




I did the process almost 8 times. I used 3 different pendrives but I got the same error message.

I will apreciate if anyone of you could help me to fix this.

Thanks in advance

Alvaro

This post has been edited by Pulento: 19 April 2011 - 08:34 AM

[nothingspecial]

It works like charm...thanks

[ilko_t]

@Pulento

Did you try the debug entries below, HD1 part 1 etc., on the screen with black background?

I'd also use the latest version, currently 1.0 beta7.

[Pulento]

ilko_t, on 20 April 2011 - 10:09 AM, said:

@Pulento

Did you try the debug entries below, HD1 part 1 etc., on the screen with black background?

I'd also use the latest version, currently 1.0 beta7.

Hey ilko_t

Thanks for your reply.

Yes, I tried all, but no ones work.

Ok, I will try the latest version (1.0 beta7) right away.

I will back with news.

Thanks again

Alvaro

[Pulento]

Hi ilko_t

Ok, I tried the 1.0 beta7.

It didn't work.
Sorry.

I run the program, and did the format just the way it was on the window:




But near to the end I got the next error message:



Sorry, part of the information is in portuguese.
I repeat the process and I got the same error again.



But after the error seems the instalation ends fine:





Well, hoping that error wasnt a big deal I tried again.
Here are the pictures of the process:











And then I got this error:

PCI System Error on Bus/Device/Function 0000h





Then, I tried again, but this time I choose the PLoP boot manager:




I choose HDD PARTITION 1




But I got this error:




I did the process again but this time I tried chosing the pendrive, I got this:




BOOTMGR is missing
Press trl+Alt+Del to restart



By the way, there is a diference between the pendrive content for each version of


0.2.3:





1.0 beta7:





I dont know if this have to do with it. Im not the expert here



Well, hope you can give me a hand to solve this.

Thanks again for your time. I really apreciate it.

Muito obrigado


Alvaro

[ilko_t]

Sorry, I am out of town for a few weeks with limited access to internet. Will have a look when come back first days of May if you have not figured it out.