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    • george1421G
      george1421 Moderator
      last edited by george1421

      Ubuntu 16.04.03

      1. First we’ll create the required directories:
      mkdir -p /images/os/ubuntu/16.04
      mkdir -p /tftpboot/os/ubuntu/16.04
      
      1. Now we’ll mount the Ubuntu 16.04 installer over the loop directory. Then we’ll copy the contents of the DVD to the directory we built above.
      mount -o loop -t iso9660 /{full path where you have the iso stored}/ubuntu-16.04.3-server-amd64.iso /mnt/loop
      
      cp -R /mnt/loop/* /images/os/ubuntu/16.04
      umount /mnt/loop
      
      1. Finally we’ll copy the pxe boot kernel and intfs to the tftpboot directory.
      cp /images/os/ubuntu/16.04/install/vmlinuz /tftpboot/os/ubuntu/16.04
      # See Note2 below
      cp /images/os/ubuntu/16.04/install/netboot/ubuntu-installer/amd64/initrd.gz /tftpboot/os/ubuntu/16.04
      

      Note1: If you get to the point of booting into the installer and the installer keeps asking for a cdrom, you have the wrong initfs. This tripped me up for quite some time until I found a post that solved what I was doing wrong. The path above is accurate and works. You have been warned!!
      and…
      Note2: If your Ubuntu 16.04 disk image does NOT CONTAIN A NETBOOT DIRECTORY (some users are reporting this), then download http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/artful/main/installer-amd64/current/images/netboot/netboot.tar.gz file and extract the initrd.gz from ubuntu-installer/amd64 directory and copy to /tftpboot/os/ubuntu/16.04. The DVD I downloaded {ubuntu-16.04.3-server-amd64.iso} contained the netboot files
      4. The last bit of magic we need to do is setup a new FOG iPXE boot menu entry for this OS.
      5. In the fog WebGUI go to FOG Configuration->iPXE New Menu Entry
      Set the following fields
      Menu Item: os.Ubuntu1604
      Description: Ubuntu 16.04.03
      Parameters:
      kernel tftp://${fog-ip}/os/ubuntu/16.04/vmlinuz
      initrd tftp://${fog-ip}/os/ubuntu/16.04/initrd.gz
      imgargs vmlinuz initrd=initrd.gz root=/dev/nfs netboot=nfs nfsroot=${fog-ip}:/images/os/ubuntu/16.04/ locale=en_US.UTF-8 ip=dhcp rw
      boot || goto MENU
      Menu Show with: All Hosts
      6. That’s it, just pxe boot your target system and pick Ubuntu 16.04.03 from the FOG iPXE boot menu.

      References:
      https://help.ubuntu.com/community/DisklessUbuntuHowto
      https://askubuntu.com/questions/476508/why-ubuntu-server-asks-to-insert-a-cd-rom-when-installed-from-pxe

      Please help us build the FOG community with everyone involved. It's not just about coding - way more we need people to test things, update documentation and most importantly work on uniting the community of people enjoying and working on FOG!

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      • george1421G
        george1421 Moderator
        last edited by george1421

        Windows 7 and Windows 10 BIOS mode only
        DO NOT USE THIS METHOD anymore. I'm leaving these instructions here for legacy reasons. This method will NOT work with UEFI based systems.

        1. First we’ll create the required directories:
        mkdir -p /images/os/mswindows/7Pro-x64
        mkdir -p /images/os/mswindows/10Pro-x64
        mkdir -p /tftpboot/mswindows/7Pro-x64
        mkdir -p /tftpboot/mswindows/10Pro-x64
        
        1. Now we’ll mount the Windows install media iso over the loop directory. Then we’ll copy the contents of the DVD to the directory we built above.
        mount -o loop /{full path where you have the iso stored}/Win7ProX64.iso /mnt/loop
        
        cp -R /mnt/loop/* /images/os/mswindows/7Pro-x64
        umount /mnt/loop
        
        mount -o loop /{full path where you have the iso stored}/Win10ProX64.iso /mnt/loop
        
        cp -R /mnt/loop/* /images/os/mswindows/10Pro-x64
        umount /mnt/loop
        
        1. Beyond this point you will need a Windows 10 workstation. You also need to be aware what version of windows 10 you current have. You need to download the proper version of Windows ADK for the version of Windows 10 you will execute these instructions on. Yes I know this is a Win7 guide. I wanted to create a single how-to for both Windows 7 and Windows 10. Since support for Win7 is up in just a few years, I have to except that Win10 will be a reality soon and get with the program.
        2. Download the appropriate ADK for the version of Win10 you have from here: https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/hardware/windows-assessment-deployment-kit
        3. Launch the ADK installer. You will be presented with about 15 different modules to install. You only “need” the preboot environment (WinPE) stuff. You will have an option to install a bunch of stuff. You can either pick the defaults or just narrow down your selection to the WinPE stuff.
        4. It might take as long as 15 minutes to install depending on your network connection and target computer.
        5. While this step is not necessairy it is also a bit of an assurance that WinPE10 will have a good install of drivers needed to boot new hardware.
        6. Download the WinPE10 drivers from the Dell Enterprise site here: http://en.community.dell.com/techcenter/enterprise-client/w/wiki/11530.winpe-10-driver-pack
        7. I realize that you may not be using a Dell for your imaging, don’t worry these drivers only cover network and disk subsystems.
        8. Extract the winpe folder from the cab file and install it in the winpe folder in the root of 😄 drive (c:\winpe).
        9. After the install launch the ADK environment from Start Button->Windows Kits->Windows ADK-><something> Make sure you run this command window as Administrator. You need admin rights to use DISM.
        10. In the command window, you will probably want to change back to the root of 😄 because the path is a bit long and confusing.
        11. For the rest of the instructions we’ll just go copy and paste. Its fast and quick.
        cd c:\
        copype amd64 C:\WinPE_amd64
        
        Dism /Mount-Image /ImageFile:"C:\WinPE_amd64\media\sources\boot.wim" /index:1 /MountDir:"C:\WinPE_amd64\mount"
        
        Dism /Add-Driver /Image:"C:\WinPE_amd64\mount" /Driver:"c:\winpe\x64" /Recurse /ForceUnsigned
        
        1. Now we need to edit the WinPE startup file to have it mount our windows (samba) network share.
        notepad C:\WinPE_amd64\mount\Windows\System32\Startnet.cmd
         @echo off
          echo Setting up WinPE
          wpeinit
        
