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Group: microsoft.public.windowsce.embedded · Group Profile
Author: Courteous
Date: Jun 15, 2008 22:52

Hi,

I am developing an image with CE 5 with a persistent hive based registry,
using an IDE hard disk with two partitions. The registry sits on the first
partition,
which is mounted as root. The first time the image boots (using the default
registry), both partitions mount fine.

The second and following times, the second partition does not mount
automatically, even though I am able to mount it manually. Deleting the
hives on the hard drive gets the 2nd partition to mount again. I would like
to find a way to make it mount automatically, or failing that a programmatic
way to mount a partition from a C#/managed application.

This problem is in the release version only, in the debug version it seems
to mount every time. It seems the part of the debug build that gets it to
work is filesys.exe (I took the debug filesys.exe and put it in the release
image, and that was enough to get it to work). I don't understand why though.

Switching off registry persistence (disabling PRJ_BOOTDEVICE_ATAPI,
PRJ_ENABLE_FSMOUNTASROOT, PRJ_ENABLE_FSREGHIVE, and changing to Ram&Rom file
system) stops the problem also.

This is on an Ampro Littleboard 800 (an X86) board. All boots hence wipe the
RAM. I use a BSP released by Ampro and standard WinCE catalog items. The
disk-related driver in the BSP is ichide.dll. The board uses an Intel
82801DBM ICH4-M chip, which implements IDE etc.

Below is a summary of the differences between the registries as seen by the
remote registry tool, for the 1st and 2nd boots. I can't see anything
obvious...

Any assistance would be appreciated.

Michael

Differences between 2nd partition mounting (first boot) and not mounting
(2nd boot)

In first registry only:

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE]
"Flags"=dword:00000004
"Class"=dword:00000000
"SubClass"=dword:00000000
"ProgIF"=dword:00000000
"VendorID"=dword:00000000
"DeviceID"=dword:00000000
"RevisionID"=dword:00000000
"SubVendorID"=dword:00000000
"SubSystemID"=dword:00000000
"InterfaceType"=dword:00000005
"BusNumber"=dword:00000000
"DeviceNumber"=dword:00000000
"FunctionNumber"=dword:00000000

In 2nd registry only:

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER]
"RegPersisted"=dword:00000001

This binary is different in each registry:

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Comm\RasBook\`Desktop @ 19200`]
"Entry"=hex:\

08,02,40,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,01,00,23,00,00,00,00,\

00,00,00,02,01,00,00,00,10,00,00,00,f0,03,c2,00,10,00,00,00,00,00,00,73,00,\

74,00,61,00,00,00,00,f0,03,c2,b0,7e,6a,81,a5,c7,24,80,b0,7e,6a,81,00,e0,03,\

c2,fa,0f,00,00,00,00,00,00,1b,ba,24,80,b0,7e,6a,81,00,10,00,00,c0,ad,6a,81,\

18,e8,02,16,b0,7e,6a,81,90,e7,02,16,00,10,00,00,00,10,00,00,6f,b5,24,80,b0,\

7e,6a,81,00,10,00,00,b0,7e,6a,81,f0,e7,02,16,bc,e7,02,16,b6,b4,24,80,b0,7e,\

************ IN FIRST REGISTRY **********

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Comm]
"BootCount"=dword:00000001

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Comm\PCI\E100CE1\Parms\TCPIP]
"LeaseObtainedHigh"=dword:01c8bca6
"LeaseObtainedLow"=dword:e3a69f80

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Comm\Security\Crypto]
"Seed"=hex:\
6a,37,80,71,44,78,d4,f4,88,b8,44,b4,39,37,ff,8b,cc,a3,c6,ab

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Comm\SecurityProviders\SCHANNEL]
"RNG"=hex:\

5e,12,ee,9a,3b,10,94,47,7b,e5,31,40,2d,50,e4,f5,1a,c1,31,0b,4b,b3,79,6a,6a,\
c8,ec,e8,86,7c,53,78

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Services\SMBServer]
"GUID"=hex:\
c3,7e,9c,42,4c,a0,eb,8f,7b,4d,be,d4,2d,85,67,0d

