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    Mid-2015 Macbook Pros will NOT Pxe boot to FOG server

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      rboan
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      No internal ethernet adapter. I have both an external Apple ethernet to usb adapter (model A1277) and an external Apple ethernet to thunderbolt adapter. The latter does not boot at all. The usb one is the one I am using.

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        Quazz Moderator
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        What FOG version are you on?

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          Sebastian Roth Moderator
          last edited by Sebastian Roth

          @rboan Could still be the same Broadcom chip in the external adapters?! But could be a different issue just as well. Have you followed the iPXE specific steps to see where exactly the issue arises? http://ipxe.org/dev/driver

          Web GUI issue? Please check apache error (debian/ubuntu: /var/log/apache2/error.log, centos/fedora/rhel: /var/log/httpd/error_log) and php-fpm log (/var/log/php*-fpm.log)

          Please support FOG if you like it: https://wiki.fogproject.org/wiki/index.php/Support_FOG

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            rboan @Quazz
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            @quazz

            1.5.0-RC-10

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              HowToGravity @rboan
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              @rboan Try this https://forums.fogproject.org/topic/7727/building-usb-booting-fos-image/4 . This worked on a 2017 21.5" iMac. SN: C02WL0PVJ1G9

              Though to throw this out there, maybe it will help you as well.

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                george1421 Moderator @HowToGravity
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                @howtogravity There are some caveats with going the usb booting route, but it does work. @rboan if you want to go down this path, I can provide some guidance.

                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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                  Sebastian Roth Moderator
                  last edited by

                  @rboan What OS X version do you have installed on those mid-2015 Macbook Pros?

                  Web GUI issue? Please check apache error (debian/ubuntu: /var/log/apache2/error.log, centos/fedora/rhel: /var/log/httpd/error_log) and php-fpm log (/var/log/php*-fpm.log)

                  Please support FOG if you like it: https://wiki.fogproject.org/wiki/index.php/Support_FOG

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                    rboan @HowToGravity
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                    @howtogravity

                    Thank you for this suggestion. I think I already tried this but I am going to give it another try. I will update soon.

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                      rboan @Sebastian Roth
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                      @sebastian-roth

                      I am running OS X El Capitan Version 10.11.6. Not an upgrade, it came pre-installed with this version. The unit is brand new out of the box.

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                        rboan @Sebastian Roth
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                        @sebastian-roth

                        I started working through the steps in this troubleshooting guide (http://ipxe.org/dev/driver) and finally had some kind of break through. Not sure what to do with it but some headway, nonetheless. I get the typical errors on trying to grab dhcp for net0 and net1. Then I can hit ‘s’ to go to ipxe command prompt. Once I am there, I unplug and reinsert the usb dongle. Ifstat shows me that it is now net2 (net0 is gone). I can now run dhcp net2 and I get an IP immediately. I can then go to chain http://x.x.x.x/fog/service/ipxe/boot.php and it brings up my fog menu. I am unable to do much in here because it goes through the process of loading the menu item (ie. Quick registration) and then it errors out. But this is progress. Doesn’t appear to be a driver issue. Thoughts?

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                          rboan
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                          @george1421
                          I would absolutely appreciate some guidance. Thank you. This has been a daily thorn in my side.

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                            george1421 Moderator @rboan
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                            @rboan please look at the fog form chat bubble at the top of the browser page for some guidance.

                            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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                              Sebastian Roth Moderator
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                              @george1421 @rboan Were you able to fix this? Could be just a spanning tree issue from what I read so far.

                              Web GUI issue? Please check apache error (debian/ubuntu: /var/log/apache2/error.log, centos/fedora/rhel: /var/log/httpd/error_log) and php-fpm log (/var/log/php*-fpm.log)

                              Please support FOG if you like it: https://wiki.fogproject.org/wiki/index.php/Support_FOG

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                                rboan @Sebastian Roth
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                                @sebastian-roth

                                RESOLVED! I downloaded George1421’s file (fos-usb_03-20-18.img) and modified the grub.cfg file to point to my fog server IP. Burned to usb with Rufus and it WORKED! Works on both my late 2013’s and my mid-2015’s. Thank you all for your suggestions and guidance. This has been an ongoing project for me for months.

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                                  hernani
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                                  hi,

                                  Trying to use fog on the macs in my university but we have problems with Macbook.

                                  I will be interested in getting the img file
                                  fos-usb_03-20-18.img

                                  where can i get it?

                                  thx

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                                    Sebastian Roth Moderator
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                                    @hernani Some Macs work quite nicely doing “normal” network boot (see our wiki) but some of them have issues with the network card - so it depends on the Mac model you have.

                                    Not sure if George’s boot image is still available but the tutorial on how to create your own is definitely still alive: https://forums.fogproject.org/topic/7727/building-usb-booting-fos-image

                                    Web GUI issue? Please check apache error (debian/ubuntu: /var/log/apache2/error.log, centos/fedora/rhel: /var/log/httpd/error_log) and php-fpm log (/var/log/php*-fpm.log)

                                    Please support FOG if you like it: https://wiki.fogproject.org/wiki/index.php/Support_FOG

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                                      hernani @Sebastian Roth
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                                      @Sebastian-Roth

                                      You’re right. no problems on iMac with integrated lan but it doesn’t find the network card on our MBP.
                                      I’m reading the thread about creating the omg file

                                      thx

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                                        george1421 Moderator @hernani
                                        last edited by

                                        @hernani Look at the FOG forum chat (upper right corner of the window) for some additional hints.

                                        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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