          REM Set power configuration to Performance
          powercfg /s 8c5e7fda-e8bf-4a96-9a85-a6e23a8c635c
        
          echo Connecting to the remote share
          net use z: \\<server_name>\<share_name> /user:<domain\uid> <pass>
          z:
          setup.exe
        
        1. Now that we have the settings the way we need them. Lets close the wim file and create our ISO.
        Dism /Unmount-Image /MountDir:"C:\WinPE_amd64\mount" /commit
        
        MakeWinPEMedia /ISO C:\WinPE_amd64 C:\WinPE_amd64\WinPE_amd64.iso
        
        1. Now move the C:\WinPE_amd64\WinPE_amd64.iso file to the FOG server in the /images/os/mswindows/7Pro-x64 directory.

        2. The last bit of magic we need to do is setup a new FOG iPXE boot menu entry for this OS.

        3. NOTE: This instruction is for legacy bios only. If you need to boot both uefi and bios installs follow the WinPE10 section above. The issue is that memdisk utility is not supported in uefi mode, so another method is required. For bios mode memdisk IS the quickest method to boot a small iso image. https://forums.fogproject.org/topic/10944/using-fog-to-pxe-boot-into-your-favorite-installer-images/10
          In the fog WebGUI go to FOG Configuration->iPXE New Menu Entry
          Set the following fields
          Menu Item: os.Win7Pro-x64
          Description: Windows 7 Pro x64 OEM
          Parameters:
          initrd nfs://${fog-ip}:/images/os/mswindows/7Pro-x64/WinPE_amd64.iso
          chain memdisk iso raw
          boot || goto MENU
          Menu Show with: All Hosts

        4. That’s it, just pxe boot your target system and pick Windows 7 Pro x64 OEM from the FOG iPXE boot menu.

        For this process to function you must also setup SAMBA on your fog server below.

        References:
        https://forums.fogproject.org/topic/7765/pxe-booting-into-ms-windows-7-setup

        Please help us build the FOG community with everyone involved. It's not just about coding - way more we need people to test things, update documentation and most importantly work on uniting the community of people enjoying and working on FOG!

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        • george1421G
          george1421 Moderator
          last edited by george1421

          Centos 7

          1. First we’ll create the required directories:
          mkdir -p /images/os/centos/7
          mkdir -p /tftpboot/os/centos/7
          
          1. Now we’ll mount the Centos 7 installer over the loop directory. Then we’ll copy the contents of the DVD to the directory we built above.
          mount -o loop -t iso9660 /{full path where you have the iso stored}/CentOS7-x86_64.iso /mnt/loop
          
          cp -R /mnt/loop/* /images/os/centos/7
          umount /mnt/loop
          
          1. Finally we’ll copy the pxe boot kernel and intfs to the tftpboot directory.
          cp /images/os/centos/7/images/pxeboot/vmlinuz /tftpboot/os/centos/7
          cp /images/os/centos/7/images/pxeboot/initrd.img /tftpboot/os/centos/7
          
          1. The last bit of magic we need to do is setup a new FOG iPXE boot menu entry for this OS.
          2. In the fog WebGUI go to FOG Configuration->iPXE New Menu Entry
            Set the following fields
            Menu Item: os.Centos7
            Description: Centos 7 v1607 {or what ever version you are building}
            Parameters:
            kernel tftp://${fog-ip}/os/centos/7/vmlinuz
            initrd tftp://${fog-ip}/os/centos/7/initrd.img
            imgargs vmlinuz initrd=initrd.img root=live:nfs://${fog-ip}:/images/os/centos/7/LiveOS/squashfs.img ip=dhcp inst.repo=nfs:${fog-ip}:/images/os/centos/7 splash quiet
            boot || goto MENU
            Menu Show with: All Hosts
          3. That’s it, just pxe boot your target system and pick Centos 7 from the FOG iPXE boot menu.

          References:
          https://forums.fogproject.org/topic/8488/how-to-pxe-boot-cent-os-7/63
          https://www.tecmint.com/install-pxe-network-boot-server-in-centos-7/

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          • george1421G
            george1421 Moderator
            last edited by george1421

            Linux Mint

            1. First we’ll create the required directories:
            mkdir -p /images/os/mint/18.1
            mkdir -p /tftpboot/mint/18.1
            
            1. Now we’ll mount the Linux Mint 18.1 installer over the loop directory. Then we’ll copy the contents of the DVD to the directory we built above.
            mount -o loop -t iso9660 /{full path where you have the iso stored}/linuxmint-18.1-cinnamon-64bit.iso /mnt/loop
            
            cp -R /mnt/loop/* /images/os/mint/18.1
            umount /mnt/loop
            
            1. Finally we’ll copy the pxe boot kernel and intfs to the tftpboot directory.
            cp /images/os/mint/18.1/casper/vmlinuz /tftpboot/mint/18.1
            cp /images/os/mint/18.1/casper/initrd.lz /tftpboot/mint/18.1
            
            1. The last bit of magic we need to do is setup a new FOG iPXE boot menu entry for this OS.
            2. In the fog WebGUI go to FOG Configuration->iPXE New Menu Entry
              Set the following fields
              Menu Item: os.Mint18.1
              Description: Linux Mint 18.1
              Parameters:
              kernel tftp://${fog-ip}/mint/18.1/vmlinuz
              initrd tftp://${fog-ip}/mint/18.1/initrd.lz
              imgargs vmlinuz root=/dev/nfs boot=casper netboot=nfs nfsroot=${fog-ip}:/images/os/mint/18.1/ locale=en_US.UTF-8 keyboard-configuration/layoutcode=us quiet splash
              boot || goto MENU
              Menu Show with: All Hosts
            3. That’s it, just pxe boot your target system and pick Linux Mint 18.1 from the FOG iPXE boot menu.