*** The "Hnd" is different in each of these keys. Also "BusParent" is
different in 36-39

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Drivers\Active\09]
"Hnd"=dword:00039ee0
"Key"="Drivers\\BuiltIn\\PCCARD"
"BusParent"=dword:00034250
"InterfaceType"=dword:00000000
"BusName"="BuiltIn_0_17_0"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Drivers\Active\10]
"Hnd"=dword:0003a2f0
"Name"="COM1:"
"Key"="Drivers\\BuiltIn\\Serial"
"BusParent"=dword:00034250
"InterfaceType"=dword:00000000
"BusName"="BuiltIn_0_18_0"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Drivers\Active\11]
"Hnd"=dword:0003b840
"Name"="COM2:"
"Key"="Drivers\\BuiltIn\\Serial2"
"BusParent"=dword:00034250
"InterfaceType"=dword:00000000
"BusName"="BuiltIn_0_19_0"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Drivers\Active\12]
"Hnd"=dword:0003cd90
"Name"="COM3:"
"Key"="Drivers\\BuiltIn\\Serial3"
"BusParent"=dword:00034250
"InterfaceType"=dword:00000000
"BusName"="BuiltIn_0_20_0"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Drivers\Active\13]
"Hnd"=dword:0003cba0
"Name"="COM4:"
"Key"="Drivers\\BuiltIn\\Serial4"
"BusParent"=dword:00034250
"InterfaceType"=dword:00000000
"BusName"="BuiltIn_0_21_0"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Drivers\Active\14]
"Hnd"=dword:0003f3c0
"Name"="NLD1:"
"Key"="Drivers\\BuiltIn\\NLed"
"BusParent"=dword:00034250
"InterfaceType"=dword:00000000
"BusName"="BuiltIn_0_22_0"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Drivers\Active\15]
"Hnd"=dword:0003f6f0
"Name"="NDS0:"
"Key"="Drivers\\BuiltIn\\NDIS"
"BusParent"=dword:00034250
"InterfaceType"=dword:00000000
"BusName"="BuiltIn_0_1_0"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Drivers\Active\16]
"Hnd"=dword:00040ca0
"Key"="Drivers\\BuiltIn\\TAPI"
"BusParent"=dword:00034250
"InterfaceType"=dword:00000000
"BusName"="BuiltIn_0_10_0"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Drivers\Active\17]
"Hnd"=dword:00040db0
"Name"="WAM1:"
"Key"="Drivers\\BuiltIn\\WAPIMAN"
"BusParent"=dword:00034250
"InterfaceType"=dword:00000000
"BusName"="BuiltIn_0_11_0"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Drivers\Active\18]
"Hnd"=dword:000479e0
"Name"="SIP0:"
"Key"="Drivers\\BuiltIn\\SIP"
"BusParent"=dword:00034250
"InterfaceType"=dword:00000000
"BusName"="BuiltIn_0_12_0"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Drivers\Active\19]
"Hnd"=dword:00047d20
"Name"="TKT1:"
"Key"="Drivers\\BuiltIn\\TouchKit1"
"BusParent"=dword:00034250
"InterfaceType"=dword:00000000
"BusName"="BuiltIn_0_15_0"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Drivers\Active\20]
"Hnd"=dword:000484b0
"Name"="TKT2:"
"Key"="Drivers\\BuiltIn\\TouchKit2"
"BusParent"=dword:00034250
"InterfaceType"=dword:00000000
"BusName"="BuiltIn_0_16_0"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Drivers\Active\23]
"Hnd"=dword:00049140
"Name"="IPD0:"
"Key"="TCPIP\\IPDevice"
"ClientInfo"=dword:00000000

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Drivers\Active\24]
"Hnd"=dword:00049450
"Name"="TCP0:"
"Key"="TCPIP\\TCPDevice"
"ClientInfo"=dword:00000000

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Drivers\Active\27]
"Hnd"=dword:00049760
"Name"="IP60:"
"Key"="TCPIP6\\IPDevice"
"ClientInfo"=dword:00000000

