Fog 0.33b edit PXE menu

Junkhacker · May 28, 2014, 1:06 PM

the first of those two is correct, assuming that you have that file located in /var/www/fog/Win7AIO/WindowsAIO.iso
[URL=‘http://%24%7Bfog-ip%7D/$%7Bfog-webroot%7D/service/ipxe/boot.php?mac=$%7Bnet0/mac%7D’]${fog-ip}[/URL] is a variable set to your server’s IP, in your case “fog”
[URL=‘http://%24%7Bfog-ip%7D/$%7Bfog-webroot%7D/service/ipxe/boot.php?mac=$%7Bnet0/mac%7D’]${fog-webroot}[/URL] is a variable set to the root of your fog installation, in your case “192.168.2.100”

domii666 · May 28, 2014, 2:27 PM

when i type [url]http://192.168.2.100/ISO/Windows8x64.iso[/url] it will start the download…i think it work but in the fog menu it goes direclty back to the menu.

Junkhacker · May 28, 2014, 2:37 PM

if you paste your advanced menu code here, i will help you troubleshoot it
please use the “code” format button when doing so.

domii666 · May 28, 2014, 2:49 PM

menu
item --gap – ---------------- iPXE boot menu ----------------
item WIN7PE64BIT Boot Windows 7 64 bit iso
item WIN7PE32BIT Boot Windows 7 32 bit iso
item shell ipxe shell
item return return to previous menu
choose --default WIN7PE64BIT --timeout 5000 target && goto ${target}

:WIN7PE64BIT
initrd http://${fog-ip}/${fog-webroot}/fog/ISO/Windows8x64.iso
chain memdisk iso raw ||
goto MENU

:WIN7PE32BIT
initrd http://${fog-ip}/ISO/Windows8x64.iso
chain memdisk iso raw ||
goto MENU

:ipxedemo
chain http://boot.ipxe.org/demo/boot.php ||
goto MENU

:shell
shell ||
goto MENU

:return
chain http://${fog-ip}/${fog-webroot}/service/ipxe/boot.php?mac=${net0/mac} ||
prompt
goto MENU

autoboot[/CODE]

apache error.log

[Wed May 28 16:41:23 2014] [error] [client 192.168.2.22] File does not exist: /var/www/fog/fog
[Wed May 28 16:41:28 2014] [error] [client 192.168.2.22] File does not exist: /var/www/ISO/Windows8x64.iso
[Wed May 28 16:41:58 2014] [error] [client 192.168.2.22] File does not exist: /var/www/fog/fog
[Wed May 28 16:42:01 2014] [error] [client 192.168.2.22] File does not exist: /var/www/ISO/Windows8x64.iso
[Wed May 28 16:43:47 2014] [error] [client 192.168.2.22] File does not exist: /var/www/fog/fog
[Wed May 28 16:44:23 2014] [error] [client 192.168.2.22] File does not exist: /var/www/fog/fog

[url=“/_imported_xf_attachments/0/840_Unbenannt.jpg?:”]Unbenannt.jpg[/url]