            Gamienator posted an update that with Linux Mint 19, you need to add an additional kernel parameter of "toram" to the imgargs line or the kernel won't be able to mount the /tmp directory correctly and will fail into emergency mode. The updated imgargs would need to be this under LM 19.
            imgargs vmlinuz root=/dev/nfs boot=casper netboot=nfs nfsroot=${fog-ip}:/images/os/mint/18.1/ locale=en_US.UTF-8 keyboard-configuration/layoutcode=us toram quiet splash
            `

            References:
            http://labalec.fr/erwan/?p=534
            https://forums.fogproject.org/topic/10939/fog-iso-booting

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            • george1421G
              george1421 Moderator
              last edited by george1421

              WinPE 10 for BIOS and UEFI based systems

              1. First we’ll create the required directories:
              mkdir -p /tftpboot/os/winpe
              
              1. Now we’ll mount the WinPE iso over the loop directory. Then we’ll copy the contents of the DVD to the directory we built above.
              mount -o loop /{full path where you have the iso stored}/WinPE_amd64.iso /mnt/loop
              
              cp /mnt/loop/Boot/BCD /tftpboot/os/winpe/
              cp /mnt/loop/Boot/boot.sdi /tftpboot/os/winpe/
              cp /mnt/loop/sources/boot.wim /tftpboot/os/winpe/
              umount /mnt/loop
              
              1. Download and install the latest wimboot kernel and extract it from the zip file.
              cd /tmp
              wget http://git.ipxe.org/releases/wimboot/wimboot-latest.zip
              unzip wimboot-latest.zip
              
              1. Copy the wimboot file from the archive directory to root of the /tftpboot directory (we’ll need this for every windows boot media, so we’ll place it in a common spot).
              cp ./wimboot-2.6.0-signed/wimboot /tftpboot
              
              1. The last bit of magic we need to do is setup a new FOG iPXE boot menu entry for this OS.
              2. In the fog WebGUI go to FOG Configuration->iPXE New Menu Entry
                Set the following fields
                Menu Item: os.WinPE10
                Description: WinPE 10
                Parameters:
                set tftp-path tftp://${fog-ip}
                set pe-path ${tftp-path}/os/winpe
                kernel ${tftp-path}/wimboot gui
                imgfetch --name BCD ${pe-path}/BCD BCD
                imgfetch --name boot.sdi ${pe-path}/boot.sdi boot.sdi
                imgfetch --name boot.wim ${pe-path}/boot.wim boot.wim
                boot || goto MENU
              3. That’s it, just pxe boot your target system and pick WinPE 10 from the FOG iPXE boot menu.

              References:

              Please help us build the FOG community with everyone involved. It's not just about coding - way more we need people to test things, update documentation and most importantly work on uniting the community of people enjoying and working on FOG!

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              • george1421G
                george1421 Moderator
                last edited by george1421

                To keep this thread clean, I’m going to fork all discussions related to this thread into a new thread and post a cross link here. This is only done to keep the thread orderly and easy to follow. The discussions regarding this thread ARE important to vet any issues before this tutorial is converted into a wiki document.

                The thread discussion are here

                1. https://forums.fogproject.org/topic/11027/problems-with-using-fog-to-pxe-boot-into-your-favorite-installer

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                • george1421G
                  george1421 Moderator
                  last edited by george1421

                  Ubuntu 17.10 Desktop

                  1. First we’ll create the required directories:
                  mkdir -p /images/os/ubuntu/Desk17.10
                  mkdir -p /tftpboot/os/ubuntu/Desk17.10
                  
                  1. Now we’ll mount the Ubuntu 17.10 installer over the loop directory. Then we’ll copy the contents of the DVD to the directory we built above.
                  mount -o loop -t iso9660 /{full path where you have the iso stored}/ubuntu-17.10-desktop-amd64.iso /mnt/loop
                  
                  cp -R /mnt/loop/* /images/os/ubuntu/Desk17.10
                  umount /mnt/loop
                  
                  1. Finally we’ll copy the pxe boot kernel and intfs to the tftpboot directory.
                  cp /images/os/ubuntu/Desk17.10/casper/vmlinuz.efi /tftpboot/os/ubuntu/Desk17.10
                  cp /images/os/ubuntu/Desk17.10/casper/initrd.lz /tftpboot/os/ubuntu/Desk17.10
                  
                  1. The last bit of magic we need to do is setup a new FOG iPXE boot menu entry for this OS.
                  2. In the fog WebGUI go to FOG Configuration->iPXE New Menu Entry
                    Set the following fields
                    Menu Item: os.Ubuntu.Desktop.17.10
                    Description: Ubuntu Desktop 17.10
                    Parameters:
                    kernel tftp://${fog-ip}/os/ubuntu/Desk17.10/vmlinuz.efi
                    initrd tftp://${fog-ip}/os/ubuntu/Desk17.10/initrd.lz
                    imgargs vmlinuz.efi root=/dev/nfs boot=casper netboot=nfs nfsroot=${fog-ip}:/images/os/ubuntu/Desk17.10/ locale=en_US.UTF-8 keyboard-configuration/layoutcode=us quiet splash ip=dhcp rw
                    boot || goto MENU
                    Menu Show with: All Hosts
                  3. That’s it, just pxe boot your target system and pick Ubuntu Desktop 17.10 from the FOG iPXE boot menu.

                  References:

                  Please help us build the FOG community with everyone involved. It's not just about coding - way more we need people to test things, update documentation and most importantly work on uniting the community of people enjoying and working on FOG!

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                  • george1421G
                    george1421 Moderator
                    last edited by george1421

                    Kali Linux 2017.2

                    At this point the instructions don't work completely. I can get the installer to boot, but it appears to want to download files from Debian to complete the installation

                    1. First we’ll create the required directories:
                    mkdir -p /images/os/kali/2017.2
                    mkdir -p /tftpboot/os/kali/2017.2
                    
                    1. Now we’ll mount the Kali 2017.2 DVD installer over the loop directory. Then we’ll copy the contents of the DVD to the directory we built above.
                    mount -o loop -t iso9660 /{full path where you have the iso stored}/kali-linux-2017.2-amd64.iso /mnt/loop
                    
                    cp -R /mnt/loop/* /images/os/kali/2017.2
                    umount /mnt/loop
                    
                    1. At this point we need to go out and download the netboot kernel and initrd files from the Kali site. We’ll create a temp directory, download the tar ball and extract the two files we need.
                    cd /tmp
                    mkdir netboot
                    cd /tmp/netboot
                    cd /tmp
                    mkdir netboot
                    cd /tmp/netboot
                    wget http://repo.kali.org/kali/dists/kali-rolling/main/installer-amd64/current/images/netboot/netboot.tar.gz
                    tar -zxf netboot.tar.gz
                    cd ./debian-installer/amd64
                    cp linux /tftpboot/os/kali/2017.2
                    cp initrd.gz /tftpboot/os/kali/2017.2
                    cd /tmp
                    rm -rf ./netboot
                    

