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  Good morning everyone, I could use some help with a FOG Project setup.

  I’ve installed Linux Server with a static IP and successfully configured FOG. Everything seems to be running fine—I’ve already captured two Windows VM images without any issues.

  However, I’m having trouble deploying these images to physical hardware. Here is what I’ve done so far:

  Disabled Secure Boot.

  Set the boot priority to Network Boot (IPv4).

  When I start the physical machine, it attempts to boot from the network but quickly shows a “Failed” error and proceeds to boot into Windows normally. It happens too fast to read the full error code, and I can’t reach the FOG menu to start the deployment.

  What could be causing this PXE boot failure on physical machines while VMs work fine? Any tips on how to fix this?

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  @Tom-Elliott I really appreciate that you are putting effort into providing more frequent releases, which makes it easier for everyone to deploy new security fixes in time. Keep up the good work!

• General Topics

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  Hello,

  We are preparing a lab with 44 MacBooks (Apple M4, 16 GB RAM).

  Currently, we have not implemented any imaging solution yet. At the moment, we only use our Samba Active Directory domain for user authentication (LDAP/Kerberos) on the Macs.

  All machines have the exact same hardware configuration, and we need a way to create a standardized macOS image and replicate it across all devices. This deployment process is performed once every semester, so we are looking for a reliable and repeatable solution.

  We are evaluating the FOG Project as a possible solution, but we are unsure whether it supports cloning and deploying macOS images on Apple Silicon devices (M4).

  We would like to ask:

  Is FOG suitable for capturing and deploying macOS images on Apple Silicon Macs?
  How does the cloning process for macOS work in this scenario?
  If FOG is not recommended, what tools or best practices would you suggest for mass macOS deployment and domain integration with Samba AD?

  Thank you for your guidance.

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  @mashina Ah, thank you for that and sorry for my denseness. Indeed this is a bug and I’ve replicated and figured out where this is occurring.

  I have pushed a few mroe adjustments in an attempt find and fix more bugs (thanks AI review and whatnot)

  Please pull and let me know if there’s any other issues.