Contents ======= Introduction Settings GUI Settings Config.ini settings Run as Service Firewall Settings Test System(s) Miscellaneous Troubleshooting Boot Loaders ========== PXELINUX Grub4Dos iPXE Boot ==== Floppy Disk Image ISO Image Linux ===== CentOS - Network... Debian - Network... FatDog GPartEd ubuntu/Lubuntu ubuntu - Network... WinPE ===== WinPE WinPE (wimboot) Multiple WinPE Net Install Windows =============== RIS Troubleshooting RIS Install Windows NT 6.* Install Windows NT 5.* SANBOOT (AoE) ================ AoE (Windows T... AoE (Install Driver... AoE (Install Driver... AoE (Clone... SANBOOT (iSCSI) ================ iSCSI (Windows T... iSCSI (Kernsafe... iSCSI (Microsoft... iSCSI (pyTarget) iSCSI (Clone... iSCSI (Install... iSCSI ...CentOS iSCSI ...ubuntu iSCSI ...ubuntu (2) Miscellaneous =========== Capture Windows... Copy Windows... Network Adapter C... Unbinding The Light... Digital Forensic Acq... iPXE - How to... Appendices ========= Contents of pxesrv.zip Erwan's FAQ Acknowledgements...

Troubleshooting RIS

Issues -

• Hangs at Windows Setup (Please wait...)
• File caused an unexpected error (21)...1
• File caused an unexpected error (21)...2
• BSOD - 0xBB Error Code
• Hangs at Splash Screen

Hangs at Windows Setup (Please wait...)

Issue

The installation hangs on the following screen -

Tiny PXE Server log -
23:34:54 NCR:requested VID:0x1022 PID:0x2000 Subsys:0x20001022 23:34:54 NCR:could not find driver informations 1

Solution

Add driver .inf file for the client's network adapter to C:\pxesrv\files\INF directory.

File caused an unexpected error (21)...1

Issue

File *.sys caused an error (E.g. File pcntpci5.sys caused an unexpected error (21) at line 3788 in d:\xpsp\base\boot\setup\setup.c.) -

Tiny PXE Server log -
10:44:30 TFTPd:DoReadFile OpenError:\winxp\i386\pcntpci5.sy_ Cannot open file "C:\pxesrv\files\winxp\i386\pcntpci5.sy_". The system cannot find the file specified 10:44:30 TFTPd:DoReadFile OpenError:\winxp\i386\pcntpci5.sys Cannot open file "C:\pxesrv\files\winxp\i386\pcntpci5.sys". The system cannot find the path specified

The *.sys specified in the driver *.inf could not be loaded.

Solution

Copy the .sys file (E.g. pcntpci5.sys) to you Windows source file directory (e.g. C:\pxesrv\files\winxp\I386)

File caused an unexpected error (21)...2

Issue

Error message File  caused an unexpected error (21) at line 3788 in d:\xpsp\base\boot\setup\setup.c. - no filename specified -

Tiny PXE Server log -
10:44:30 TFTPd:DoReadFile OpenError:\winxp\i386\._ Cannot open file "C:\pxesrv\files\winxp\i386\._". The system cannot find the file specified 10:44:30 TFTPd:DoReadFile OpenError:\winxp\i386\ Cannot open file "C:\pxesrv\files\winxp\i386\". The system cannot find the path specified

Note that the client is attempting to load the following files -

• \winxp\i386\._
• \winxp\i386\

Solution

This is an issue with Tiny PXE Server's built in BINL service. Try using an alternative BINL service (see here).

BSOD - 0xBB Error Code

Issue

Splash screen loads successfully, but is followed by a BSOD *** STOP: 0x000000BB error -

Solution

This may be an issue with Tiny PXE Server's built in BINL service. Try using an alternative BINL service (see here).

Hangs at Splash Screen

Issue

Installation hangs at the splashscreen -

Log entry -
10:51:58 TFTPd:DoReadFile:\winxp\i386\mrxsmb.sy_ B:1432 T:218709 10:51:58 TFTPd:TransferComplete=True (192.168.2.2:39245)

This is most likely due to a share issue.

Solution

Ensure that the share containing your source files (e.g. C:\pxesrv\files) is setup as a Null Session Share (see here).

Document date - 28^th February 2017(DRAFT)