                    Note: If you get to the point of booting into the installer and the installer keeps asking for a cdrom, you have the wrong initfs. You must have the initrd file from the Debian netboot package. Unlike other distributions, the netboot files are not on the typical installation media as far as I found.
                    4. The last bit of magic we need to do is setup a new FOG iPXE boot menu entry for this OS.
                    5. In the fog WebGUI go to FOG Configuration->iPXE New Menu Entry
                    Set the following fields
                    Menu Item: os.Kali.2017.2
                    Description: Kali 2017.2
                    Parameters:
                    kernel tftp://${fog-ip}/os/kali/2017.2/linux
                    initrd tftp://${fog-ip}/os/kali/2017.2/initrd.gz
                    imgargs linux initrd=initrd.gz root=/dev/nfs netboot=nfs nfsroot=${fog-ip}:/images/os/kali/2017.2/ ip=dhcp rw language=en country=US keymap=us hostname=kali domain=domain.com
                    boot || goto MENU
                    Menu Show with: All Hosts
                    6. That’s it, just pxe boot your target system and pick Kali 2017.2 from the FOG iPXE boot menu.

                    Note 1: If you want the gui network installer you can download this netboot gzip instead of the one referenced above: http://repo.kali.org/kali/dists/kali-rolling/main/installer-amd64/current/images/netboot/gtk/netboot.tar.gz

                    Note 2: When you us the netboot installer kali linux will have to download the install files from the internet even though you have them on DVD. It appears that the installer tries to mount the DVD during netboot, but since that fails it falls over to network install mode. This appears to be a feature in kali linux and not a limitation in FOG or netbooting

                    Note 3: You can set the majority of the values in the network installer by using a preseed file. Also with that preseed file you can direct kali linux to install from a local mirrored repository by changing some values in the preseed file below

                    Repository preseed file from: Offensive Security site

                    d-i debian-installer/locale string en_US
                    d-i console-keymaps-at/keymap select us
                    
                    d-i mirror/country string enter information manually
                    d-i mirror/suite string kali
                    d-i mirror/codename string kali
                    d-i mirror/http/hostname string archive.kali.org
                    d-i mirror/http/directory string /kali
                    d-i mirror/http/proxy string
                    d-i clock-setup/utc boolean true
                    d-i time/zone string US/Eastern
                    
                    # Disable volatile and security
                    d-i apt-setup/services-select multiselect
                    
                    # Enable contrib and non-free
                    d-i apt-setup/non-free boolean true
                    d-i apt-setup/contrib boolean true
                    
                    d-i partman-auto/method string regular
                    d-i partman-lvm/device_remove_lvm boolean true
                    d-i partman-md/device_remove_md boolean true
                    d-i partman-lvm/confirm boolean true
                    d-i partman-auto/choose_recipe select atomic
                    d-i partman/confirm_write_new_label boolean true
                    d-i partman/choose_partition select finish
                    d-i partman/confirm boolean true
                    d-i partman/confirm_nooverwrite boolean true
                    
                    # Add our own security mirror
                    d-i apt-setup/local0/repository string http://archive.kali.org/kali-security kali/updates main
                    d-i apt-setup/local0/comment string Security updates
                    d-i apt-setup/local0/source boolean false
                    d-i apt-setup/use_mirror boolean true
                    
                    # Upgrade installed packages
                    tasksel tasksel/first multiselect standard
                    d-i pkgsel/upgrade select full-upgrade
                    # Install a limited subset of tools from the Kali Linux repositories
                    d-i pkgsel/include string openssh-server openvas metasploit-framework metasploit nano
                    
                    # Change default hostname
                    d-i netcfg/get_hostname string unassigned-hostname
                    d-i netcfg/get_domain string unassigned-domain
                    d-i netcfg/hostname string kali
                    
                    # Do not create a normal user account
                    d-i passwd/make-user boolean false
                    d-i passwd/root-password password toor
                    d-i passwd/root-password-again password toor
                    
                    popularity-contest popularity-contest/participate boolean false
                    d-i grub-installer/only_debian boolean true
                    d-i grub-installer/with_other_os boolean false
                    d-i finish-install/reboot_in_progress note
                    
                    d-i preseed/late_command string \
                        in-target wget http://192.168.101.54/postseed.sh; \
                        in-target /bin/bash -x chmod 755 ./postseed.sh; \
                        in-target /bin/bash -x ./postseed.sh;
                    

                    Note 4: You should be able to boot a live instance of kali with these actions

                    mkdir /var/www/html/kali
                    cp /images/os/kali/2017.2/live/filesystem.squashfs /var/www/html/kali
                    chmod 755 /var/www/html/kali/filesystem.squashfs
                    

                    And then add this parameter block to a FOG iPXE menu entry. I can say I have not tried this, but assembled the information from a few blogs.

                    kernel tftp://${fog-ip}/os/kali/2017.2/linux
                    initrd tftp://${fog-ip}/os/kali/2017.2/initrd.gz
                    imgargs vga=788 initrd=initrd.gz boot=live components fetch=http://${fog-ip}/kali/filesystem.squashfs

                    References:
                    Kali linux appears to be based on Debian linux. I used the foundation for Debian to create this installer.
                    https://www.offensive-security.com/kali-linux/kali-linux-unattended-network-install-pxe/

                    Please help us build the FOG community with everyone involved. It's not just about coding - way more we need people to test things, update documentation and most importantly work on uniting the community of people enjoying and working on FOG!

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                    • george1421G
                      george1421 Moderator
                      last edited by george1421

                      Fedora 27 Workstation

                      1. First we’ll create the required directories:
                      mkdir -p /images/os/fedora/W27
                      mkdir -p /tftpboot/os/fedora/W27
                      
                      1. Now we’ll mount the Fedora 26 Workstation installer over the loop directory. Then we’ll copy the contents of the DVD to the directory we built above.
                      mount -o loop -t iso9660 /{full path where you have the iso stored}/Fedora-Xfce-Live-x86_64-27-1.6.iso /mnt/loop
                      
                      cp -R /mnt/loop/* /images/os/fedora/W27
                      umount /mnt/loop
                      
                      1. Finally we’ll copy the pxe boot kernel and intfs to the tftpboot directory.
                      cp /images/os/fedora/W27/isolinux/vmlinuz /tftpboot/os/fedora/W27
                      cp /images/os/fedora/W27/isolinux/initrd.img /tftpboot/os/fedora/W27
                      
                      1. The last bit of magic we need to do is setup a new FOG iPXE boot menu entry for this OS.
                      2. In the fog WebGUI go to FOG Configuration->iPXE New Menu Entry
                        Set the following fields
                        Menu Item: os.FedoraW27
                        Description: Fedora Workstation v27
                        Parameters:
                        kernel tftp://${fog-ip}/os/fedora/W27/vmlinuz
                        initrd tftp://${fog-ip}/os/fedora/W27/initrd.img
                        imgargs vmlinuz initrd=initrd.img root=live:nfs://${fog-ip}/images/os/fedora/W27/LiveOS/squashfs.img ip=dhcp repo=nfs://${fog-ip}/images/os/fedora/W27 splash quiet
                        boot || goto MENU
                        Menu Show with: All Hosts
                      3. That’s it, just pxe boot your target system and pick Fedora Workstation v27 from the FOG iPXE boot menu.

