I’ve been trying to figure out exactly what you are Uncle Frank. I don’t think it’s specific to the kernel, but rather how iPXE is opening the connection, and it’s just not releasing the openness of the connection when the code links.

I am very sorry, please ignore my second question. Must’ve been late or something… I got things mixed up (still one of the new guys in the dev team). Partclone is perfectly fine.

Somehow this sounds like it could be a similar issue to the one that got me started to engage in this forum. See here: [url]http://fogproject.org/forum/threads/kernel-temporarily-loosing-partition-information-when-running-partprobe.12276/[/url]

Please run an upload debug task (Client -> Basic Tasks -> Upload Debug) and pay close attention to unusual things on the screen. Probably best to take pictures so that we can have a look if and where things go wrong.

Check the following header file in the ipxe source directory: ipxe/src/config/general.h

You’ll see some lines with ‘define’ there. Some have ‘//’ at the beginning which means that those options are not being compiled into the ipxe binary! Remove those two slashes in front of PARAM_CMD (and possible some other options too):

[CODE]…
#define AUTOBOOT_CMD /* Automatic booting /
#define NVO_CMD / Non-volatile option storage commands /
#define CONFIG_CMD / Option configuration console /
#define IFMGMT_CMD / Interface management commands /
//#define IWMGMT_CMD / Wireless interface management commands /
//#define FCMGMT_CMD / Fibre Channel management commands /
#define ROUTE_CMD / Routing table management commands /
#define IMAGE_CMD / Image management commands /
#define DHCP_CMD / DHCP management commands /
#define SANBOOT_CMD / SAN boot commands /
#define MENU_CMD / Menu commands /
#define LOGIN_CMD / Login command /
#define SYNC_CMD / Sync command /
#define NSLOOKUP_CMD / DNS resolving command /
#define TIME_CMD / Time commands /
#define DIGEST_CMD / Image crypto digest commands /
#define LOTEST_CMD / Loopback testing commands /
#define VLAN_CMD / VLAN commands /
#define PXE_CMD / PXE commands /
#define REBOOT_CMD / Reboot command /
#define POWEROFF_CMD / Power off command /
#define IMAGE_TRUST_CMD / Image trust management commands /
#define PCI_CMD / PCI commands /
#define PARAM_CMD / Form parameter commands /
#define NEIGHBOUR_CMD / Neighbour management commands /
#define PING_CMD / Ping command /
#define CONSOLE_CMD / Console command /
#define IPSTAT_CMD / IP statistics commands /
//#define PROFSTAT_CMD / Profiling commands */
…
[/CODE]
Then compile again, copy the new binary to /tftpboot, check file permissions and boot up the client…

[quote=“sourceminer, post: 44591, member: 29126”]Sounds good Tom, I was hesitant to use the Development build for obvious reasons. For the record 1.2.0 is the version I downloaded from the Sourceforge link on the home page: [url]http://sourceforge.net/projects/freeghost/files/latest/download[/url]

I will attempt to use the latest development build located here:
[url]http://www.fogproject.org/wiki/index.php/SVN[/url][/quote]

If it wasn’t for the development versions, FOG wouldn’t work in my environment.

[quote=“Wayne Workman, post: 44570, member: 28155”]Which is where DHCP classes and DHCP policies must come into play…
Still working on this… I haven’t looked into it for a good while (spring break, woot!).

But, when I do (and get it working), I plan on writing some very through documentation for the WiKi that is specific to ProxyDHCP and Windows Server 2012 DHCP.[/quote]

User Classes are great and the way to handle many things, especially the handing out of files to UEFI systems vs. Legacy systems.

i am currently testing what i suspect to not be working

You must also be sure that FTP is actually running on the FOG server.

[CODE]sudo service vsftpd restart[/CODE]

If it’s not configured right, it should give some errors which will help.

This could also be firewall related, potentially.

Blocking or non-blocking, shouldn’t matter. I believe, for now the method is a blocking mechanism, but in Carsten’s particular case, the OUI file cannot be downloaded, hence the issue he’s running into.

That fixed it. Thanks Tom.

I thought that switching back and forth might be a problem. UEFI is still a bit of a mystery to me. I removed it completely from the boot sequence and options, but it doesn’t seem to matter. I’m not even sure what I need to do to eliminate UEFI from the process. When I get time, I’ll need to research that myself. At this point, I think it’ll be easier to just interrupt the boot sequence and select the pxe boot when I need to image a machine. Thanks for the help!

