Windows 10 not recognizing touchpad on ASUS Zenbook UX305 - Add driver to install.wim?

April 10, 2016, 2:57 pm

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I have an ASUS Zenbook UX305 which I just bought so I can have, a small, thin notebook which has long battery life,to supplement my larger gaming notebook. It came with 8.1 pre-installed. But I did a clean install of 10. The touchpad works during install while using official Windows USB media, but once I reboot to complete the initial setup it no longer works, and on the desktop as well. It puzzles me why such basic functionality is present during install but is missing afterwards, surely something this important should have carried over. I have an external Logitech trackball which works, and the screen is touch-enabled. The touchpad also doesn't work in Fedora or Arch Linux, I'm still looking for a solution there, knowing that a solution for Windows will be of no use.

 

I checked Windows Update and it offers alot, mostly drivers rather than updates for Windows. I don't recall a touchpad driver update being listed there, and I feel that MS cannot be trusted to correctly install drivers. I do have the drivers from ASUS support site though.

 

I'm wondering if it's possible to extract just the driver itself from ASUS's package, then slipstream the driver via a standard tool like Dism to the install.wim, so that touchpad functionality is immediately available.

 

Thanks!

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April 11, 2016, 12:32 am

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I was doing win7pe but  when I created new folder , I can not rename any folder.

I need rename folder by enaglish letter and another language.

Installing Win7 On A (Newer) Unsupported Notebook: Stuck On Boot Logo (UEFI Only)

April 11, 2016, 12:33 am

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I have an ASUS Zenbook UX305, which came with 8.1 and is currently running 10. I haven't checked yet, but most of the drivers available for it are probably for 8.1/10, so the biggest challenge will be finding 7-specific drivers that work. I would rather use 10 but think that 7 will be most stable overall, and has higher compatibility with more software. I plan to use this ultrabook mostly for coding, Office, school and work, and testing out booting-related stuff I find here and elsewhere. The graphics card is far too weak to play modern games, it's optimized for efficiency and battery life. WiFI also doesn't work. All my USB ports are 3.0, which 7 doesn't install a driver for during setup.

 

The main issue right now is that I get stuck on 7's boot logo during the initial setup when running in UEFI mode. I had the exact same issue on my Alienware M14X R1, so I think this must either be an issue with 7 itself, or an issue with how 7 interacts with UEFI. I checked the SHA-1 hash of the install.wim on my MSDN ISO (also hashed) and compared it to the hash of the install.wim on the USB. They are identical, so I know my source files aren't corrupt. I tried installing several times with both the official GUI setup and via imagex, same results every time

 

I can turn on the legacy/CSM mode in the BIOS, 7 willl then install to an MBR-partitioned disk in legacy mode, and boots from it just fine. I tried the UEFI DUET emulator to see if it could boot 7 in emulated UEFI mode, but it seems to be incompatible with my processor. I haven't yet tried Clover (another boot manager that can boot in either native UEFI mode or emulated UEFI mode). I also plan to try rEFInd. Both of these boot managers allowed me to boot in emulated UEFI on my Alienware M14X R1, even though it couldn't boot with the limited, native UEFI capabilities of my BIOS (even though all other OSes like 8.1/10/Linux never had any issues with it.

 

I would rather boot all my OSes in UEFI rather than legacy even though the SSD is only 256GB, if only because I believe that UEFI is more compatible and optimized for my hardware.

 

Thanks for any suggestions!

Searching SSH or Telnet Server for WinPE 10

April 11, 2016, 11:17 pm

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Hi there

 

I have here an Server which obviously is running, but it doesnt show anything...

 

I reckon an problem with the graphic drivers - an imho the easiest way would be to login via ssh or telnet and take a look.

 

Is there any 64bit ssh server? Or can i integrate one in my image (direct form deployment kit)?

 

Thanks

 

 

Grub4DOS inconsistent filesystem error.

April 12, 2016, 1:58 am

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Well, this is embarrassing. I need help with the grub4DOS error that reads "inconsistent filesystem" and found this topic very similar to the error that I have and did not want to revive such an old thread. Except that thread is for using USB drive, I am having this problem on an internal SAS drive.