                      Reference:
                      https://forums.fogproject.org/topic/11108/can-fog-replace-my-urbackup-server/8

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                      • george1421G
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                        Kali Live 2017.3 - v0.1

                        1. First we’ll create the required directories:
                        mkdir -p /tftpboot/os/kali/2017.3/live
                        
                        1. Now we’ll mount the Kali Live 2017.3 installer over the loop directory. Then we’ll copy the contents of the DVD to the directory we built above.
                        mount -o loop -t iso9660 /{full path where you have the iso stored}/kali-linux-2017.3-amd64.iso /mnt/loop
                        
                        cp /mnt/loop/live/{initrd.img,vmlinuz,filesystem.squashfs} /tftpboot/os/kali/2017.3/live/
                        umount /mnt/loop
                        
                        1. The last bit of magic we need to do is setup a new FOG iPXE boot menu entry for this OS.
                        2. In the fog WebGUI go to FOG Configuration->iPXE New Menu Entry
                          Set the following fields
                          Menu Item: os.Kali.live.2017.3
                          Description: Kali Live 2017.3
                          Parameters:
                          kernel tftp://${fog-ip}/os/kali/2017.3/live/vmlinuz
                          initrd tftp://${fog-ip}/os/kali/2017.3/live/initrd.img
                          imgargs vmlinuz initrd=initrd.img append boot=live components fetch=tftp://${fog-ip}/os/kali/2017.3/live/filesystem.squashfs
                          boot || goto MENU
                          Menu Show with: All Hosts
                        3. That’s it, just pxe boot your target system and pick Kali Live 2017.3 from the FOG iPXE boot menu.

                        References:
                        https://forums.fogproject.org/topic/11108/can-fog-replace-my-urbackup-server/9

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                          ESXi 6.5u1

                          NOTE: This guidance only supports network booting of the uefi installer for ESXi. The reason for this is the fog project does not ship iPXE kernels that support the comboot function. If you want to boot your ESXi server in legacy mode you will need to compile your own specific version of undionly.kpxe to add in the IMG_COMBOOT.

                          1. First we’ll create the required directories:
                          mkdir -p /images/os/esxi/6.5u1
                          
                          1. Now we’ll mount the ESXi installer iso over the loop directory. Then we’ll copy the contents of the DVD to the directory we built above.
                          mount -o loop -t iso9660 /{full path where you have the iso stored}/VMware-VMvisor-Installer-6.5.0.update01-5969303.x86_64.iso /mnt/loop
                          
                          cp -R /mnt/loop/* /images/os/esxi/6.5u1
                          umount /mnt/loop
                          
                          1. Edit the boot configuration file to use NFS to access all of ESXi’s files.
                          # remove forward slashes from the config file
                          sed -i 's/\///g' /images/os/esxi/6.5u1/efi/boot/boot.cfg
                          

                          Now we need to edit the/images/os/esxi/6.5u1/efi/boot/boot.cfg file to insert the prefix parameter. Insert the following line just below the title parameter. Also, be sure to replace {fog_server_ip} with the actual IP address of your fog server.

                          prefix=nfs://{fog_server_ip}:/images/os/esxi/6.5u1
                          
                          1. The last bit of magic we need to do is setup a new FOG iPXE boot menu entry for this OS.
                          2. In the fog WebGUI go to FOG Configuration->iPXE New Menu Entry
                            Set the following fields
                            Menu Item: os.esxi65u1
                            Description: ESXi 6.5u1 Installer
                            Parameters:
                            kernel nfs://${fog-ip}:/images/os/esxi/6.5u1/efi/boot/bootx64.efi -c nfs://${fog-ip}:/images/os/esxi/6.5u1/efi/boot/boot.cfg
                            boot || goto MENU
                            Menu Show with: All Hosts
                          3. That’s it, just pxe boot your target system and pick ESXi 6.5u1 Installer from the FOG iPXE boot menu.

                          If for some reason you can not use NFS to pxe boot into the ESXi installer you can use tftp or http. If you want to use tftp extract the ESXi install files to /tftpboot/os/esxi/6.5u1. Then update the nfs:// protocols to tftp:// Be sure to remove the ':/images' after the host name or you will have errors. (i.e. kernel nfs://${fog-ip}:/images/os/esxi would become kernel tftp://${fog-ip}/os/esxi)

                          References:
                          https://www.reversengineered.com/2015/02/11/booting-vmware-esxi-in-ipxe/
                          http://forum.ipxe.org/showthread.php?tid=8164

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                            SystemRescueCd 5.2.2 x64

                            1. First we’ll create the required directories:
                            mkdir -p /tftpboot/os/RescueCd/5.2.2
                            
                            1. Now we’ll mount the SystemRescueCd boot iso over the loop directory. Then we’ll copy the contents of the DVD to the directory we built above.
                            mount -o loop -t iso9660 /{full path where you have the iso stored}/systemrescuecd-x86-5.2.2.iso /mnt/loop
                            
                            cp /mnt/loop/isolinux/{rescue64,initram.igz} /tftpboot/os/RescueCd/5.2.2/
                            umount /mnt/loop
                            
                            1. The last bit of magic we need to do is setup a new FOG iPXE boot menu entry for this OS.
                            2. In the fog WebGUI go to FOG Configuration->iPXE New Menu Entry
                              Set the following fields
                              Menu Item: os.SystemRescueCd.5.2.2
                              Description: SystemRescueCd 5.2.2
                              Parameters:
                              kernel tftp://${fog-ip}/os/RescueCd/5.2.2/rescue64
                              initrd tftp://${fog-ip}/os/RescueCd/5.2.2/initram.igz
                              imgargs docache
                              boot || goto MENU
                              Menu Show with: All Hosts
                            3. That’s it, just pxe boot your target system and pick SystemRescueCd 5.2.2 from the FOG iPXE boot menu.

