2007-06-28 23:15:36 +00:00
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Debugging Windows Remote Installation Services (RIS) can be
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problematic. Here are some assorted notes on the process:
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Getting hold of the files
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Add/Remove Windows Components -> Remote Installation Services
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Files will be placed in \windows\system32\reminst. Copy them out to a
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TFTP server. Configure DHCP to hand out startrom.com.
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Getting past the "Press F12" message
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Passing F12 through to the guest machine is difficult. It's easier to
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patch the startrom.com binary to accept a different key. Open
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startrom.com in a hex editor, search for the hex string
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6681fb00860000, and replace it with 6681fb66210000. startrom.com will
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now accept the "F" key instead of "F12".
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2007-06-30 00:32:53 +00:00
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DHCP filename
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Must use Windows backslash separator e.g. 'filename
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"OSChooser\\i386\\startrom.com";', otherwise startrom.com fails to
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correctly identify the path to NTLDR.
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