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balder 
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Posted on: Jan. 10 2012,07:45 |
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@allgames71
Quote: "copy the "\images\dos.img.gz" from parition 3 to partition 1\images"
What file-system do you have in partition-1 
This "dos.img.gz" is better to launch from inside of EasyBoot-ISO-file.
You have two options to launch dos.img.gz 
Option-1: Copy dos.img.gz to folder ezboot and use menu command: Â memdisk dos.img.gz
Note: open folder EasyBoot\resources update files 'memdisk' and also (if present) files 'isolinux' and 'syslinux' in folder ezboot - overwriting existing file(s).
I advise you this, as I'm unaware if you have updated files or not (you must use updated files in folder ezboot to make it work) 
Option-2: Extract  dos.img from dos.img.gz to folder ezboot and use menu command: run dos.img
Create ISO as usual in EasyBoot and test launching ISO-file and see if this works better.
You should be able to launch DOS-floppy-images even you launch Easyboot-ISO-file from partition with NTFS!
Note: scenario above is based on that you launch ISO-file created by EasyBoot
However I'm still curios what file-system you have in partition-1
Final question is hereby; do you use the ISO-file created by Easyboot or do you use folder ezboot in partition-1 (if using folder ezboot you must have FAT32 as file-system)
regards balder
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| Post Number: 22
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allgames71
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Posted on: Jan. 10 2012,09:52 |
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hello balder ,
Thanks for you teaching , I made the dos.img boot successfully by your option 2. I fail in option 1 because I don't know how to update "memdisk" and "syslinux" files.
Still there is the last problem with RXPE , it boots up with a black screen and doing nothing after.
Then former discussion
http://www.ezbsystems.com/cgi-bin/ikonboard.cgi?act=ST;f=1;t=3149
Before you said this RXPE is a very trouble iso file , hope you can solve this for me.
Thanks.
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| Post Number: 23
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balder
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Posted on: Jan. 10 2012,10:43 |
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@allgames71
Quote: "I don't know how to update "memdisk" and "syslinux" files"
Sorry if I didn't fully express my suggestion clear enough 
In folder 'EASYBOOT\Resources' you have mentioned files.
If 'memdisk' is less in size in folder 'ezboot' than the one in 'EASYBOOT\Resources' - you should replace 'memdisk' overwriting existing 'memdisk-file' in folder ezboot.
Same to 'isolinux' and 'syslinux' if present in folder 'EASYBOOT\Resources'.
Memdisk doesn't run well with the old 'memdisk'-file in folder ezboot.
In fact, the 'memdisk-command' doesn't work at all if not updated with the new file 'memdisk' in 'EASYBOOT\Resources'
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Quote: "Still there is the last problem with RXPE , it boots up with a black screen and doing nothing after"
Hmmm... Yes I can understand there might be some problem with this RXPE
However - in theory - it should be able to run from RAM.
My script 'easyboot-iso.script' in combination with checking 'Run ISO from RAM' should make it possible to run ISO.
Note: there might be some problems with 'drivers' as it seems RXPE is hex-edit (not using folder name I386).
Can't you find similar RXPE using original name to folder I386
On the other hand - RXPE is built from source of a NT5-system (most likely Server-2003 as source) and is not - in my opinion - 'up to date'.
Frankly, I don't use these WinPE built from NT5-source any longer (or ERD5 etcetera).
I find - as example - Â 'ActiveBoot5Plus.ISO' much better (built from NT6-system=Vista\Win7).
If you still having problem I guess you have to replace this RXPE with something different.
Anyway, I find it interesting that you have come so far as you already have - it's getting complicated - and I'm impressed by your goal and mission - or shall we say; 'mission impossible'
regards balder
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allgames71
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Posted on: Jan. 10 2012,13:17 |
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hello balder ,
Thanks for your tutoring all along. And I've been like a fly that always fly around you without leaving unless you give me some food . But there's not any other who can help me unless you , my teacher.
I know that giving up too soon will returns nothing and stop forward processing. I know you are a man like challenges , I appreciate that like other members in this forum. Things always getting new that we must keep not be outdated , as we are old men. You have a granddaughter , so do I just now. I'm just 60 years old.
Back to the RXPE
I've thought of a way just now and will try. In this RXPE , there's a lot of software in it. May be I can cut out some software that I always don't use them. That means I want to minimize them to nearly 100MB , then move this RXPE to partition 1 which still have about 99 MB space left of no use.
I think that may be possible , if not , I'll try your 'ActiveBoot5Plus.ISO' . But you know why I like RXPE , because it's Chinese Language based. And it boot up very fast. Everytime when I want to copy my customer's data out from there drive C: , I have to use it. But for English XPE , they can't reconize Chinese and replace them with strange symbles.
Thanks balder , until now I've no more question relate to this topic. Really thanks for taking care of me.
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| Post Number: 25
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allgames71
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Posted on: Jan. 10 2012,13:39 |
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hello balder ,
When I've shrink the RXPE and copy it from partition 3 to partition 1 , then boot with an error message :
Booting [2] RXPE999
(hd0,0)
map /iso.rxpe.iso (hd32)
Error 60: File for drive emulation must be in one contiguous disk area
Press any key to continue...
I know it's an old error , so I use the Easyboot-USB_v2 to defrag this RXPE.iso , but with the same boot error message.
