Topic: asms file
started by: Asenk
Posted by Asenk on Oct. 28 2010,11:00
i have followed the tutorial in help file of easyboot about making n-in-1 xp. when i finished then i tried but there was an error. it said "insert the xp cd coz the installation need asms file to continue. anybody can help me please...? 
Posted by balder on Oct. 28 2010,13:37
@AsenkAs you are a new member I say welcome @Asenk
Quote: “insert the xp cd coz the installation need asms file to continue”
This means - setup is having problems communicating with your CD/DVD-ROM
I can also be caused by how you created ISO and what source you used (folder i386).
Have you run N’light to source (WindowsXP-files) – or have you modified source-files in some way
balder
Posted by Asenk on Oct. 28 2010,19:45
well,i have integrated updatepack and some addons. should i use a clear source only?
Posted by balder on Oct. 28 2010,21:22
@AsenkQuote: ”well,i have integrated updatepack and some addons. should i use a clear source only?”
Question is how you run “updatepack” to original source?
Test using a “clean source” – it’s fairly quickly done.
If that run okay – I suggest you should look over how you did that “update” and perhaps even take a look on those “addons” as well.
balder
Posted by Asenk on Oct. 29 2010,08:43
I integrated the update pack using RVM integrator and the update pack was RVMUpdatePackSP3_1.0.3_2.btw.i have already downloaded your file. its very interesting application. thx a lot. if i want to integrate hiren'sbootcd, should i let "Set name to ISO here" blank? and what button should i choose, start button or integrate hiren's bootcd botton? i would be very glad for the answer and i'm so sorry for my very bad english.
Posted by balder on Oct. 29 2010,11:29
@AsenkQuote: ”i want to integrate hiren'sbootcd”
You have a separate button for integrating Hiren’s BOOT-CD.
Note: This “Hiren-button” is a separate option - and script doesn’t use "Set name to ISO here" when using this option. You can leave text-box blank or whatever for Hiren’s BOOT-CD.
However script is asking for location (path) of the Hiren’s ISO-file during process.
It works like this:
1. You push “Integrate Hiren's BOOT-CD”
2. Script asks for the location (path) to Hiren’s ISO-file – you scroll to ISO-file and double-click to ISO-file.
3. Script starts with creating a folder “hbcd” in EasyBoot\disk1 directory followed by extracting files from ISO-files to folder hbcd.
4. Script continue with creating a Grub-“kicker-image” and put “kicker-image” in folder ezboot
5. Script run uppercase to all files and folder names inside EasyBoot\disk1. Note: you can avoid this if checking: “Do not run uppercase to file and folder names” – however in normal case you are advised to run uppercase (you will understand later when and why you need uppercase to files and folder names).
6. Script tells you finally what menu command to be used in EasyBoot and further more what settings you must use when creating ISO-file in EasyBoot.
Voila – finished
Note: Integrate Hiren’s boot-CD as the last operation. Start with making “n-in-1 xp” and then Hiren. If files and folder names isn’t uppercased when having Hiren onboard – setup of WinXP fails (this is the case as you must check “Allow lower case” when integrating Hiren).
I know it looks complicated – but don’t worry - script takes care it for you
Attention! It’s very important that name to ISO-files doesn’t have spaces in name
You cannot use this name for example: “Hiren boot cd.ISO”.
Instead use “Hirens_boot_cd.ISO” or similar!
You cannot use your desktop as folder. Desktop is a sub-folder to “Documents and Settings” and in “Documents and Settings” you again have spaces in name to folder – not good.
Please, put (copy) ISO-files to a folder on the root (C:) and no spaces in that folder name.
Use a folder name like: “my_iso-files” or similar (no spaces in names) – but hopefully you have already read this important notes in “READ_ME.HTML-document or didn’t you
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For making “n-in-1 xp” – I suggest you test using a “clean source” – it’s fairly quickly done.
balder
Posted by Asenk on Oct. 29 2010,12:36
i have integrated hiren but there's no folder hbcd in EasyBoot\disk1 directory. did i miss a thing? and 1 thing more, what is the command to run hiren in easyboot? i'm a really green nubie on this
Posted by balder on Oct. 29 2010,12:50
@AsenkQuote: ”i'm a really green nubie on this”
You are not alone
– I consider myself too be a “nubie” as I’m keep on learning something new each day – it’s a part of our life Quote: ” i have integrated hiren but there's no folder hbcd in EasyBoot\disk1 directory”
No you have not
As folder hbcd isn't created in the right way - and not filled with files from Hiren ISO-file Take attention to that you must check path to where Easyboot is installed – you have a separate "Where is EasyBoot installed? Scroll and open folder EasyBoot" – and further more: "If “C:\EasyBoot” already is the right path you don't need to scroll or do anything!"
Quote: “what is the command to run hiren in easyboot?”
It is given by script in the end of the process
However – if script fails to extract files to a folder hbcd – there is no point to set any menu command in Easyboot
My questions is:
1. Where have you Hiren ISO-file (what location)?
2. What name do you use to Hiren ISO-file?
3. Where is folder “EasyBoot” (installation-path)
balder
Posted by Asenk on Oct. 31 2010,09:51
thx for the support. 1. i have 3 partition on my hdd. its C,D and F. i put hiren ISO in F:\
2. i installed Easyboot on F:\ too
3. the name of my hiren ISO is Hiren's.BootCD.11.1
so,its called like this. i wanna make n-in-1 XP and hbcd. i have to finish all my XP first and i integrate hiren as the last step with the script. is it the right way? if the script fails,can i integrate hiren with straight way?
Posted by balder on Oct. 31 2010,18:25
@AsenkI’m wondering if you run Vista or Win-7 as you have problems with scripts?
However I can easily run my scripts on such systems (after removing all those stupid security latches in these systems that stop scripts from running smooth – use WinXP if possible – scripts work great in XP)
Anyway…
Test this:
1. Extract from Hiren’s ISO-file folder HBCD to EasyBoot\disk1 (Note: it’s important that folder HBCD is uppercased – use UltraIso to extract folder HBCD. UltraIso is very reliable to use)
2. Use menu command in EasyBoot. bcdw /hbcd/isolinux.bin
3. You don’t need to check “Joliet” or “Allow lower case”, when creating ISO in EasyBoot.
Using above method it doesn’t make any difference in what steps you integrate WinXP as no “uppercase” is done to letters
balder
Posted by Asenk on Nov. 01 2010,02:43
bingo....i did it....thx very much for your support but exactly...there's 1 thing i didnt get it. i have 2 version of XP in the n-in-1 XP i made (clean version and black version) and hbcd integrated.
the hbcd works well but something strange happened with the XP.
eventhough i run the black one,when it finished,it got default visual style. i just wondered why it happened....
i'm sorry for my bad english.
Posted by balder on Nov. 01 2010,02:52
@AsenkQuote: ”when it finished, it got default visual style”
Can’t tell exactly why, but maybe you have a file winnt.sif that automatically took control over “visual style” and set the “default style”
Hiren’s folder HBCD can’t possibly have anything to do with this behaviour
balder
Posted by Asenk on Nov. 01 2010,06:58
i think that way too. hiren cant possibly do this. i'll try to remove the clean version and replace it with another one. if it successes..well,perhaps the clean version caused this.btw,it's a great script. thx a lot for your support. Finally i can combine various XP and HBCD on one disk.