domii666 · May 28, 2014, 3:00 PM

omg… if the file is @ /var/www/ISO the fog search @ /var/www/fog/ISO

and if the file is at /var/www/fog/ISO the fog search @ /var/www/ISO

[Wed May 28 16:41:23 2014] [error] [client 192.168.2.22] File does not exist: /var/www/fog/fog
[Wed May 28 16:41:28 2014] [error] [client 192.168.2.22] File does not exist: /var/www/ISO/Windows8x64.iso
[Wed May 28 16:41:58 2014] [error] [client 192.168.2.22] File does not exist: /var/www/fog/fog
[Wed May 28 16:42:01 2014] [error] [client 192.168.2.22] File does not exist: /var/www/ISO/Windows8x64.iso
[Wed May 28 16:43:47 2014] [error] [client 192.168.2.22] File does not exist: /var/www/fog/fog
[Wed May 28 16:44:23 2014] [error] [client 192.168.2.22] File does not exist: /var/www/fog/fog
[Wed May 28 16:50:13 2014] [error] [client 192.168.2.22] File does not exist: /var/www/fog/ISO/Windows8x64.iso
[Wed May 28 16:50:20 2014] [error] [client 192.168.2.22] File does not exist: /var/www/fog/ISO/Windows8x64.iso
[Wed May 28 16:51:04 2014] [error] [client 192.168.2.22] File does not exist: /var/www/fog/ISO/Windows8x64.iso
[Wed May 28 16:53:16 2014] [error] [client 192.168.2.22] File does not exist: /var/www/ISO/Windows8x64.iso
[Wed May 28 16:53:19 2014] [error] [client 192.168.2.22] File does not exist: /var/www/ISO/Windows8x64.iso
[Wed May 28 16:55:45 2014] [error] [client 192.168.2.22] File does not exist: /var/www/fog/fog
[Wed May 28 16:58:19 2014] [error] [client 192.168.2.22] File does not exist: /var/www/fog/fog
[Wed May 28 16:58:23 2014] [error] [client 192.168.2.22] File does not exist: /var/www/fog/ISO/Windows8x64.iso

Junkhacker · May 28, 2014, 3:05 PM

[FONT=Consolas]initrd [url]http://${fog-ip}/${fog-webroot}/fog/ISO/Windows8x64.iso[/url][/FONT]
this is wrong. it should be
[FONT=Consolas]initrd [url]http://${fog-ip}/${fog-webroot}/ISO/Windows8x64.iso[/url][/FONT]

Tom Elliott · May 28, 2014, 3:06 PM

And if it’s not located in /var/www/fog/ISO and is located in /var/www/ISO the booturl should be:
[code]http://${fog-ip}/ISO/Windows8x64.iso[/code]

domii666 · May 28, 2014, 3:54 PM

iso is stored @ /var/www/fog/ISO fog search with initrd [url]http://${fog-ip}/${fog-webroot}/ISO/Windows8x64.iso[/url]
[Wed May 28 17:50:17 2014] [error] [client 192.168.2.22] File does not exist: /var/www/fog/ISO/Windows8x64.iso

Jaymes Driver · May 28, 2014, 4:06 PM

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madskillz23 · May 28, 2014, 8:14 PM

Hello, I am using Fog 1.0.1 on CentOS 6.5 and attempting to get Ubuntu 12.04 or 14.04 to live boot. Does anyone have a working iPXE menu configuration, or have any idea why mine is failing (screen flashes and it goes back to first iPXE menu). I had a working configuration for both using fog 0.32. My menu code is below:
[CODE]set boot_url http://${fog-ip}/var/www/html/fog/service/ipxe/
set boot_nfs ${fog-ip}:/images/

:MENU
menu
item Ubuntu12 Ubuntu 12.04 x64 Live
item Ubuntu14 Ubuntu 14.04 x64 Live
item return return to previous menu

:Ubuntu12
kernel http://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx/var/www/html/fog/service/ipxe/ubuntu12/casper/vmlinuz.efi
initrd http://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx/var/www/html/fog/service/ipxe/ubuntu12/casper/initrd.lz
imgargs boot=casper netboot=nfs nfsroot=xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:/images/ubuntu12.04/
shell
boot

:Ubuntu14
kernel ${boot_url}/ubuntu/casper/vmlinuz.efi
initrd ${boot_url}/ubuntu/casper/initrd.lz
imgargs boot=casper netboot=nfs nfsroot=xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:/images/ubuntu14.04/
boot

:return
:return
chain http://${boot_url}/boot.php?mac=${net0/mac} ||
prompt
goto MENU

autoboot[/CODE]

