Boot disks built with Ghost Solution Suite will not automatically call ghost executable to launch after booting

Products

• Ghost Solution Suite

Issue/Introduction

Ghost does not run on its own after booting to boot disk created with Ghost Solution Suite

Environment

Release: Ghost Solution Suite 3.x

 

Cause

When using boot disk creator from the Ghost Solution Suite console and building a configuration, the Ghost executable/s are not part of the configuration and must be manually added.

Resolution

After a 'Stand alone' or 'Network' configuration has been compiled, perform the following steps:

• Right-click on the configuration name in left panel and select Add > File
• navigate to <install drv>:\program files (x86)\Altiris\eXpress\Deployment Server\Ghost and the appropriate ghost executable. ( ghost64.exe for winpe x64 and ghost32.exe for winpe x86 environments)
• From the left panel go to startup.bat file and edit the file and add x:\ghost64.exe or x:\ghost32.exe ( depends on the winpe architecture  here )
• Save the configuration
• Then right-click on the Configuration name and go to create boot disk
• Once compilation is done insert bootdisk into computer system and boot from the device and ghost will execute once booted in.

Note: If using Ghost Standard Tools ghost executable will be part of the configuration if <all> or GSS is selected from the OEM Extension drop down menu in step 1 of 5 when bootwiz.exe is running