Problems with Imaging

[David Hahn]

I’m trying to image a machine. Once the image is complete when you try to boot from the hard disk it there is just a blank screen. I thought it might be an issue with the computer, but I put the image of what the machine used to be, and it works. That lead me to believe it was an issue with the image file itself, but I have put that same image on multiple different machines. Any help would be appreciated.

[Blackout]

Sounds like an MBR issue with your image.

[Mike White]

Yes and I have seen where BIOS settings and Kernel versions can complicate this situation.

[David Hahn]

So I’m guessing there is no easy fix to it?

[Blackout]

Have you tried all of the easy things?

[LIST]
[]chkdsk?
[]Make sure your MBR isnt corrupted?
[*]Read the wiki?
[/LIST]

[Mike White]

Yes try the simple stuff mentioned above. On some cheaper hardware we have (OLPC or VIA chipsets) I have had to use really old boot kernels to get things to work. Some were in the area of FOG Kernel ID 1025 or so.

[Blackout]

What is the image type? Single or Multi-partition?

[David Hahn]

The image is a single partition so it can be re-sized

[Blackout]

To rule out the resizing as a problem, try re-uploading the image as a Multi-Partition Single Disk image.

Please report back if the Multi-Partition image boots correctly after deployment.