Junkhacker · May 28, 2014, 8:40 PM

[FONT=Consolas]set boot_url [url]http://${fog-ip}/var/www/html/fog/service/ipxe/[/url][/FONT]
should be
[FONT=Consolas]set boot_url [url]http://${fog-ip}/fog/service/ipxe/[/url][/FONT]
because http://[FONT=Consolas]${fog-ip} resolves to the root of your web server[/FONT]

[FONT=Consolas]your menu doesn’t have a choose statement to tell ipxe to let you choose something[/FONT]

[FONT=Consolas]try this[/FONT]

[CODE]
set boot_url http://${fog-ip}/fog/service/ipxe/
set boot_nfs ${fog-ip}:/images/

:MENU
menu
item Ubuntu12 Ubuntu 12.04 x64 Live
item Ubuntu14 Ubuntu 14.04 x64 Live
item return return to previous menu
choose target && goto ${target}

:Ubuntu12
kernel http://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx/fog/service/ipxe/ubuntu12/casper/vmlinuz.efi
initrd http://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx/fog/service/ipxe/ubuntu12/casper/initrd.lz
imgargs boot=casper netboot=nfs nfsroot=xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:/images/ubuntu12.04/
shell
boot

:Ubuntu14
kernel ${boot_url}/ubuntu/casper/vmlinuz.efi
initrd ${boot_url}/ubuntu/casper/initrd.lz
imgargs boot=casper netboot=nfs nfsroot=xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:/images/ubuntu14.04/
boot

:return
chain http://${fog-ip}/${fog-webroot}/service/ipxe/boot.php?mac=${net0/mac} ||
prompt
goto MENU

autoboot[/CODE]

madskillz23 · May 28, 2014, 9:11 PM

Thanks, that got me further. Now it goes back to the first menu (same error) after initrd loads. I’m thinking it has to do with the arguments passed to Ubuntu, but I am unsure. Any ideas?

Junkhacker · May 28, 2014, 9:24 PM

here’s a tip to tracking down what line kills it
put a “prompt” after each line, and it will make you hit a key before continuing

madskillz23 · May 28, 2014, 9:34 PM

Thanks, the imgargs line kills it. I’ve been trying various tutorials and combinations for that line but I have yet to find one that works.

Tom Elliott · May 28, 2014, 9:35 PM

[quote=“Junkhacker, post: 28460, member: 21583”][FONT=Consolas]set boot_url [url]http://${fog-ip}/var/www/html/fog/service/ipxe/[/url][/FONT]
should be
[FONT=Consolas]set boot_url [url]http://${fog-ip}/fog/service/ipxe/[/url][/FONT]
because http://[FONT=Consolas]${fog-ip} resolves to the root of your web server[/FONT]

[FONT=Consolas]your menu doesn’t have a choose statement to tell ipxe to let you choose something[/FONT]

[FONT=Consolas]try this[/FONT]

[CODE]
set boot_url http://${fog-ip}/fog/service/ipxe/
set boot_nfs ${fog-ip}:/images/

:MENU
menu
item Ubuntu12 Ubuntu 12.04 x64 Live
item Ubuntu14 Ubuntu 14.04 x64 Live
item return return to previous menu
choose target && goto ${target}

:Ubuntu12
kernel http://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx/fog/service/ipxe/ubuntu12/casper/vmlinuz.efi
initrd http://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx/fog/service/ipxe/ubuntu12/casper/initrd.lz
imgargs boot=casper netboot=nfs nfsroot=xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:/images/ubuntu12.04/
shell
boot

:Ubuntu14
kernel ${boot_url}/ubuntu/casper/vmlinuz.efi
initrd ${boot_url}/ubuntu/casper/initrd.lz
imgargs boot=casper netboot=nfs nfsroot=xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:/images/ubuntu14.04/
boot

:return
chain http://${fog-ip}/${fog-webroot}/service/ipxe/boot.php?mac=${net0/mac} ||
prompt
goto MENU

autoboot[/CODE][/quote]

Rather than imgargs, place the ARGs you want on the kernel line.