All of my old images loads great in Grub4DOS, however all newly created images, Grub4DOS throws out the aforementioned error. Of course all new images, when created get stored on the very end of all the other files stored in a free sector space. Meaning towards the end of the hard drive, where the older images are stored closer to the beginning of the hard drive. So perhaps grub4dos cannot see past 1.6 or 1.7TB of data?

My hard drive is 4TB and it is 1.7TB full and it's formatted as GPT NTFS file system.

Using Chenall grub4dos-0.4.6a-2016-03-26.

Using a separate hard drive as a grub4dos booter drive formatted as FAT32 file system, and is able to load images off of the NTFS formatted drive specified above.

Thanks in advance.

Imdisk compilation error

April 12, 2016, 2:51 am

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Hello friends,

I'm trying to compile Imdisk in order to create a new version of the Imdisk command line installer.

How can I do that?

 

I tried compiling as Olof instructed here, but i got the following error:

NMAKE : fatal error U1077: 'editbin' : return code '0x1'

 

I'd appreciate your help,

Regi.

ClearLock - A transparent screen locker

April 14, 2016, 11:51 am

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Greetings fellow boot-landers!

What it is:
ClearLock is a transparent screen locker aimed to make the computer tech/system admin's live easier by providing a way to disable input to a computer while still allowing you to see what is going on. I could go on but I think you all get the idea by now.

What it isn't:
ClearLock is not a security system. its purpose is to keep meddling users from screwing with the computer when you are fixing it. It will not keep your computer/data safe from someone who is determined to get at it.

all configuration can be done through the .ini or by using the /config switch

Bug reports needed, suggestions/praise/criticism welcome.

Have fun!

Homes32


Download Here: ClearLock



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Version 1.4.0 (9-20-2010)
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[+] It is now possible to use environment vars in BackgroundImage path
[+] Added check for read-only config when using the config gui (/config)
[+] Added option to disable sound effects
[!] Lock GUI now has a more 3D appearance
[!] Set password dialog is now always on top
[!] Fixed some incorrect spelling in the config gui
[!] Optimized .ini routines
[!] Fixed bug with killing off taskman

Where can I buy a 256GB MicroSD (UHS-I)?

April 15, 2016, 4:34 pm

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I'm looking to buy a 256GB MicroSD for my LG v10 phone. Said card should preferably be UHS (ultra high speed) Class 1 (which is technically faster than a regular class 10 but still also qualifies as a class 10). Class 2/3 wont work because they have extra pins.

 

I'm not even sure that such a card exists yet. I was checking Amazon but all I found were what appears to be regular size SDs for cameras and such.

 

Why so much space? Well, because I love my space, and my phone supports an MSD up to 2TB. I'm a huge fan of big hard drives, etc. With a card of this size I know I'll never run of space for games and other stuff.

 

If anyone can drop a sales link then I'd appreciate it. But please, only from reputable manufacturers like PNY, Sandisk, etc. None of that cheap Chinese shit. Price is no obstacle as long as it isnt absurdly high. Must also ship to the US, if they arent located here.

 

Thanks!

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Windows XP ACPI BSOD On Newer PC

April 16, 2016, 3:14 pm

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I recently tried to boot a friend's genuine XP SP3 (original, not burned) disc on my ASUS Zenbook UX305CA. I got an unexpected BSOD shortly into the boot phase, something related to ACPI and needing to press a Function key. It also mentioned changing ACPI settings in the BIOS, which aren't present in my BIOS. I have also tried turning on CSM/legacy mode. I also get an identical error when trying to boot Hirens Boot CD.

 

What can be done about this and what might the cause be (other than booting on different hardware)?

Blank screen, cannot proceed past logo when installing Windows 10 to ASUS ZenBook UX32VD

April 17, 2016, 3:35 am

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I just installed a new hard drive on my second laptop, so it has no OS yet. I use the Windows 10 Media Creation Tool to prepare a Lexar 16GB drive for installing Windows 10 x64 on my ASUS ZenBook UX32VD (Intel® Core™ i7 3517U Processor), but although the system BIOS correctly begins the boot procedure from the Lexar USB drive (I've chosen the options in the BIOS settings so it will use the UEFI enabled Lexar drive in accord with this helpful post in the ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Forum), it stops and the screen goes blank after a brief period of hard drive activity following the Windows 10 logo being shown on screen.

