@all

Here some new information.

I tried another way to build my ipxe.iso. I tested rom-o-matic and included my ipxescript. It works but tomorrow i have to do further tests. But i’m still interested for some tips how to build it on centos.

@jbsclm

I used your script for some tests. For example:

1. Removable USB-Stick is set to the first boot-device in Bios --> OK
2. Hard Disk is set to second boot-device in Bios --> OK
3. Boot from USB-Stick to get an IP and FOG menu --> OK
4. If a task was generated on the FOG-Server, the task will run. -->
5. If no Task was generated on the FOG-Server, the client should boot from local hard disk. After 20 seconds the clients tries to start again from the usb-flashdisk.

ISOLINUX …
iPXE ISO boot image
Loading ipxe.krn…ready.

And then nothing.

@jbsclm Did you have the same problem ?

Thank.

First of all thanks for all answers.

@Sebastian Roth

i tried your solution and it fails. But i’m sure that is running. Because i tried the ISO from jbsclm --> “0_1448223513202_ipxe_ask33.zip” this works. It is nearly the same with some modifications (echos, reads, gotos and so on, and at the end of the code, there is also the command chain tftp://…). So this problem is solved.

The ISO from “jbsclm” is very good (Thanks! FYI it still works) but for my requirements it’s not enough.
Because of this i want to create my own ipxe script.
Now i think the way how i’m building / creating the ipxe.iso is wrong.

Here some basic information:

• CentOS 6.7
• cloned git repository ipxe

Here are my steps, how i’m building the ipxe.iso

1. editing the ipxescript for example:

!#ipxe
dhcp && goto bootup || 
echo FAIL

:bootup
echo Enter the IP-Address of the FOG-Server
read fog-server
chain http://${fog-server}/fog/service/ipxe/boot.php$mac=${net0/mac}

Everything as root…
2. make bin/ipxe.iso EMBED=ipxescript

3. copy created ipxe.iso from /ipxe/src/bin/ipxe.iso to some temp folder

4. create bootable stick or CD/DVD

5. try the ISO

My result: When i’m booting from the stick i see:

ISOLINUX …
iPXE ISO boot image
Loading ipxe.krn…ready.
_

And then the machine reboot automatically and this never stops.

Do i’m making something wrong ?

Thanks.

Richi

Hi,

i’m looking for a solution to boot machines without PXE-function and get the FOG-menu. (Register Host, Imaging Restoring and so on)

At first i tried it with gpxe (iso which emulate a pxe boot process), but this doesn’t work.
Then i read that it’s better to realize this with ipxe. So i followed this article: https://forums.fogproject.org/topic/4782/help-usb-boot-fog/27 but it don’t works full.

I get an IP via dhcp, this is ok. But what i have to do to get the FOG-menu ?

I cloned the ipxe repository from git and so on.

Editing the ipxescript

#!ipxe
dhcp
–> And now what i have to put there ? bzImage, init.xz or boot.php ???
–> My knowledge fails here

After this i would create the the iso for my bootable stick with make bin/ipxe.iso EMBED=ipxescript.

Have anyone some ideas ?
Is there someone with the same requirement ?

About an answer or help i would be very happy.

Thanks.

Richi

@all

Hi,

i think we can close this topic to solved.
I’ve found anouther solution to generate reports after a clamav-virus scan.

I will publish this when it’s ready.

Thanks for all answers and support

Richi

@x9rok fog.av

@ Tom Elliot

Hi,

to be sure i’ve done a fresh Fog-Server installation again.

1. Prepared CentOS for FOG (disbale iptables, selinux and so on…)
2. Installed FOG 1.2.0 and backup the database
3. Installed GIT and cloned the newest FOG-Trunk version

Now the FOG-Server installation has the version 5565.

Kernel Versions are:

• bzImage Version: 4.2.3
• bzImage32 Version: 4.2.3

Installation runs without errors.
So again i tried to register a host via “Perform full Host registration and Inventory”. This time it runs without an error At the end of this procedure i get the message “Done without imaging”. That’s ok. After this, “Attempting to send inventory” but no reboot will starts like before with the version 1.2.0.
On the Management console i can see a registered Host. Better then before ^^. With the trunk version before, this was not possible.

Then i started to run some Tasks. I tested for example the “Hardware Inventory Task”, this fails and the testclient goes into a loop. I opened the Logviewer to look for some errors --> white screen and nothing hanppens.

FOG 1.2.0

Now i think i really should go back to 1.2.0 without trunk. Everything what i need works fine with this version. Imaging, Restoring, all possible Tasks and Clamav, but only without reporting ^^

In our production environment our machines should have no internet connection. So for the Clamav-Scan i created a directory in /var/www/html/fog/clamav. A crontab-Job runs every day and download the newest virus signatures (main.cvd, daily.cvd, bytecode.cvd) and put it to these directory.

I’ve modifed the fog.av in /var/www/html/fog/service/ipxe.

Added some wget commands to download the virus signatures from the FOG-Server and not from the internet. So this works.

Here is the fog.av script with a comment in line 84.
I compared this script with the newest trunk update. It’s nearly the same. So i’m sure, that the Clamav-Scan with the newest trunk-version also won’t report a virus. You can see it only local on the machine at created directory /fog/log.txt.

I hope you can start something with these information.

@Sebastian Roth

Yes, my dhcp works. Client gets an IP and so on after iPXE.
Have done some tests with FOG 1.2.0 (Imaging, Restoring, Scanning, …) That’s ok.

Thanks. Richi

@george1421

Here is the error_log:

error_log

Richi

@Wayne-Workman @Tom Elliot

I have installed an upgrade like in the wiki described. Now the version of FOG is 5229.

So still i get the message “Unable to register for following reasons and then --> BLANK”.
I cannot test the clamav functionality cause i have no registered hosts in my database.

I have read the article “(r5207) Host Management bugs” but it doesn’t helped me. Is this an open bug too ? Is there anyone with the same problem ?

My last idea is to go back to FOG 1.2.0 without Trunk and to modify the fog.av-script to upload a virus found and add it to the database. Before i would try this, i hope to find some help or special tips here.

Thanks.

Richi

@Wayne-Workman

Okay, i will try this. Thanks for your answer.

@Tom Elliott

So i have done an upgrade via wget like you said.
Now the FOG-Server installation has the version 5209.

Kernel Versions are:

• bzImage Version: 3.15.6
• bzImage32 Version: 3.15.6

To be sure i removed the testclient from the hostlist and tried to add it again via “Perform full Host registration and inventory”. This procedure fails with following message: “Unable to register for the following reasons: and then --> BLANK…”.

I tried to use an existing host from the Hostlist and create a task (Clamav Virusscan). The task doesn’t run.
I started the testclient and you could see the FOG-Boot-Menu (Boot from local hard disk, Memtest and so on…)

When i try to delete a task, nothing happens and the task is still in the list.

So Tom do you have another idea ?
Is there a newer Version than 5209 ? If yes, how can i check this ?
Maybe there some other updates available ?

Thanks.

Richi