[quote=“Leroy Brown, post: 44398, member: 1560”]FTP connection worked fine, did this get fixed in .32 ever? “[SIZE=13px][FONT=Ubuntu][COLOR=#333333]Failed to delete image file” still happens from the GUI…thanks[/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE][/quote]

Are you still running 0.32? We don’t back port changes mostly because too much typically changes between releases to make backporting a feasible option.

Wanted to update that I have completly removed Kerio DHCP from the picture and using DHCP MAC filtering to run duel TFTP servers. One for phones and the other for fog works perfect here is config for DHCPd if anyone is interested:

[CODE]ddns-update-style none;
default-lease-time 432000;
max-lease-time 432000;
authoritative;
log-facility local7;

class “phones” {
match if binary-to-ascii(16,8,“:”,substring(hardware,0,4)) = “1:0:4:f2”;
}

class “other” {
match if not(binary-to-ascii(16,8,“:”,substring(hardware,0,4)) = “1:0:4:f2”);
}

subnet

subnet 10.0.7.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 {
option routers 10.0.7.1;
option domain-name-servers 10.0.7.1, 8.8.8.8;
pool {
range dynamic-bootp 10.0.7.45 10.0.7.155;
deny members of “phones”;
allow members of “other”;
next-server 10.0.7.68;
filename “undionly.kpxe”;
}
pool {
range 10.0.7.11 10.0.7.44;
allow members of “phones”;
deny members of “other”;
option tftp-server-name “http://phonepbx.url.com/epmcfg/”;
}
}[/CODE]

I’d recommend it. Ubuntu starts services before network is “really” ready. This method is just a workaround, but seems to fix the issues for subsequent restarts as well.

[quote=“Rob Bobst, post: 44429, member: 29150”]Hello Keith can you provide me with the kernel version that you used please? I’m having trouble locating it.

New to Fog Server how do I get the Tom Elliot’s 3.18 kernel onto the Fog Server running Ubuntu 14.0.4. Trying to get some Yoga 2’s to ipxe boot.

[/quote]

That is it. Thank you so much guys. Such great community makes using fog even more satisfying.

[quote=“sid, post: 2680, member: 558”]Thanks for the kernel, but I keep getting permission denied when I try to copy it to tftpboot/fog/kernel folder.
I use winscp and log on to server with admin account.
any Idea?
thanks[/quote]

I’m sure you’re way past this, but I use nautilus from my Ubuntu workstation to connect to my FOG and WinSCP from windows. SSH works a treat but sometimes I need a GUI.

[url]http://askubuntu.com/questions/44418/how-to-enable-root-login[/url]

yes ethernet and wifi. But on the boot menu, i choosed to boot from the ethernet
1.2.0 Version: 3142
Unofficial Published Kernels
Kernel - 3.19.1 TomElliott
Date : March 10, 2015
Version: 3.19.1
FOG Type: TomElliott
Arch Type: (x86_64)

Which version of FOG do you use? I guess you have 1.2.0 installed, right? It’s written in the small cloud on the web interface login site…

Please edit /var/www/fog/lib/fog/BootMenu.class.php and search for ‘imgfetch’ (without the quotes). I guess you’ll see this:
[CODE]…
$this->kernel = “kernel $bzImage root=/dev/ram0 rw ramdisk_size=$ramsize ip=dhcp dns=$dns keymap=$keymap web=${webserver}${webroot} consoleblank=0”;
$this->initrd = “imgfetch $imagefile\n”;
…[/CODE]
Change it to make it look exactly like this:
[CODE]…
$this->kernel = “kernel $bzImage initrd=$initrd root=/dev/ram0 rw ramdisk_size=$ramsize keymap=$keymap web=${webserver}${webroot} consoleblank=0”;
$this->initrd = “imgfetch $imagefile”;
…[/CODE]
And then there is another thing that needs to be changed in the same file. Find all the lines of code with ‘print $this->initrd’
[CODE]…
print "$this->kernel …
print “$this->initrd”;
…[/CODE]
should be…
[CODE]…
print “$this->initrd”;
print "$this->kernel …
…[/CODE]

Hi Guys!!

I was having this problem too, so i would like to explain about the memory needs for HIrens to open by iPXE.
My configuration was correctly, but my VirtualMachine does not load the Hiren’s boot image because of my Memory (512mb)

It’s important to check the computers memory before trying upload an ISO image.

Simple question again, have you looked in storage management to ensure that the storage node you’re using has the right path & credentials?

The credentials on my FOG machine is set to the user “fog”, which is also a Linux user as well. The credentials should match for both.