The Lexar drive LED shows that it's being read, the Windows 10 logo shows on the screen, then the spinning loading graphic appears underneath the Windows 10 logo, the screen goes blank while the hard drive is active, then no progress (the screen remains blank).

I've used Seagate's SeaTools application to verify that my hard drive is in fact working correctly, and the hard drive passes all test.

I've also used the Rufus USB tool in each of the three possible partition schemes without success (same result).

My system is running the latest BIOS available for the motherboard and it was running Windows 10 x64 prior to the hard drive swap. I am not sure how to proceed from here, so I am reaching out to the community for assistance. Thank you for any help!

Hi to all

April 17, 2016, 3:47 pm

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Hi,

I'm new, but I use ISOstick for some years,
I created a small Windows utility to manage ISO images on 'ISOstick (today is a beta version)
It is very small and does not require any kind of framework installed to run
Can anyone help me to the test and tell me if it is useful or not? or if it requires changes or additions?
It can be downloaded here: https://www.dropbox.com/s/ek2mfrb131x0tdy/GESTISO.exe?dl=0

Image for help : https://www.dropbox.com/s/y29rom3u46j3z58/2015-10-21_181414.png?dl=0
Thank

P.S. Here are users Italians?

 

Bye :

Micro XP by experience on VHD

April 18, 2016, 2:10 am

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I need some help booting Micro Xp from VHD. When Im using Fira/WinBlock filedisk it gets a BSOD. However when I boot it from ram.It run smoothly. But the problem is it doesnt detect Mouse and Keyboard. and the cursor is missing.My PC has no hard disk. and 512 mb ram. VHD size is 300mb

Possible to boot/install i586 OS (Trustix Secure Linux) on x86_64/AMD64 CPU architecture?

April 18, 2016, 5:01 pm

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I was talking to a local techie recently and he told me about an old, server-based *Nix OS called Trustix Secure Linux, and was expounding its' benefits/possibilities. Has anyone here heard of/tried it? It's supposed to be based on Fedora, started around 2000-ish, and ended late 2007 when Trustix became defunct, and was then picked up by the community. So I hunted down an original, unmodified ISO of the last stable version released (what he recommended), then installed it in VirtualBox. I playedvwith it for awhile and decided it's a keeper.

 

However......the CPU architecture of this OS is i586, whereas my notebook's CPU is x86_64/AMD64. I was thinking of maybe installing it natively in a real partition on one of my drives. I'm aware that this will probably need legacy MBR partitioning, a hybrid MBR, or similar. Or perhaps I can install it into a disk image (VHD, etc) and then chainload boot that image from elsewhere. But none of this will work out if it's impossible to boot i586 natively on x86_64/AMD64?

 

Is this possible or will I need to stick with VMing it? Or perhaps maybe emulate an i586 CPU but somehow still boot natively?

 

Thanks for any help!

 

Edit: It looks like I just answered my own question. I installed Easy2Boot on USB, copied the ISO into the proper Linux folder, made the drive contiguous, then booted the USB. It worked fine but I didn't try to install it.

VHD_W8_Compact - Make Mini 8 -

April 22, 2016, 10:27 pm

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File Name: VHD_W8_Compact - Make Mini 8 -
File Submitter: wimb
File Submitted: 25 Apr 2013
File Updated: 05 Oct 2015
File Category: Tools

VHD_W8_Compact - Program to make Mini 8

Download and Run VHD_W8C.exe and Extract to simple path
In Win 7/8 OS Set User Account Control Off and Reboot

VHD_W8_Compact.exe - Make Mini 8 in 2.5 GB VHD booting from USB or HDD
x64 version needs 3.5 GB VHD because of extra 1 GB SysWOW64 folder.

Source is any Windows 8 x86 or x64 fresh Installed on primary active partition of internal harddisk Or Win8 Pro installed in 15 GB VHD
Target Boot Drive can be FAT32 (needed for UEFI) USB-drive used only for Boot files so that there are no changes for booting of internal harrddisk .
Target System Drive must be NTFS and is the drive where the Win8 VHD file is created and this can be your internal harddisk drive.

