Server boot stops at os selection

[Guest IRMC.Paul]

I have a three node cluster of Win Ent 2003 and all three nodes are stopping

at the OS selection screen when rebooting. The only options at the screen are

the OS or Command Console. If you watch the server the timer flashes on the

screen then just goes away, it never counts down. The server will stay on

that screen until you hit enter to select the OS or console to boot.

 

Here is the boot.ini

 

[boot loader]

timeout=15

default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS

redirect=UseBiosSettings

[operating systems]

multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Windows Server 2003,

Enterprise" /noexecute=optout /fastdetect /PAE /redirect /3GB /USERVA=3030

C:\CMDCONS\BOOTSECT.DAT="Microsoft Windows Recovery Console" /cmdcons

 

Any help is appreciated.

[Guest Dave Patrick]

Re: Server boot stops at os selection

 

Maybe this helps.

http://technet2.microsoft.com/windowsserver/en/library/6e019590-5f92-445d-977f-d05047437dfe1033.mspx?mfr=true

 

 

 

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Regards,

 

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.

Microsoft Certified Professional

Microsoft MVP [Windows]

http://www.microsoft.com/protect

 

"IRMC.Paul" wrote:

>I have a three node cluster of Win Ent 2003 and all three nodes are

>stopping

> at the OS selection screen when rebooting. The only options at the screen

> are

> the OS or Command Console. If you watch the server the timer flashes on

> the

> screen then just goes away, it never counts down. The server will stay on

> that screen until you hit enter to select the OS or console to boot.

>

> Here is the boot.ini

>

> [boot loader]

> timeout=15

> default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS

> redirect=UseBiosSettings

> [operating systems]

> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Windows Server 2003,

> Enterprise" /noexecute=optout /fastdetect /PAE /redirect /3GB /USERVA=3030

> C:\CMDCONS\BOOTSECT.DAT="Microsoft Windows Recovery Console" /cmdcons

>

> Any help is appreciated.

[Guest IRMC.Paul]

Re: Server boot stops at os selection

 

I've not been able to correct this problem with the given information.

 

I tried removing the /redirect but the condition persists.

 

"Dave Patrick" wrote:

> Maybe this helps.

> http://technet2.microsoft.com/windowsserver/en/library/6e019590-5f92-445d-977f-d05047437dfe1033.mspx?mfr=true

>

>

>

> --

>

> Regards,

>

> Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.

> Microsoft Certified Professional

> Microsoft MVP [Windows]

> http://www.microsoft.com/protect

>

> "IRMC.Paul" wrote:

> >I have a three node cluster of Win Ent 2003 and all three nodes are

> >stopping

> > at the OS selection screen when rebooting. The only options at the screen

> > are

> > the OS or Command Console. If you watch the server the timer flashes on

> > the

> > screen then just goes away, it never counts down. The server will stay on

> > that screen until you hit enter to select the OS or console to boot.

> >

> > Here is the boot.ini

> >

> > [boot loader]

> > timeout=15

> > default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS

> > redirect=UseBiosSettings

> > [operating systems]

> > multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Windows Server 2003,

> > Enterprise" /noexecute=optout /fastdetect /PAE /redirect /3GB /USERVA=3030

> > C:\CMDCONS\BOOTSECT.DAT="Microsoft Windows Recovery Console" /cmdcons

> >

> > Any help is appreciated.

>

>

[Guest Dave Patrick]

Re: Server boot stops at os selection

 

What happens if you boot from floppy?

 

Try creating a boot disk. For the floppy to successfully boot Windows 2003

the disk must contain the "NT" boot sector. Format a diskette (on a Windows

2003 machine, not a DOS/Win9x, so the NT boot sector gets written to the

floppy), and copy Windows 2003 versions of ntldr, ntdetect.com, and boot.ini

to it. Edit the boot.ini to give it a correct ARC path for the machine you

wish to boot. Below is an example of boot.ini. The default is to start the

operating system located on the first partition of the primary or first

drive (drive0). Then drive0 partition 2 and so on.

 

[boot loader]

timeout=10

default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS

[operating systems]

multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Windows 2003 0,1"

multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Windows 2003 0,2"

multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Windows 2003 1,1"

multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Windows 2003 1,2"

 

 

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Regards,

 

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.

Microsoft Certified Professional

Microsoft MVP [Windows]

http://www.microsoft.com/protect

 

"IRMC.Paul" wrote:

> I've not been able to correct this problem with the given information.

>

> I tried removing the /redirect but the condition persists.