TRY THIS:
[CODE]
set boot_url http://${fog-ip}/fog/service/ipxe/
set boot_nfs ${fog-ip}:/images/

:MENU
menu
item Ubuntu12 Ubuntu 12.04 x64 Live
item Ubuntu14 Ubuntu 14.04 x64 Live
item return return to previous menu
choose target && goto ${target}

:Ubuntu12
kernel http://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx/fog/service/ipxe/ubuntu12/casper/vmlinuz.efi boot=casper netboot=nfs nfsroot=xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:/images/ubuntu12.04/
initrd http://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx/fog/service/ipxe/ubuntu12/casper/initrd.lz
shell
boot

:Ubuntu14
kernel ${boot_url}/ubuntu/casper/vmlinuz.efi boot=casper netboot=nfs nfsroot=xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:/images/ubuntu14.04/
initrd ${boot_url}/ubuntu/casper/initrd.lz
boot

:return
chain http://${fog-ip}/${fog-webroot}/service/ipxe/boot.php?mac=${net0/mac} ||
prompt
goto MENU

autoboot[/CODE]

madskillz23 · May 28, 2014, 10:24 PM

Awesome, that got me most of the way there. Now its just messing around with kernel arguments for the two Ubuntu distros. But, I did get Xubuntu 13.04 working with the following code in case anyone else finds it useful:

[CODE]:Xubuntu 13.04
kernel ${boot_url}/xubuntu/casper/vmlinuz root=/dev/nfs/ boot=casper netboot=nfs nfsroot=xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:/images/xubuntu/
initrd http://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx/fog/service/ipxe/xubuntu/casper/initrd.lz
boot
[/CODE]

Thanks for all the help!

domii666 · Jun 2, 2014, 10:24 AM

[quote=“domii666, post: 28421, member: 24204”]iso is stored @ /var/www/fog/ISO fog search with initrd [url]http://${fog-ip}/${fog-webroot}/ISO/Windows8x64.iso[/url]
[Wed May 28 17:50:17 2014] [error] [client 192.168.2.22] File does not exist: /var/www/fog/ISO/Windows8x64.iso[/quote]

thx for help

Eli Kelly · Jun 12, 2014, 12:49 PM

It was a little ugly but advanced menu codes started working for me after removing

[CODE]print “console --picture http://${boot-url}/service/ipxe/bg.png --left 100 --right 80\n”;[/CODE]

from advanced.php

I put the line back in replacing “${boot-url}” with [[I]my.servers.ip.address[/I]]/fog and all was well and looking good.

Junkhacker · Jun 12, 2014, 12:55 PM

[quote=“Eli Kelly, post: 30029, member: 1152”]It was a little ugly but advanced menu codes started working for me after removing

[CODE]print “console --picture http://${boot-url}/service/ipxe/bg.png --left 100 --right 80\n”;[/CODE]

from advanced.php

I put the line back in replacing “${boot-url}” with [[I]my.servers.ip.address[/I]]/fog and all was well and looking good.[/quote]

what version are you using?
what you’re describing a known bug in 1.0.x that was fixed in the 1.1.0 update

Eli Kelly · Jun 12, 2014, 1:11 PM

[quote=“Junkhacker, post: 30030, member: 21583”]what version are you using?
what you’re describing a known bug in 1.0.x that was fixed in the 1.1.0 update[/quote]

I managed to post this in the wrong thread. It has better context in and was intended for [url]http://fogproject.org/forum/threads/ipxe-advanced-menu-or-memdisk-problem.10544/page-2[/url]

To answer your question:

I did the initial install from 1.0.1 subversion 1783. After reading a post from Tom last Thursday I updated to svn 1799. When that still didn’t fix my issue I patched to svn 1801. Fog version did in fact change to 1.1.0 with eiter svn 1799 or 1801. Apparently the advanced.php file was not being updated in that process. Perhaps I missed a step but all seems well now.

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