WinNTSetup 3 - Install Windows 8.1 from ISO



Download Windows 8.1 x64 Enterprise - http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/hh699156.aspx
Download WinNTSetup3 - http://www.msfn.org/board/topic/149612-winntsetup-v30/

VHD_W8_Compact - Make Mini 8 VHD



Support topic - http://reboot.pro/topic/18467-vhd-w8-compact-make-mini-8/
More Info - http://www.911cd.net/forums//index.php?showtopic=25333
Download VHD_W8C - http://reboot.pro/files/file/299-vhd-w8-compact-make-mini-8/

Windows 8 VHD files make use of Microsoft VHD driver which allows in Boot Manager Menu to boot VHD as FILEDISK.
Booting VHD files from Grub4dos Menu as FILEDISK or as RAMDISK requires to Install in Source VHD either FiraDisk Or WinVBlock driver.
Additinally Installed Programs and Drivers and Settings are remembered in FILEDISK just like in normal Windows OS.
Loading the VHD into RAMDISK is much faster when the VHD file is located on the internal NTFS harddisk drive.

Build-in Defraggler is useful to Defrag files within the Win8 VHD, but post processing is also possible after mounting the Win8 VHD.
NTFS Compression results in high fragmentation e.g. 85% so that it is advised to use Defrag VHD option.

VHD_W8_Compact.exe will create the Boot Manager Menu entry on HDD or USB Boot Drive for the Win8 VHD on NTFS System Drive.

Program UEFI_MULTI can be used in Win 7/8/7PE/8PE OS to make other HDD or USB drives bootable with the created W8 VHD.
http://reboot.pro/topic/18182-uefi-multi/ Or http://www.911cd.net/forums//index.php?showtopic=25269

BOOT_IMG.exe makes Grub4dos Boot Menu on Target Boot Drive for VHD on NTFS Target System Drive (FileCopy of VHD occurs if not yet present)

More Info - http://reboot.pro/topic/18467-vhd-w8-compact-program-to-make-mini-8/ Or http://www.911cd.net/forums//index.php?showtopic=25333

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Source preparation:
Any Windows 8 ISO file can be used but Universal solution for booting on UEFI + BIOS needs Windows 8 x64
Download 8.1 Enterprise Evaluation x64 from - http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/hh699156.aspx

Boot with Windows 7/8 or 7/8 PE and then use WinNTSetup3
to Install any Windows 8 x86 or x64 on primary active partition of internal harddisk Or to Install Win8 Pro in 15 GB VHD.
Boot Drive can be FAT32 or NTFS USB-drive so that normal booting of the internal harddisk is not changed.

Win 8 Setup ISO file selected via R-mouse is mounted in ImDisk Virtual drive
In WinNTSetup3 - Tweaks - Select all System Tweaks so that UAC is off etc.
http://www.msfn.org/board/topic/149612-winntsetup-
After booting with Windows 8 then Check to have Switched Off :
UAC + Defender + pagefile + System Restore + Hibernate + Windows Update + Action Center settings Disable ALL options

Hibernate OFF via cmd window with

powercfg -h OFF

Install FiraDisk driver with R-mouse on firadisk.inf in makebt\firadisk-driver- folder
The 64-bit FiraDisk driver requires to boot with testsigning switched on

Open Command Prompt as Administrator:

bcdedit /set testsigning on

Reboot to activate testsigning - Info http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff553484.aspx

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Credits and Thanks to:
JFX for making WinNTSetup3 to Install Windows 2k/XP/2003/Vista/7/8 x86/x64 - http://www.msfn.org/board/topic/149612-winntsetup-
ChrisR for making Win8.1SE - http://www.msfn.org/board/topic/170546-win81se/
chenall, tinybit and Bean for making Grub4dos - http://code.google.com/p/grub4dos-chenall/downloads/list
karyonix for making FiraDisk driver- http://reboot.pro/topic/8804-firadisk-latest-00130/
Sha0 for making WinVBlock driver - http://reboot.pro/topic/8168-winvblock/
Olof Lagerkvist for ImDisk virtual disk driver - http://www.ltr-data.se/opencode.html#ImDisk and http://reboot.pro/index.php?showforum=59
Uwe Sieber for making ListUsbDrives - http://www.uwe-sieber.de/english.html
Dariusz Stanislawek for the DS File Ops Kit (DSFOK) - http://members.ozemail.com.au/~nulifetv/freezip/freeware/
marv for making UsbBootWatcher - https://github.com/vavrecan/usb-boot-watcher and http://www.911cd.net/forums//index.php?showtopic=22473
Pauly for making Bootice - http://bbs.ipauly.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=2&sid=ebc27aec23a8eb21006e07ab6f3b01cb
NeoSmart for making EasyBCD - https://neosmart.net/EasyBCD/
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More Info on booting Win 7 VHD from grub4dos menu by using FiraDisk Or WinVBlock driver:
http://reboot.pro/topic/9830-universal-hdd-image-files-for-xp-and-windows-7/ Or http://www.911cd.net/forums//index.php?showtopic=23553
Boot Windows 7 from USB - http://reboot.pro/index.php?showforum=77
Boot Windows 7 from USB - karyonix - http://reboot.pro/index.php?showtopic=9196