                            References:
                            None

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                            • george1421G
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                              last edited by george1421

                              Linux Mint 19.1 Cinnamon

                              1. First we’ll create the required directories:
                              mkdir -p /images/os/mint/19.1
                              mkdir -p /tftpboot/mint/19.1
                              
                              1. Now we’ll mount the Linux Mint 19.1 installer over the loop directory. Then we’ll copy the contents of the DVD to the directory we built above.
                              mount -o loop -t iso9660 /{full path where you have the iso stored}/linuxmint-19.1-cinnamon-64bit.iso /mnt/loop
                              
                              cp -R /mnt/loop/* /images/os/mint/19.1
                              umount /mnt/loop
                              
                              1. Finally we’ll copy the pxe boot kernel and intfs to the tftpboot directory.
                              cp /images/os/mint/19.1/casper/vmlinuz /tftpboot/mint/19.1
                              cp /images/os/mint/19.1/casper/initrd.lz /tftpboot/mint/19.1
                              
                              1. The last bit of magic we need to do is setup a new FOG iPXE boot menu entry for this OS.
                              2. In the fog WebGUI go to FOG Configuration->iPXE New Menu Entry
                                Set the following fields
                                Menu Item: os.Mint19.1
                                Description: Linux Mint 19.1
                                Parameters:
                                kernel tftp://${fog-ip}/mint/19.1/vmlinuz
                                initrd tftp://${fog-ip}/mint/19.1/initrd.lz
                                imgargs vmlinuz root=/dev/nfs boot=casper netboot=nfs nfsroot=${fog-ip}:/images/os/mint/19.1/ locale=en_US.UTF-8 keyboard-configuration/layoutcode=us toram quiet splash
                                boot || goto MENU
                                Menu Show with: All Hosts
                              3. That’s it, just pxe boot your target system and pick Linux Mint 19.1 from the FOG iPXE boot menu.

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                                GParted 0.33.0 x86

                                1. First we’ll create the required directories:
                                mkdir -p /tftpboot/gparted
                                mkdir -p /tmp/gparted
                                
                                1. Download the gparted zip file from sourceforge site and save it to the /tmp/gparted directory
                                2. Change to the /tmp/gparted directory and expand the zip file. Then change into the live directory and finally copy the required files to the tftpboot/gparted directory
                                cd /tmp/gparted
                                unzip gparted-live-0.33.0-2-i686.zip
                                cd live
                                cp {vmlinuz,initrd.img,filesystem.squashfs} /tftpboot/gparted
                                
                                1. In the fog WebGUI go to FOG Configuration->iPXE New Menu Entry
                                  Set the following fields
                                  Menu Item: os.GParted
                                  Description: GParted 0.33.0
                                  Parameters:
                                  kernel tftp://${fog-ip}/gparted/vmlinuz
                                  initrd tftp://${fog-ip}/gparted/initrd.img
                                  imgargs vmlinuz initrd=initrd.img boot=live config components union=overlay username=user noswap noeject ip= vga=788 fetch=tftp://${fog-ip}/gparted/filesystem.squashfs
                                  boot || goto MENU

                                Menu Show with: All Hosts
                                5. That’s it, just pxe boot your target system and pick GParted 0.33.0 from the FOG iPXE boot menu.

                                References:
                                https://gparted.org/livepxe.php

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                                  ESXi 6.7u2

                                  NOTE: This guidance only supports network booting of the uefi installer for ESXi. The reason for this is the fog project does not ship iPXE kernels that support the comboot function. If you want to boot your ESXi server in legacy mode you will need to compile your own specific version of undionly.kpxe to add in the IMG_COMBOOT.

                                  1. First we’ll create the required directories:
                                  mkdir -p /images/os/esxi/6.7u2
                                  
                                  1. Now we’ll mount the ESXi installer iso over the loop directory. Then we’ll copy the contents of the DVD to the directory we built above.
                                  mount -o loop -t iso9660 /{full path where you have the iso stored}/VMware-VMvisor-Installer-6.7.0.update02-13006603.x86_64.iso /mnt/loop
                                  
                                  cp -R /mnt/loop/* /images/os/esxi/6.7u2
                                  umount /mnt/loop
                                  
                                  1. Edit the boot configuration file to use NFS to access all of ESXi’s files.
                                  # remove forward slashes from the config file
                                  sed -i 's/\///g' /images/os/esxi/6.7u2/efi/boot/boot.cfg
                                  

                                  Now we need to edit the/images/os/esxi/6.7u2/efi/boot/boot.cfg file to insert or modify the prefix parameter. Insert/modify the following line just below the title parameter. Also, be sure to replace {fog_server_ip} (exactly including the curly braces) with the actual IP address of your fog server. Your prefix line should look similar to this:

                                  prefix=nfs://192.168.1.20:/images/os/esxi/6.7u2
                                  
                                  1. The last bit of magic we need to do is setup a new FOG iPXE boot menu entry for this OS.
                                  2. In the fog WebGUI go to FOG Configuration->iPXE New Menu Entry
                                    Set the following fields
                                    Menu Item: os.esxi67u2
                                    Description: ESXi 6.7u2 Installer
                                    Parameters:
                                    kernel nfs://${fog-ip}:/images/os/esxi/6.7u2/efi/boot/bootx64.efi -c nfs://${fog-ip}:/images/os/esxi/6.7u2/efi/boot/boot.cfg
                                    boot || goto MENU
                                    Menu Show with: All Hosts
                                  3. That’s it, just pxe boot your target system and pick ESXi 6.7u2 Installer from the FOG iPXE boot menu.