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Drivers\Active\28]
"Hnd"=dword:0004da70
"Name"="DP60:"
"Key"="TCPIP6\\DHCPV6L"
"ClientInfo"=dword:00000000

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Drivers\Active\29]
"Hnd"=dword:00050640
"Name"="UIO1:"
"Key"="Drivers\\BuiltIn\\NDISUIO"
"BusParent"=dword:00034250
"InterfaceType"=dword:00000000
"BusName"="BuiltIn_0_4_0"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Drivers\Active\30]
"Hnd"=dword:00050980
"Name"="ARS1:"
"Key"="Drivers\\BuiltIn\\autoras"
"BusParent"=dword:00034250
"InterfaceType"=dword:00000000
"BusName"="BuiltIn_0_3_0"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Drivers\Active\31]
"Hnd"=dword:00050d00
"Name"="V6H1:"
"Key"="Drivers\\BuiltIn\\ipv6hlp"
"BusParent"=dword:00034250
"InterfaceType"=dword:00000000
"BusName"="BuiltIn_0_7_0"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Drivers\Active\32]
"Hnd"=dword:00050b10
"Name"="NPW1:"
"Key"="Drivers\\BuiltIn\\NdisPower"
"BusParent"=dword:00034250
"InterfaceType"=dword:00000000
"BusName"="BuiltIn_0_5_0"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Drivers\Active\33]
"Hnd"=dword:000510b0
"Name"="ETM1:"
"Key"="Drivers\\BuiltIn\\Ethman"
"BusParent"=dword:00034250
"InterfaceType"=dword:00000000
"BusName"="BuiltIn_0_6_0"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Drivers\Active\34]
"Hnd"=dword:000513e0
"Name"="NBT1:"
"Key"="Drivers\\BuiltIn\\Netbios"
"BusParent"=dword:00034250
"InterfaceType"=dword:00000000
"BusName"="BuiltIn_0_13_0"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Drivers\Active\35]
"Hnd"=dword:00051720
"Key"="Drivers\\BuiltIn\\PCI"
"BusParent"=dword:00034250
"InterfaceType"=dword:00000000
"BusName"="BuiltIn_0_0_0"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Drivers\Active\36]
"Hnd"=dword:0005ed30
"Name"="WAV1:"
"Key"="Drivers\\BuiltIn\\PCI\\Instance\\ichac971"
"BusParent"=dword:00051720
"InterfaceType"=dword:00000005
"BusName"="PCI_0_31_5"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Drivers\Active\37]
"Hnd"=dword:0005eb70
"Name"="HCD1:"
"Key"="Drivers\\BuiltIn\\PCI\\Instance\\UHCI2"
"BusParent"=dword:00051720
"InterfaceType"=dword:00000005
"BusName"="PCI_0_29_1"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Drivers\Active\38]
"Hnd"=dword:00050ec0
"Name"="HCD2:"
"Key"="Drivers\\BuiltIn\\PCI\\Instance\\UHCI1"
"BusParent"=dword:00051720
"InterfaceType"=dword:00000005
"BusName"="PCI_0_29_0"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Drivers\Active\39]
"Hnd"=dword:004b3f00
"Name"="HCD3:"
"Key"="Drivers\\BuiltIn\\PCI\\Instance\\ehci1"
"BusParent"=dword:00051720
"InterfaceType"=dword:00000005
"BusName"="PCI_0_29_7"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Drivers\Active\40]
"Hnd"=dword:004b8110
"Key"="Drivers\\BuiltIn\\ErrorReporting"
"BusParent"=dword:00034250
"InterfaceType"=dword:00000000
"BusName"="BuiltIn_0_14_0"

************ IN SECOND REGISTRY **********

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Comm]
"BootCount"=dword:00000002

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Comm\PCI\E100CE1\Parms\TCPIP]
"LeaseObtainedHigh"=dword:01c8bca9
"LeaseObtainedLow"=dword:b3143500

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Comm\Security\Crypto]
"Seed"=hex:\
0e,eb,6a,34,57,74,a9,6a,3f,b9,7c,49,7f,56,27,d4,59,ca,86,d3