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Grub4dos Menu to Boot W864USP1.vhd as FILEDISK or as RAMDISK by using FiraDisk driver

VHD filename W864USP1.vhd contains Architecture 64/32 + Distribution Language + Version P/M/C + Number 1-9

title Portable W864USP1.vhd - FiraDisk FILEDISK - 3.5 GB
find --set-root --ignore-floppies /W864USP1.vhd
map --heads=2 --sectors-per-track=18 --mem (md)0x800+4 (99)
map /W864USP1.vhd (hd0)
map --hook
write (99) [FiraDisk]\nStartOptions=disk,vmem=find:/W864USP1.vhd,boot;\n\0
rootnoverify (hd0,0)
chainloader /bootmgr
map --status
pause Press any key . . .

title Portable W864USP1.vhd - FiraDisk RAMDISK - 3.5 GB
find --set-root --ignore-floppies /W864USP1.vhd
map --mem /W864USP1.vhd (hd0)
map --hook
root (hd0,0)
chainloader /bootmgr

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The mistery of Windows 7 install required CD/DVD

April 24, 2016, 7:51 am

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Member triiui posted here:
http://www.boot-land.net/forums/index.php?...=5041&st=26

his success in installing Windows 7 through grub4dos .iso mapping.

Same method is failing for member Demontager:
http://www.boot-land.net/forums/index.php?...ic=9038&hl=

I was able to boot only and actually when setup process should started get these errors:
Win7
"A required CD/DVD drive device is missing. If you have a driver floppy disk, CD,DVD, or USB flash drive, please insert it now.

And the issue is confirmed by the sheer existence of the Chinese post/thread maanu found:
http://www.boot-land.net/forums/index.php?...c=9038&st=8
which details a workaround making use of IMDISK

I contacted triiui via PM (reproduced by permission):

It seems like you incorrectedly posted here:
http://www.boot-land.net/forums/index.php?...=5041&st=26
that Windows 7 install works, while it does not.

Please do confirm you actually booted it successfully WITHOUT the "missing" CD/DVD problem and/or start a new thread detailing HOW you did it.



jaclaz

Uhm thats so wierd, like 3 hours ago I installed it into the HDD of my school without any kind of problem. Also I formated my computer yesterday due to some problems I had with the HDD and reinstalled Windows 7 with that method.

So its actually working. Maybe it's working, because I have Windows XP installer there, on the root of the pen, so when its looking for X file or configuration, it takes the XP configuration and works anyway. Im not sure tho.
If you know surely that you get problems if you boot the .iso from grub4dos, you are free to delete it, as much more people might have problems with that too.

No , actually I would like to keep it AND provide a better solution instead of the "manual" command for IMDISK.

If you don't mind I'll start a new thread, citing what happened and your current confirmation. (can I cite verbatim your PM?)

As soon as you have an occasion to install 7 on some machine, are you willing to investigate (basically by deleting little by little anything BUT windows 7 .iso, grub4dos and menu.lst) which files may be responsible of it working?



jaclaz

yeah do it, np.
I will try to investigate about this; im a bit busy because of school right now, but I will check why it is working for me. I might be maybe just lucky? haha

Any idea/insight/suggestion/report is welcome.

I anyway refuse to attribute the success or insuccess to

There must be a reason....

jaclaz

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Any way to avoid "System Volume Information" from being created in ImDisk with settings saved?