Thanks
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| Post Number: 26
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balder
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Posted on: Jan. 10 2012,15:09 |
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@allgames71
Quote: "Error 60: File for drive emulation must be in one contiguous disk area"
Yes this is because ISO-file is defragmented when copying ISO to USB disk
This never happens if you copy ISO from 'scratch' (to a formatted disk unit).
When you delete files and folders and copying files back to USB disk, files are put over the whole disk unit.
This is no problem for other files, except to ISO-files, that must be in contiguous shape.
But this is no problem if using my script (easyboot-iso.script) as ISO is loaded and run from RAM.
However it seems to me you are trying to launch RXPE.ISO with this grub command:
map /iso.rxpe.iso (hd32)
change to:
map --mem /iso.rxpe.iso (hd32)
In this way ISO is loaded and run from RAM, which solves your problem with 'Error 60'.
However I don't fully understand this path: /iso.rxpe.iso
Shouldn't it be something like this: : /iso/rxpe.iso (but I'm sure you know what you are doing)
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Quote: "I'm just 60 years old"
He, he well I'm close the same age 
The granddaughter case... 
I can tell you I have hided my USB sticks (and other important stuff) in an box and put this box in a high place to my bookshelf!
Unfortunately my granddaughter (now 3 years in age) is an excellent climber - so I'm not that sure this is the right strategy
The 'story' continues...
regards balder
Edited by balder on Jan. 10 2012,16:03
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allgames71
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Posted on: Jan. 11 2012,01:08 |
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Hello balder ,
According to your instruction , I made the RXPE boot normally. Thanks.
In your post No.6 :
quote : 'run setupnt6.img' and also menu entry with 'run harddisk.img' which hopefully boots your 'real harddisk'
I forgot how to add both menu command together :
run setupnt6.img
run harddisk.img
Thanks
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allgames71
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Posted on: Jan. 13 2012,05:20 |
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hello balder ,
Before I use your way to modify the RXPE boot menu like :
map /iso/rxpe.iso (hd32)
map --mem /iso.rxpe.iso (hd32)
They both boot well with the 160B usb hd partition is :
1st primary partition : 350MB
2nd primary partition : the rest space of 160GB usb hd
After I've resized the partition 2 to :
1st primary partition : 350MB
2nd primary partition : 35GB
3rd primary partition : 10GB
3th Logical partition : the rest space of 160GB usb hd
I test to boot the RXPE right the way . It boots with a black screen. I didn't do anything concerning the RXPE files and menu.lst . Very strange it can't boot normally after resizeing the 2nd partition.
Any help , thanks
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| Post Number: 29
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balder
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Posted on: Jan. 13 2012,11:12 |
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@allgames71
Sorry for my delay - I had to do some 'important matters' - now I'm back Â
Quote: "Very strange it can't boot normally after resizeing the 2nd partition"
Yes I agree
However I found a ISO-file 'RXPE' on internet and when running ISO it shows clearly that it runs from RAM and also show a white background and the letters: "NO NAME RXPE" during 'start-up-sequence'
Hopefully I have found something close to the RXPE.ISO you are using @allgames71
This ISO is loaded and run from RAM (most likely built with server-2003 as source = NT5-system).
You can test launching this ISO in this way:
Copy ISO to folder 'ezboot' and use menu command: Â run RXPE.ISO Â (or whatever name you use to RXPE.ISO-file)
Create ISO in EasyBoot as usual and use my script 'easyboot-usb.script' (you can always check 'Force script to not format USB' to avoid format procedure in script)
However if getting 'Error 60' you can later push to in script built-in 'Run defrag to USB' to try eliminate this problem (do it several times if needed).
What I'm saying is; launch ISO created bye Easyboot which then via EasyBoot menu launch RXPE.ISO-file
In this way you don't need to have any RXPE.ISO-file in 2nd partition - ISO is instead internally run from inside of EasyBoot-ISO-file
At least do this as a test and see what's happening
regards balder
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allgames71
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Posted on: Jan. 14 2012,11:09 |
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hello balder ,
The rxpe.iso you found is exactly my rxpe.iso. It's great you can find it. According to your instruction , I totally fail in few ways :
1. I put the xpe.iso to C:\EasyBoot\disk1\ezboot , make iso with menu command "run rxpe.iso" . Use script 'easyboot-usb.script' directly to my 160GB usb hd. Then defrag it 3 times.
2. As above to make the iso , use script 'easyboot-usb.script' to a usb stick (FAT32 format). Defrag it 3-4 times , then copy the xpe.iso to partition 1 of 160GB usb hd.
3. As above to make the iso , use script 'easyboot-usb.script' to a usb stick (pre-format NTFS) with 'Force script to not format USB' . Defrag it 3-4 times , then copy the xpe.iso to partition 1 of 160GB usb hd.
4. As test No.3 , but copy the xpe.iso to partition 3 (where all my Easyboot iso file location) of my 160GB usb hd.
For all the above test , everytime I use a usb stick , it all succeed to boot that xpe.iso . But for my 160GB usb hd , no "Error 60" arised , but all with a same result of black sceen like before. I hate this rxpe , it is a iso trouble maker. But I've to use it. And this is the last problem I have.
Please help. If not any idea , I'll desire to give it up this time. Thanks
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