                                  If for some reason you can not use NFS to pxe boot into the ESXi installer you can use tftp or http. If you want to use tftp extract the ESXi install files to /tftpboot/os/esxi/6.7u2. Then update the nfs:// protocols to tftp:// Be sure to remove the ':/images' after the host name or you will have errors. (i.e. kernel nfs://${fog-ip}:/images/os/esxi would become kernel tftp://${fog-ip}/os/esxi)

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                                  • george1421G
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                                    last edited by george1421

                                    Ubuntu 1910 Desktop

                                    1. First we’ll create the required directories:
                                    mkdir -p /images/os/ubuntu/Desk19.10
                                    mkdir -p /tftpboot/os/ubuntu/Desk19.10
                                    
                                    1. Now we’ll mount the Ubuntu 19.10 installer over the loop directory. Then we’ll copy the contents of the DVD to the directory we built above.
                                    mount -o loop -t iso9660 /{full path where you have the iso stored}/ubuntu-19.10-desktop-amd64.iso /mnt/loop
                                    
                                    cp -R /mnt/loop/* /images/os/ubuntu/Desk19.10
                                    umount /mnt/loop
                                    
                                    1. Finally we’ll copy the pxe boot kernel and intfs to the tftpboot directory. We’ll need to download the netboot version from here: http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/eoan/main/installer-amd64/current/images/netboot/netboot.tar.gz This version of bzlinuz.efi and initrd.lz support booting over an NFS share instead of the local DVD Drive.
                                    wget http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/eoan/main/installer-amd64/current/images/netboot/netboot.tar.gz
                                    tar -zxf netboot.tar.gz
                                    cp ./ubuntu-installer/amd64/linux /tftpboot/os/ubuntu/Desk19.10
                                    cp ./ubuntu-installer/amd64/initrd.gz /tftpboot/os/ubuntu/Desk19.10
                                    
                                    1. The last bit of magic we need to do is setup a new FOG iPXE boot menu entry for this OS.
                                    2. In the fog WebGUI go to FOG Configuration->iPXE New Menu Entry
                                      Set the following fields
                                      Menu Item: os.Ubuntu.Desktop.19.10
                                      Description: Ubuntu Desktop 19.10
                                      Parameters:
                                      kernel tftp://${fog-ip}/os/ubuntu/Desk19.10/linux
                                      initrd tftp://${fog-ip}/os/ubuntu/Desk19.10/initrd.gz
                                      imgargs linux root=/dev/nfs boot=casper netboot=nfs nfsroot=${fog-ip}:/images/os/ubuntu/Desk19.10/ locale=en_US.UTF-8 keyboard-configuration/layoutcode=us quiet splash ip=dhcp rw
                                      boot || goto MENU
                                      Menu Show with: All Hosts
                                    3. That’s it, just pxe boot your target system and pick Ubuntu Desktop 19.10 from the FOG iPXE boot menu.

                                    References:

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                                    • george1421G
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                                      Veeam Agent Rescue DVD

                                      1. First we’ll create the required directories:
                                      mkdir -p /tftpboot/os/veeam
                                      
                                      1. Now we’ll mount the Veeam Recovery ISO over the loop directory. Then we’ll copy the contents of the DVD to the directory we built above.
                                      mount -o loop /{full path where you have the iso stored}/ VeeamRecoveryMedia.iso /mnt/loop
                                      
                                      cp /mnt/loop/boot/BCD /tftpboot/os/veeam/
                                      cp /mnt/loop/boot/boot.sdi /tftpboot/os/veeam/
                                      cp /mnt/loop/sources/boot.wim /tftpboot/os/veeam/
                                      umount /mnt/loop
                                      
                                      1. Download and install the latest wimboot kernel and extract it from the zip file.
                                      cd /tmp
                                      wget http://git.ipxe.org/releases/wimboot/wimboot-latest.zip
                                      unzip wimboot-latest.zip
                                      
                                      1. Copy the wimboot file from the archive directory to root of the /tftpboot directory (we’ll need this for every windows boot media, so we’ll place it in a common spot).
                                      cp ./wimboot-2.6.0-signed/wimboot /tftpboot
                                      
                                      1. The last bit of magic we need to do is setup a new FOG iPXE boot menu entry for this Veeam Recover Image.
                                      2. In the fog WebGUI go to FOG Configuration->iPXE New Menu Entry
                                        Set the following fields
                                        Menu Item: os.VeeamRecovery
                                        Description: Veeam Agent 4
                                        Parameters:
                                        set tftp-path tftp://${fog-ip}
                                        set pe-path ${tftp-path}/os/veeam
                                        kernel ${tftp-path}/wimboot gui
                                        imgfetch --name BCD ${pe-path}/BCD BCD
                                        imgfetch --name boot.sdi ${pe-path}/boot.sdi boot.sdi
                                        imgfetch --name boot.wim ${pe-path}/boot.wim boot.wim
                                        boot || goto MENU
                                      3. That’s it, just pxe boot your target system and pick Veeam Agent 4 from the FOG iPXE boot menu.

                                      Bonus round NOTE: the code below doesn't work at the moment, I'm getting an HTTP access denied message. The info is right, there is just something with apache at the moment that is stopping access to these individual files
                                      The above method shows how to load the Veeam Recover image over tftp. The following instructions show how to do the same thing over the faster http protocol.

                                      1. First we’ll create the required directories:
                                      mkdir -p /var/www/html/os/veeam
                                      
                                      1. Now we’ll mount the Veeam Recovery ISO over the loop directory. Then we’ll copy the contents of the DVD to the directory we built above.
                                      mount -o loop /{full path where you have the iso stored}/ VeeamRecoveryMedia.iso /mnt/loop
                                      
                                      cp /mnt/loop/boot/BCD /var/www/html/os/veeam
                                      cp /mnt/loop/boot/boot.sdi /var/www/html/os/veeam
                                      cp /mnt/loop/sources/boot.wim /var/www/html/os/veeam
                                      umount /mnt/loop
                                      
                                      1. Download and install the latest wimboot kernel and extract it from the zip file.
                                      cd /tmp
                                      wget http://git.ipxe.org/releases/wimboot/wimboot-latest.zip
                                      unzip wimboot-latest.zip
                                      
                                      1. Copy the wimboot file from the archive directory to root of the /var/www/html/os directory (we’ll need this for every windows boot media, so we’ll place it in a common spot).
                                      cp ./wimboot-2.6.0-signed/wimboot /var/www/html/os
                                      
                                      1. The last bit of magic we need to do is setup a new FOG iPXE boot menu entry for this Veeam Recover Image.
                                      2. In the fog WebGUI go to FOG Configuration->iPXE New Menu Entry
                                        Set the following fields
                                        Menu Item: os.VeeamRecoveryHTTP
                                        Description: Veeam Agent 4 (http)
                                        Parameters:
                                        set http-path http://${fog-ip}/os
                                        set pe-path ${http-path}/veeam
                                        kernel ${http-path}/wimboot gui
                                        imgfetch --name BCD ${pe-path}/BCD BCD
                                        imgfetch --name boot.sdi ${pe-path}/boot.sdi boot.sdi
                                        imgfetch --name boot.wim ${pe-path}/boot.wim boot.wim
                                        boot || goto MENU
                                      3. That’s it, just pxe boot your target system and pick Veeam Agent 4 (http) from the FOG iPXE boot menu.