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Any way to avoid "System Volume Information" from being created in ImDisk with settings saved?

 

I have already set the drive to "Removable".

 

What other settings do I need?

 

Thanks in advance.

Best and/or recommended VNC software?

April 25, 2016, 11:30 pm

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I just bought a Raspberry Pi 3 Model B, along with a case, universal AC adapter, and 64GB MicroSD. The only thing I dont have for it is an external monitor, but I have no plans to buy one, since it isnt a necessity, and would be just another item I would have to carry around that takes up space. My immediate plan is to install either NOOBS or Raspbian, then maybe Kali or Arch awhile later.

 

This means I'll either have to remote in via SSH and VNC, or set up framebuffering. For SSH I'll be using Cygwin and MobaXterm Pro on PC, and JuiceSSH on Android. But I see there are lots of VNC softwares, both free and paid. I dont mind paying, but only if there are additional features that significantly add to the user experience and justify the cost. My preference is for free and open source softwares. My past experience with VNC is that it is nonintuitive, clunky, slow, and visually laggy, though this probably also depends on an decent network connection. It would be ideal to connect via a local network that has good bandwidth and doesnt depend on a Net connection, minimizing bandwidth usage and potential lagginess. I need an experience that is relatively smooth and not far behind what is happening in real-time.

 

Any recommendations?

 

Thanks!

Slow operations on small files.

April 28, 2016, 6:34 am

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Hello

 

Using IMDisk on Windows XP machine with 2GB DDR1 RAM.

 

File copy/read is very slow, directory with 2300 *.png files that is 12MB total takes like 2 minutes to copy from RAMDisk to RAMDisk. The transfer rate is below 120KB/s. To compare similar operation on my IDE HDD with 8MB Cache is done at 170KB/s speed.

 

I am not sure if it's IMDisk related, it could be my old hardware or CPU speed/bandwidth limiting the time to transfer those files. I have tested RAMDisk and according to CrystalDiskMark transfer rates for 4K files should be around 250-300MB/s. To compare for my HDD it's 0.5-2MB/s.

 

IMDisk settings were: 384MB size; FAT32; default cluster size; no TEMP; no AWE. Changing cluster size/TEMP/filesystem did not make huge difference, enabling AWE caused 4K CrystalDiskMark to slow down to 50-60MB/s.

 

Is there anything I can do to speed up such operations on small files? I need especially read to make certain applications run smoother.

 

Cheers.

How disable IDE controller (Secondary Master) in MS VPC 2007?

April 28, 2016, 7:13 am

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Some time ago I wrote something about MS VPC 2007:

For testing I use a MS VPC 2007 virtual machine but this machine have no possible remove CD-ROM drive in settings. Now I tried VMware Workstation 8 - this one allows remove CD-ROM drive in settings :-)

Today I found a solution how to disable the CD-ROM device (IDE controller). You have to enter incorrect absolute string in the IDE controller ID 1, location 0 in the file .vmc eg. a few small letters. In the example I used the word "dummy" and close tag </absolute>:

<ide_controller id="1">
    <location id="0">
        <drive_type type="integer">2</drive_type>
        <pathname>
            <absolute type="string">dummy</absolute>
            <relative type="string" />
        </pathname>
    </location>
</ide_controller>

Comparison of the presence of CD-ROM:

 

CMOS (device list and boot order):

 

GRUB4DOS (cdrom --init):

 

WInXP x86 (My computer, Device Manager and Disk management):

 

Now, after choosing the menu: CD -> Capture ISO Image... no display window Select CD Image to Capture.

 

Tested in MS VirtualPC 2007 for x64 version 6.0.192.0

Please test other version MS VPC and report.
Thx.

UEFI: BOOTMGR and Grub4DOS

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I'm trying to make a USB partition work on MBR and UEFI. From what I've read on the forum, this will work If I use bootmgr and add a new entry for the grldr loader file. 

I formated the disk as FAT32, modified the partition boot code to BOOTMGR, added the BCD files using windows bcdboot command: BCDBOOT c:\WINDOWS /s H: /f ALL . Copied over grldr and grldr.mbr. Added the grub4dos entry in the BCD store of BCD and EFI folders. 

 

When I try to boot it it displays the error: Cannot load grldr because a file is missing. 

 

Thank you