[GH-ISSUE #247] After downloading the Windows installation file, wimboot prompts 'bad cpio magic' #1648

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opened 2026-03-01 18:35:07 +03:00 by kerem · 4 comments
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Originally created by @ghost on GitHub (Jul 1, 2018).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/netbootxyz/netboot.xyz/issues/247

Hello, when I use ipmi to mount netboot.xyz.iso and restart to download the Windows installation file, wimboot prompts 'bad cpio magic'. Why is this?Thank you!

Originally created by @ghost on GitHub (Jul 1, 2018). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/netbootxyz/netboot.xyz/issues/247 Hello, when I use ipmi to mount netboot.xyz.iso and restart to download the Windows installation file, wimboot prompts 'bad cpio magic'. Why is this?Thank you!
kerem 2026-03-01 18:35:07 +03:00
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@ghost commented on GitHub (Jul 2, 2018):

But the windows image I provide can work on the vultr machine via netboot.xyz.
I tried it twice on the machine that prompted 'bad cpio magic', but the same prompt appeared.

<!-- gh-comment-id:401651906 --> @ghost commented on GitHub (Jul 2, 2018): But the windows image I provide can work on the vultr machine via netboot.xyz. I tried it twice on the machine that prompted 'bad cpio magic', but the same prompt appeared.
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@ghost commented on GitHub (Jul 2, 2018):

My server hardware is:
Processor: ATOM D525
Memory: 4G DDR2
Hard Disk: 120G SSD
Ipmi is Supermicro's

<!-- gh-comment-id:401652466 --> @ghost commented on GitHub (Jul 2, 2018): My server hardware is: Processor: ATOM D525 Memory: 4G DDR2 Hard Disk: 120G SSD Ipmi is Supermicro's
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@ghost commented on GitHub (Jul 2, 2018):

My iso name is cn_windows_10_multi-edition_version_1709_updated_dec_2017_x64_dvd_100406696.iso
Mounted to /var/www/html/x64
Web server is apache (httpd) installed via yum

<!-- gh-comment-id:401653347 --> @ghost commented on GitHub (Jul 2, 2018): My iso name is cn_windows_10_multi-edition_version_1709_updated_dec_2017_x64_dvd_100406696.iso Mounted to /var/www/html/x64 Web server is apache (httpd) installed via yum
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@antonym commented on GitHub (Dec 29, 2019):

May be resolved with recent commit: github.com/netbootxyz/netboot.xyz@cef54a2ac3

<!-- gh-comment-id:569545908 --> @antonym commented on GitHub (Dec 29, 2019): May be resolved with recent commit: https://github.com/netbootxyz/netboot.xyz/commit/cef54a2ac3a288c1727fdd3da5c0bbb135f928b1
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