Here are my results after using absolute paths as you last posted:
5.2.8 chain.c32
Using fs (APPEND fs ntldr=/bootmgr) resulted in the following error:
Using hd0,1 (APPEND hd0,1 ntldr=/bootmgr) resulted in the following error:
Using hd0 (APPEND hd0 ntldr=/bootmgr) resulted in the following problem:
(bootmgr loaded but BCD bombed)
Using (APPEND ntldr=/bootmgr) resulted in the following error:
5.2.6 chain.c32
Using fs (APPEND fs ntldr=/bootmgr) worked as expected.
Using hd0,1 (APPEND hd0,1 ntldr=/bootmgr) worked as expected.
Using hd0 (APPEND hd0 ntldr=/bootmgr) resulted in the following problem:
(bootmgr loaded but BCD bombed)
Using (APPEND ntldr=/bootmgr) resulted in the following error:
All tests were ran on the same hardware using the same USB port and USB drive. Additionally, the ONLY difference was using a different chain.c32 file as noted above.
Thanks
5.2.8 chain.c32
Using fs (APPEND fs ntldr=/bootmgr) resulted in the following error:
Code:
Insane primary (MBR) partition.
Can't find myself on the drive I booted from.
Can't find myself on the drive I booted from.
Using hd0,1 (APPEND hd0,1 ntldr=/bootmgr) resulted in the following error:
Code:
Insane primary (MBR) partition.
Requested disk / partition combination not found.
Requested disk / partition combination not found.
Using hd0 (APPEND hd0 ntldr=/bootmgr) resulted in the following problem:
(bootmgr loaded but BCD bombed)
Code:
File: \Boot\BCD
Status: 0xc0000225
An error occurred while attempting to read the boot configuration data.
Status: 0xc0000225
An error occurred while attempting to read the boot configuration data.
Using (APPEND ntldr=/bootmgr) resulted in the following error:
Code:
Couldn't read the boot file.
5.2.6 chain.c32
Using fs (APPEND fs ntldr=/bootmgr) worked as expected.
Using hd0,1 (APPEND hd0,1 ntldr=/bootmgr) worked as expected.
Using hd0 (APPEND hd0 ntldr=/bootmgr) resulted in the following problem:
(bootmgr loaded but BCD bombed)
Code:
File: \Boot\BCD
Status: 0xc0000225
An error occurred while attempting to read the boot configuration data.
Status: 0xc0000225
An error occurred while attempting to read the boot configuration data.
Using (APPEND ntldr=/bootmgr) resulted in the following error:
Code:
Couldn't read the boot file.
All tests were ran on the same hardware using the same USB port and USB drive. Additionally, the ONLY difference was using a different chain.c32 file as noted above.
Thanks