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Comm\SecurityProviders\SCHANNEL]
"RNG"=hex:\

b6,4e,9e,2c,f3,5e,73,b5,8d,b9,ae,ac,16,92,79,3d,e5,cc,13,95,1a,23,dd,33,c5,\
d3,ea,16,44,83,a5,8e

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Services\SMBServer]
"GUID"=hex:\
7a,0b,5a,f3,60,81,ae,07,de,fd,20,b5,31,4d,c4,f0

*** The "Hnd" is different in each of these keys. Also "BusParent" is
different in 36-39

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Drivers\Active\09]
"Hnd"=dword:000340a0
"Key"="Drivers\\BuiltIn\\PCCARD"
"BusParent"=dword:00034250
"InterfaceType"=dword:00000000
"BusName"="BuiltIn_0_17_0"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Drivers\Active\10]
"Hnd"=dword:0003a3b0
"Name"="COM1:"
"Key"="Drivers\\BuiltIn\\Serial"
"BusParent"=dword:00034250
"InterfaceType"=dword:00000000
"BusName"="BuiltIn_0_18_0"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Drivers\Active\11]
"Hnd"=dword:0003b900
"Name"="COM2:"
"Key"="Drivers\\BuiltIn\\Serial2"
"BusParent"=dword:00034250
"InterfaceType"=dword:00000000
"BusName"="BuiltIn_0_19_0"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Drivers\Active\12]
"Hnd"=dword:0003ce50
"Name"="COM3:"
"Key"="Drivers\\BuiltIn\\Serial3"
"BusParent"=dword:00034250
"InterfaceType"=dword:00000000
"BusName"="BuiltIn_0_20_0"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Drivers\Active\13]
"Hnd"=dword:0003b7b0
"Name"="COM4:"
"Key"="Drivers\\BuiltIn\\Serial4"
"BusParent"=dword:00034250
"InterfaceType"=dword:00000000
"BusName"="BuiltIn_0_21_0"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Drivers\Active\14]
"Hnd"=dword:0003f330
"Name"="NLD1:"
"Key"="Drivers\\BuiltIn\\NLed"
"BusParent"=dword:00034250
"InterfaceType"=dword:00000000
"BusName"="BuiltIn_0_22_0"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Drivers\Active\15]
"Hnd"=dword:0003f660
"Name"="NDS0:"
"Key"="Drivers\\BuiltIn\\NDIS"
"BusParent"=dword:00034250
"InterfaceType"=dword:00000000
"BusName"="BuiltIn_0_1_0"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Drivers\Active\16]
"Hnd"=dword:00040d90
"Key"="Drivers\\BuiltIn\\TAPI"
"BusParent"=dword:00034250
"InterfaceType"=dword:00000000
"BusName"="BuiltIn_0_10_0"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Drivers\Active\17]
"Hnd"=dword:00040ea0
"Name"="WAM1:"
"Key"="Drivers\\BuiltIn\\WAPIMAN"
"BusParent"=dword:00034250
"InterfaceType"=dword:00000000
"BusName"="BuiltIn_0_11_0"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Drivers\Active\18]
"Hnd"=dword:00047a20
"Name"="SIP0:"
"Key"="Drivers\\BuiltIn\\SIP"
"BusParent"=dword:00034250
"InterfaceType"=dword:00000000
"BusName"="BuiltIn_0_12_0"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Drivers\Active\19]
"Hnd"=dword:00047d60
"Name"="TKT1:"
"Key"="Drivers\\BuiltIn\\TouchKit1"
"BusParent"=dword:00034250
"InterfaceType"=dword:00000000
"BusName"="BuiltIn_0_15_0"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Drivers\Active\20]
"Hnd"=dword:000484f0
"Name"="TKT2:"
"Key"="Drivers\\BuiltIn\\TouchKit2"
"BusParent"=dword:00034250
"InterfaceType"=dword:00000000
"BusName"="BuiltIn_0_16_0"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Drivers\Active\23]
"Hnd"=dword:00049180
"Name"="IPD0:"
"Key"="TCPIP\\IPDevice"
"ClientInfo"=dword:00000000

