Problems in booting (from ISO or USB)

I hadn't any luck to boot Gena from ISO or USB (not formatted as I want to add the entry in my working 10PESE thumb drive).

Some premises:
- I've working Imdisk (checked also by its plugin)
- I've working Firadrive (but probably this need tweaks)
- I've Winvblock (I guess work simply enabling)
- No building errors
- I've followed the steps in multiboot pe1 thread
- USB drivers in build
- I know that gena should be in main path (H: in my case) but I risk to break the whole thing, as 10 use different files, and is x64
- After adjustments (providing missing files), actually boot but can't find ntoskrnl.exe (pretty sure wrong g4dos setting). Before that, I only got bsod 0x0000007 or 0x0000006, which should be missing SCSI driver error (well, I fixed that at least xD)

Various tests done:

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title Gena (DirectUSB)
find --set-root /Boot/IMG/Gena/minint/setupldr.bin
chainloader /Boot/IMG/Gena/minint/setupldr.bin

title Gena (ISO)
find --set-root /Boot/IMG/Gena.iso
map (hd0) (hd1)
map (hd1) (hd0)
map /Boot/IMG/Gena.iso (0xFF)
map --hookroot (0xFF)
chainloader (0xFF)/I386/SETUPLDR.BIN
 
title GenaR (ISO+RAMDISK)
find --set-root /Boot/IMG/GenaR/Gena.iso
map (hd0) (hd1)
map (hd1) (hd0)
map /Boot/IMG/GenaR/Gena.iso (0xFF)
map --hookroot (0xFF)
chainloader (0xFF)/I386/SETUPLDR.BIN

title GenaR RAM (BOOTDI)
find --set-root /Boot/IMG/GenaR/Gena_RAM.iso
map (hd0) (hd1)
map (hd1) (hd0)
map /Boot/IMG/GenaR/Gena_RAM.iso (0xFF)
map --hookroot (0xFF)
chainloader (0xFF)

title GenaR from grub.lst (broken)
map (hd0) (hd1)
map (hd1) (hd0)
find --set-root --ignore-floppies --ignore-cd /sbin/init
configfile /Boot/IMG/GenaR/Ram/menu.lst

- Xp SP3 sources
- Gena Appetizer build with vgasave, usb, ramdisks, mountpe, bootdi, wimboot (didn't test yet) add

Hi Hadden,

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zip distribution is quite old, first get latest project so we can match results.
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Utils\Update Gena -> Enable - Restore Full
Utils\Update Gena -> Disable - Preserve Plugin Settings
Utils\Update Gena -> click Update button

Make sure all downloads are OK,
(tip: 2nd click Update button should result with no download no error ;) )



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also be sure you use a short path for your extracted folder
ex:
D:\Oven

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After Update:

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See
Utils\Download Source
follow Steps 1 2 3

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After you make a default build,
with Gena.iso available,
WriteMedia\Tutorial Gena Disk Boot --> Read ME --> will provide you a tutorial and tools (bootice, grub) tested and working

tip:
after first build, 2nd 3rd.. builds are faster. 



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A week ago I create a Gena.iso for my small usb flash disk following tutorial (with menu.lst provided),
 Gena.iso boot fine here with Asus N56V (i7) , my windows gpt disk is also accessible.

Bios: secure boot disabled // csm enabled // --> boot with F2 key by selecting usb.

Added above post:
Utils\Update Gena -> Enable - Restore Full
Utils\Update Gena -> Disable - Preserve Plugin Settings

-->
this will get you default project from server. 

Ok, the quite minimal build (150mb) using 2k3 sources, worked :)
I still add something, but works :P
I can clean up old entries now ^^,

Hi Hadden,

Good news 

Ok, the quite minimal build (150mb) using 2k3 sources, worked :)

Starts from ~50 mb with Explorer shell 

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A week ago I create a Gena.iso for my small usb flash disk following tutorial (with menu.lst provided),
 Gena.iso boot fine here with Asus N56V (i7) , my windows gpt disk is also accessible.

Bios: secure boot disabled // csm enabled // --> boot with F2 key by selecting usb.

my Gena.iso with 2k3x86 is 1.24 GB,
 keeping all rescue stuff safe out of sight inside Gena.iso 
    booting fine on my usb flash disk 


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Reminding: you can update all projects with Utils\Update XXX (Exact and Secure) -> "Update" button

See You

Hello
I´ll check.
But this week I am on a business trip in Belgium. I do not know if I´ll find time for testing.

Could Gena boot laptops with UEFI and Secure Boot Option?

Edit: Does Gena contain also actual drivers for HDD and SDD which are usually used by actual laptops?

Could Gena boot laptops with UEFI and Secure Boot Option?

Yes / NO
NO:
UEFI and Secure Boot Option enabled on bios
YES:
as written on previous post:

Bios: secure boot disabled // csm enabled // --> boot with F2 key by selecting usb.

as written on previous post:

Gena.iso boot fine here with Asus N56V (i7) , my windows gpt disk is also accessible.

Edit: Does Gena contain also actual drivers for HDD and SDD which are usually used by actual laptops?

HDD yes
SDD I do not know,
Gena add drivers following DPs packages, I do not know SSD or its drivers or if they are included in DPs mass storage.
...
In the end of the day, with SSD driver for XP/2k3 , it should be easy.

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After you practice with Gena you will get better picture 

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