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Symantec Deploy Center / Ghost PXE Boot Question

Asked by: rob5678

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We own the entire Ghost solution Suite 2.5.  I just completed the PXE boot setup process as outlined by Symantec.  The PXE boot seems to work except when it gets to loading the B57.DOS file  it fails;  it says:  BAD or MISSING FILE:   B57.DOS.  This is obviously a Broadcom driver which I just downloaded from their website.  I have the config.sys, protocol.ini and command.com set properly.  Im not sure why its failing.  The file is in the NET directory as it should be and the path seems correct.  If anyone has some information, I would greatly appreciate it!  Thank you.

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by: MYCUPosted on 2009-08-25 at 11:24:27ID: 25180593

What is the path to where the driver is located?

 

by: rob5678Posted on 2009-08-25 at 12:10:09ID: 25181085

the path is a:\net

 

by: MYCUPosted on 2009-08-25 at 12:17:06ID: 25181155

Did you go through the ghost boot wizard?

 

by: rob5678Posted on 2009-08-25 at 16:04:07ID: 25183109

Let me clarify my problem&While using Symantec Deploy Center, I setup a PXE boot using the following document from Symantec:  http://service1.symantec.com/support/on-technology.nsf/854fa02b4f5013678825731a007d06af/e5f5c337ab1999ba882573910082b731?OpenDocument

When I completed all required steps (including creating the VFD),  I boot from a client computer to test the PXE boot.  It starts to PXE boot and I see the Network Boot menu option which I created according to the instructions from Symantec.  I select the Network Boot option and it gains an IP address (probably from the universal PXE driver), then it starts to run the config.sys, command.com, protocol.ini and autoexec.bat.  During boot, I receive an error message which states:  BAD or MISSING FILE:   B57.DOS.  As we all know, B57.dos is the NDIS driver for the Broadcom Gigabit network adapter.  This is where Im lost.  I dont know why its failing at this file.  The file is there, its in the correct location.  Yes, I have downloaded the newest version, and downloaded it multiple times to ensure it was not corrupt.  Does anyone have any insight as to why this is happening?  Please let me know.  I very much appreciate any assistance.  Thank you.

 

by: MYCUPosted on 2009-08-25 at 17:01:19ID: 25183409

When creating the VFD are you using option A or B. If using option A then that requires you to add the Broadcom driver through the ghost boot wizard. When doing that you need to make sure the driver is named b57$. If you are using option B then you need to rename B57.DOS to b57$.

 

by: rob5678Posted on 2009-08-25 at 17:14:08ID: 25183470

Ok, I think we're getting closer.  I selected option B and did rename it to b57$ for the protocol.ini file.  Does this mean that the file in the net directory needs to be renamed to b57$ (that's the source file)?  If so, what should I do with the config.sys file which this file is also named b57.dos?  Thank you - I really appreciate your time.

 

by: MYCUPosted on 2009-08-26 at 08:22:21ID: 25188667

Leave the source file as it is (B57.DOS), but try renaming the config.sys file to b57$ and see if that makes a difference. DEVICE=\net\b57$

 

by: rob5678Posted on 2009-09-01 at 15:54:12ID: 25236968

Thank you all for your assistance.  The problem has been resolved. I selected the Microsoft TCP /IP for the boot disk creation instead of the standalone.  This fixed the problem.  Thank you

 

by: MYCUPosted on 2009-09-01 at 16:18:49ID: 25237070

I'm glad you were able to resolve your issue.

Take care.

 

by: rob5678Posted on 2009-09-18 at 06:57:20ID: 25365985

The problem has been resolved.

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