Can't Image Dell Vostro 3350 laptop

kelly.bettendorf

If it helps i am using a chainloader [FONT=sans-serif][COLOR=#000000]using 4.04[/COLOR][/FONT]

DEFAULT vesamenu.c32
MENU TITLE FOG Computer Cloning Solution
MENU BACKGROUND fog/bg.png

menu color title1;36;44 #ffffffff #00000000 std

LABEL fog.local
kernel chain.c32
append hd0
MENU DEFAULT
MENU LABEL Boot from hard disk
TEXT HELP
Boot from the local hard drive.
If you are unsure, select this option.
ENDTEXT

LABEL fog.memtest
kernel fog/memtest/memtest
MENU LABEL Run Memtest86+
TEXT HELP
Run Memtest86+ on the client computer.
ENDTEXT

LABEL fog.reg
kernel fog/kernel/bzImage
append initrd=fog/images/init.gz root=/dev/ram0 rw ramdisk_size=127000 ip=dhcp dns=10.40.32.10 mode=autoreg keymap= web=10.40.241.30/fog/ loglevel=4 consoleblank=0
MENU LABEL Quick Host Registration and Inventory
TEXT HELP
Automatically register the client computer,
and perform a hardware inventory.
ENDTEXT

LABEL fog.reginput
kernel fog/kernel/bzImage
append initrd=fog/images/init.gz root=/dev/ram0 rw ramdisk_size=127000 ip=dhcp dns=10.40.32.10 mode=manreg keymap= web=10.40.241.30/fog/ loglevel=4 consoleblank=0
MENU LABEL Perform Full Host Registration and Inventory
TEXT HELP
Perform a full host registration on the client
computer, perform a hardware inventory, and
optionally image the host.
ENDTEXT

LABEL fog.quickimage
kernel fog/kernel/bzImage
append initrd=fog/images/init.gz root=/dev/ram0 rw ramdisk_size=127000 ip=dhcp dns=10.40.32.10 mode=quickimage keymap= web=10.40.241.30/fog/ loglevel=4 consoleblank=0
MENU LABEL Quick Image
TEXT HELP
This mode will allow you to image this host quickly with
it’s default assigned image.
ENDTEXT

LABEL fog.sysinfo
kernel fog/kernel/bzImage
append initrd=fog/images/init.gz root=/dev/ram0 rw ramdisk_size=127000 ip=dhcp dns=10.40.32.10 mode=sysinfo keymap= loglevel=4 consoleblank=0
MENU LABEL Client System Information
TEXT HELP
View basic client information such as MAC address
and FOG compatibility.
ENDTEXT

LABEL fog.debug
kernel fog/kernel/bzImage
append initrd=fog/images/init.gz root=/dev/ram0 rw ramdisk_size=127000 ip=dhcp dns=10.40.32.10 mode=onlydebug keymap= consoleblank=0
MENU LABEL Debug Mode
TEXT HELP
Debug mode will load the boot image and load a prompt so
you can run any commands you wish.

ENDTEXT

chad-bisd

the unsupported bios, abort error is a false alarm. It’s a low level driver error for acer laptops with a faulty fan controller. Ingore.

The kernel panic is important. Grab a screenshot/pic of the error and post it. Also, do you best to copy and paste or link to the spec sheet for this model to see if a driver change in the kernel might help.

kelly.bettendorf

When you say link to the spec sheet do you mean dells downloads and drivers support page for its service tag of the laptop?
I am not sure how to change a driver in the kernel.
Will get screenshot of error and post back.

Thanks for the help.

kelly.bettendorf

Here is a screenshot of the error message.

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Kevin

Did you update the BIOS on the laptop? Our laptops (Latitudes) were very picky about the BIOS, if it was revisions 01 or 02, it was almost guaranteed to fail when trying to image.

kelly.bettendorf

Hi Kenvin,
Thanks for the reply.

Sure did i also tried updating BIOS then running FOG (deploy or upload) on multiple of the vostros laptops. same error :C

we also have the latitude E5420 and E5430 FOG works just fine with them.

The Vostro laptops are for our student laptop carts.

Any more ideas?

kelly.bettendorf

Updated BIOS version is:

[url]http://www.dell.com/support/drivers/us/en/04/ServiceTag/DMDMNT1?ref=ff32&s=BIZ[/url]

[FONT=Trebuchet MS][COLOR=#333333][LEFT][LEFT][URL=‘http://www.dell.com/support/drivers/us/en/555/DriverDetails/Product/vostro-3350?driverId=2V5W0&osCode=BIOSA&fileId=3002061156&languageCode=EN&categoryId=BI’][SIZE=15px][COLOR=#3399cc]Vostro 3350 bios A09[/COLOR][/SIZE][/URL]
(BIOS)[/LEFT]
[COLOR=#339933][LEFT]Recommended[/LEFT][/COLOR]
[LEFT][CENTER]9/12/2012[/CENTER][/LEFT][/LEFT][/COLOR][/FONT]
[FONT=Trebuchet MS][COLOR=#333333][LEFT][URL=‘http://www.dell.com/support/drivers/us/en/04/ServiceTag/DMDMNT1?ref=ff32&s=BIZ#’][COLOR=#3399cc]A09[/COLOR][/URL]
[SIZE=11px][URL=‘http://www.dell.com/support/drivers/us/en/555/DriverDetails/Product/vostro-3350?driverId=2V5W0&fileId=3002061156&osCode=BIOSA&languageCode=EN&categoryId=BI#OldVersion’][COLOR=#3399cc]Previous Versions[/COLOR][/URL][/SIZE][/LEFT][/COLOR][/FONT]
[FONT=Trebuchet MS][COLOR=#333333][LEFT][B][SIZE=11px]Description[/SIZE][/B]
NIRVANA 13 BIOS A09[/LEFT][/COLOR][/FONT]

ozzik

Hi,

I have pretty much the same problem.
Dell Vostro 3360.
When trying to register (quick registration) I get “attempting to register host” that never ends.
Trying the debug I got to the prompt and doing ifconfig only shows local interface (127.0.0.1),
which is very weird since It did load the kernel and all.
Pinging anything results in “network is unreachable”.
Tried 3.69 and 3.88 kernels.
Any suggestions?

thanks

ozzik

ok, scratch that. just figured out it was a problem with kernel.
Downloaded this one:
[url]http://www.davidouwinga.com/bzImage.zip[/url]
from this post: [url]http://fogproject.org/forum/threads/dell-2330-all-in-one-network-issue.1054/[/url]
many thanks to DaveO!!!

kelly.bettendorf

[quote=“ozzik, post: 12799, member: 6008”]ok, scratch that. just figured out it was a problem with kernel.
Downloaded this one:
[url]http://www.davidouwinga.com/bzImage.zip[/url]
from this post: [url]http://fogproject.org/forum/threads/dell-2330-all-in-one-network-issue.1054/[/url]
many thanks to DaveO!!![/quote]

Hey thanks again for all the help i am going to test this now. Been out of the office a few days.

rynod

hi guy check if there isn’t a second dhcp server on your net work

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