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Drivers\Active\24]
"Hnd"=dword:00049490
"Name"="TCP0:"
"Key"="TCPIP\\TCPDevice"
"ClientInfo"=dword:00000000

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Drivers\Active\27]
"Hnd"=dword:000497a0
"Name"="IP60:"
"Key"="TCPIP6\\IPDevice"
"ClientInfo"=dword:00000000

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Drivers\Active\28]
"Hnd"=dword:0004d9a0
"Name"="DP60:"
"Key"="TCPIP6\\DHCPV6L"
"ClientInfo"=dword:00000000

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Drivers\Active\29]
"Hnd"=dword:00050570
"Name"="UIO1:"
"Key"="Drivers\\BuiltIn\\NDISUIO"
"BusParent"=dword:00034250
"InterfaceType"=dword:00000000
"BusName"="BuiltIn_0_4_0"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Drivers\Active\30]
"Hnd"=dword:000508b0
"Name"="ARS1:"
"Key"="Drivers\\BuiltIn\\autoras"
"BusParent"=dword:00034250
"InterfaceType"=dword:00000000
"BusName"="BuiltIn_0_3_0"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Drivers\Active\31]
"Hnd"=dword:00050c30
"Name"="V6H1:"
"Key"="Drivers\\BuiltIn\\ipv6hlp"
"BusParent"=dword:00034250
"InterfaceType"=dword:00000000
"BusName"="BuiltIn_0_7_0"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Drivers\Active\32]
"Hnd"=dword:0004b140
"Name"="NPW1:"
"Key"="Drivers\\BuiltIn\\NdisPower"
"BusParent"=dword:00034250
"InterfaceType"=dword:00000000
"BusName"="BuiltIn_0_5_0"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Drivers\Active\33]
"Hnd"=dword:0004be10
"Name"="ETM1:"
"Key"="Drivers\\BuiltIn\\Ethman"
"BusParent"=dword:00034250
"InterfaceType"=dword:00000000
"BusName"="BuiltIn_0_6_0"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Drivers\Active\34]
"Hnd"=dword:00051050
"Name"="NBT1:"
"Key"="Drivers\\BuiltIn\\Netbios"
"BusParent"=dword:00034250
"InterfaceType"=dword:00000000
"BusName"="BuiltIn_0_13_0"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Drivers\Active\35]
"Hnd"=dword:00051390
"Key"="Drivers\\BuiltIn\\PCI"
"BusParent"=dword:00034250
"InterfaceType"=dword:00000000
"BusName"="BuiltIn_0_0_0"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Drivers\Active\36]
"Hnd"=dword:0005ed00
"Name"="WAV1:"
"Key"="Drivers\\BuiltIn\\PCI\\Instance\\ichac971"
"BusParent"=dword:00051390
"InterfaceType"=dword:00000005
"BusName"="PCI_0_31_5"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Drivers\Active\37]
"Hnd"=dword:0005eb40
"Name"="HCD1:"
"Key"="Drivers\\BuiltIn\\PCI\\Instance\\UHCI2"
"BusParent"=dword:00051390
"InterfaceType"=dword:00000005
"BusName"="PCI_0_29_1"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Drivers\Active\38]
"Hnd"=dword:00051200
"Name"="HCD2:"
"Key"="Drivers\\BuiltIn\\PCI\\Instance\\UHCI1"
"BusParent"=dword:00051390
"InterfaceType"=dword:00000005
"BusName"="PCI_0_29_0"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Drivers\Active\39]
"Hnd"=dword:0005d6a0
"Name"="HCD3:"
"Key"="Drivers\\BuiltIn\\PCI\\Instance\\ehci1"
"BusParent"=dword:00051390
"InterfaceType"=dword:00000005
"BusName"="PCI_0_29_7"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Drivers\Active\40]
"Hnd"=dword:004d8100
"Key"="Drivers\\BuiltIn\\ErrorReporting"
"BusParent"=dword:00034250
"InterfaceType"=dword:00000000
"BusName"="BuiltIn_0_14_0"
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