Forum: EasyBoot
Topic: Can't boot Easyboot disk on InsideH2O bios machine
started by: wiryawang
Posted by wiryawang on Apr. 12 2010,12:50
I notice that multiboot disk I created, can not boot on InsydeH2O Bios Machine, and also on an AMD platform Notebook, It works fine on an AMD platform PC mainboard.

For your information, some example for machine that use InsydeH2O Bios are Acer Timeline Series, and some AMD notebook platform from Acer.

I wonder, whether the problem cause by incompatibility from BCDW with that kind of bios or incompatibity from Easyboot it self? Please somebody leave a comment, thanks.

Posted by balder on Apr. 12 2010,17:11
@wiryawang

First I don’t have the hardware you are mentioning.
Secondly I cannot as a consequence of above, do necessary testing :(

However – this is an interesting issue to deal with :cool:
If I where you I do following test:

Test with creating ISO using UltraISO. Use file “loader.bin” in folder ezboot as boot file.
You have to experiment with settings in “File>>Properties”  and make ISO-files with different settings, to see if it helps (test with checking “RockRidge” and/or UDF and/or “Windows/Unix(31)”, “Max(221) etcetera. But start with not checking “RockRidge” and not checking UDF to see what happens with such created CD/DVD (ISO-file).

I know – not much to help – but better than nothing :;):

balder
Posted by wiryawang on Apr. 12 2010,22:55
Nice comment balder, you're the best, I will try it soon, thanks.
Posted by wiryawang on Apr. 16 2010,01:39
I've try mix and match on creating the ISO, but still can not solve the boot problem on InsydeH2O, the same error massage appear  :( which is Unexpected exiting. Press any key to boot from hard disk or ESCape to reboot...

Today's notebook I often handle use InsydeH2O bios, so this unable to boot  menu issued really make me tired, I had to use a Flashdisk for the booting media to get my job done. I hope Easyboot Developer Team do read my thread and can figure out how to handle the issued.

Thanks.

Posted by balder on Apr. 16 2010,05:45
@wiryawang

Quote: ”which is Unexpected exiting”
Yes, this seems to be an issue to dig into – for those that have hardware\software (unfortunately I don’t have it :angry: ).

Anyway - thanks for sharing your experiments – especially as I know that these kinds of “experiments” take time and efforts to do physically test to.

I did some search on Goggle, and found a lot of topics with complain there InsydeH2O-BIOS is involved :O  
Look like boot problem with CD is common for ”utility-CD,s”.

Quote: “I had to use a Flashdisk for the booting media to get my job done”.
Well then you can perhaps use EasyBoot this way.
It’s reasonable easy to make EasyBoot run from USB device of any kind (especially USB Stick\Thumb-drives) :)

Regards balder