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                                        last edited by george1421

                                        Ubuntu 1910 Server

                                        WARNING: The installer files needed for 19.10 has been removed from the download site. Noticed 25-Jan-2021. This tutorial is for reference only.

                                        1. First we’ll create the required directories:
                                        mkdir -p /images/os/ubuntu/Server19.10
                                        mkdir -p /tftpboot/os/ubuntu/Server19.10
                                        
                                        1. Now we’ll mount the Ubuntu Server 19.10 installer over the loop directory. Then we’ll copy the contents of the DVD to the directory we built above.
                                        mount -o loop -t iso9660 /{full path where you have the iso stored}/ubuntu-19.10-live-server-amd64.iso /mnt/loop
                                        
                                        cp -R /mnt/loop/* /images/os/ubuntu/Server19.10
                                        umount /mnt/loop
                                        
                                        1. Finally we’ll copy the pxe boot kernel and intfs to the tftpboot directory. We’ll need to download the netboot version from here: http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/eoan/main/installer-amd64/current/images/netboot/netboot.tar.gz This version of bzlinuz.efi and initrd.lz support booting over an NFS share instead of the local DVD Drive.
                                        wget http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/eoan/main/installer-amd64/current/images/netboot/netboot.tar.gz
                                        tar -zxf netboot.tar.gz
                                        cp ./ubuntu-installer/amd64/linux /tftpboot/os/ubuntu/Server19.10
                                        cp ./ubuntu-installer/amd64/initrd.gz /tftpboot/os/ubuntu/Server19.10
                                        
                                        1. The last bit of magic we need to do is setup a new FOG iPXE boot menu entry for this OS.
                                        2. In the fog WebGUI go to FOG Configuration->iPXE New Menu Entry
                                          Set the following fields
                                          Menu Item: os.Ubuntu.Server.19.10
                                          Description: Ubuntu Server 19.10
                                          Parameters:
                                          kernel tftp://${fog-ip}/os/ubuntu/Server19.10/linux
                                          initrd tftp://${fog-ip}/os/ubuntu/Server19.10/initrd.gz
                                          imgargs linux root=/dev/nfs boot=casper netboot=nfs nfsroot=${fog-ip}:/images/os/ubuntu/Server19.10/ locale=en_US.UTF-8 keyboard-configuration/layoutcode=us quiet splash ip=dhcp rw
                                          boot || goto MENU
                                          Menu Show with: All Hosts
                                        3. That’s it, just pxe boot your target system and pick Ubuntu Server 19.10 from the FOG iPXE boot menu.

                                        References:

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                                        • george1421G
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                                          last edited by Sebastian Roth

                                          Ubuntu 20.04 Server

                                          This is solution still under investigation. It appears that Canonical has changed how their installer works and for me, its a bit strange since now they require the entire live iso to run from memory. That means transferring the 2.1GB iso image over the network to the network computer before the kernel boots. This kind of (imo) limits the target hardware to have at least 4GB of ram (2GB for the iso, 1GB for the OS and then 1GB for free RAM, said from an uneducated guess POV). To me this change seems a bit tone deaf to the Ubuntu user community only supplying the iso image in live boot mode.

                                          Reference threads:
                                          https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/netbooting-the-live-server-installer/14510
                                          https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/debian-installer/+bug/1429030?_ga=2.229105820.1620676036.1595355002-1365610273.1592834629
                                          https://forums.fogproject.org/topic/14590/20-04-autoinstall

                                          Also looking into the mini.iso referenced here (but only for bios installs, it appears that the uefi bits are broken and won’t be fix to drive folks away from this solution): http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/focal/main/installer-amd64/current/legacy-images/netboot

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                                            last edited by george1421

                                            Debian 10.5 Standard-Live

                                            1. First we’ll create the required directories:
                                            mkdir -p /images/os/debian/10.5L
                                            mkdir -p /tftpboot/debian/10.5L
                                            
                                            # for FOG Server with RedHat based OS
                                            mkdir -p /var/www/html/os/debian/10.5L
                                            # for FOG Server with Debian based OS
                                            mkdir -p /var/www/os/debian/10.5L
                                            
                                            1. Now we’ll mount the Debian live DVD over the loop directory. Then we’ll copy the contents of the DVD to the directory we built above.
                                            mount -o loop -t iso9660 /{full path where you have the iso stored}/debian-live-10.5.0-amd64-standard.iso /mnt/loop
                                            
                                            cp -R /mnt/loop/* /images/os/debian/10.5L
                                            umount /mnt/loop
                                            
                                            1. Finally we’ll copy the pxe boot kernel and intfs to the tftpboot directory.
                                            cp /images/os/debian/10.5L/live/vmlinuz-4.19.0-10-amd64 /tftpboot/debian/10.5L/vmlinuz
                                            cp /images/os/debian/10.5L/live/initrd.img-4.19.0-10-amd64 /tftpboot/debian/10.5L/initrd
                                            
                                            # for FOG Server with RedHat based OS
                                            cp /images/os/debian/10.5L/live/filesystem.squashfs /var/www/html/os/debian/10.5L
                                            # for FOG Server with Debian based OS
                                            cp /images/os/debian/10.5L/live/filesystem.squashfs /var/www/os/debian/10.5L
                                            
                                            1. The last bit of magic we need to do is setup a new FOG iPXE boot menu entry for this OS.
                                            2. In the fog WebGUI go to FOG Configuration->iPXE New Menu Entry
                                              Set the following fields
                                              Menu Item: os.Debian.10.5L
                                              Description: Debian 10.5 Live
                                              Parameters:
                                              kernel tftp://${fog-ip}/debian/10.5L/vmlinuz
                                              initrd tftp://${fog-ip}/debian/10.5L/initrd
                                              imgargs vmlinuz boot=live components fetch=http://${fog-ip}/os/debian/10.5L/filesystem.squashfs
                                              boot || goto MENU
                                              Menu Show with: All Hosts
                                            3. That’s it, just pxe boot your target system and pick Debian 10.5 Live from the FOG iPXE boot menu.

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