ubuntu server fog iso setup.

[theyikes]

hi guys! I have looked this up online at least 100 times but it can’t get any further.

Allow me to explain. I’m running VERSION=“24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)” and I’ve downloaded and configured FogProject current.
I have run through the whole setup, this too went well. I can access the fogproject/management page via my browser. Now for the problem.Where or how do i place the bootable iso file? In particular kali-live iso.

This has literally consumed the last 3 days of my life, so obviously any help would be greatly appreciated.

Regards:

The Yikes

[george1421]

@theyikes firstly understand that you are using fog in a way it was not intended to be used. That doesn’t mean it can’t support other functions, its just FOG’s primary focus is in another direction.

With that said to specifically answer your question. Files downloaded by fog can either go into the tftp path /tftoboot or in the http path /var/www/html/fog or the nfs path /images depending on which protocol you want to use to download the iso file using the FOG iPXE menu.

I have an extensive tutorial on how to pxe boot alternate boot images in this tutorial: https://forums.fogproject.org/topic/10944/using-fog-to-pxe-boot-into-your-favorite-installer-images

If you want to boot the entire iso image you can use the memdisk command, but just be aware that only works on bios based computers (not uefi) and there are some restrictions in that the iso image must be less than 2GB in size (size restriction of 32 bits). For uefi systems you will need to one of the other methods to boot depending on what you are trying to load over the network.

Lastly understand that the success of net booting iso images are depending on if the creator of the iso has allowed it. Some iso images reference a cdrom path directly in their programming. This makes netbooting almost impossible since its referencing hardware that doesn’t exist during netbooting.

[theyikes]

@george1421
Thanks georgr1421. I’m not at home now but I’ll give it a go later. Thank you for responding to my question. Just one more quick one. What’s the command for restarting the fog server.

[george1421]

@theyikes from the linux reboot will restart the server and shutdown now will power it off.