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    Deploy OK, but system won't boot (stays looping in Fog menu)

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    • B
      Baite
      last edited by

      [quote=“Baite, post: 28665, member: 24308”]UPDATE: If I deploy the images manually with Acronis TrueImage, I get them to BOOT but ONLY forcing boot from HDD through BIOS. It does not wboot if going through PXE.

      Any suggestion?[/quote]
      This gets fixed by changing from Exit mode back to Sanboot mode.
      So I assume the problem is another - related with deployment of images or the image itself (Fog not supporting something that exists in the image).
      Image is from single disk, with severall partitions. Chose that type of image when creting it in Fog (single disk, multiple partition).
      As I posted in other place, can it be related to GPT/MBR?

      I’m creating a new image only with Windows 7 Enterprise x64 to test deployment and see if it works. I will post results soon.

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        Baite
        last edited by

        Created simple image (just Windows 7 Enterprise)… no drivers, nothing else.
        Uploaded image to Fog (image created with “Multiple Partition Image - Single Disk (Not Resizable)”.
        Then, on te same computer with exactly the same settings, deployed image and after Fog menu… nothing (keeps returning to Fog menu).
        Booted with the same DVD media I used to install Windows, and when I press “Rapair computer”, it says this System Recovery Options version is not compatible with the Windows version your trying to repair (…)".
        Really stuck here, and desperetly needing to have my new 35 machines working for teaching purposes…

        Any help is really welcome. Thank you guys for being available…

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          Baite
          last edited by

          Checked /image and all images are there (filetype d1.mbr and d1p1.img + d1p2.img + d1p3.img).
          Permissions are 777

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          • JunkhackerJ
            Junkhacker Developer
            last edited by

            if it’s a simple standard image of windows 7 enterprise, there should only be 2 partition img files

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              Baite
              last edited by

              Well, it has drive C and D, so thats why it has 3. But that shouldn’t be a problem.My HDD are 1TB (all equal).My computers are i7 4770, in an Asus B85M-G motherboard,mwith 8GB RAM. I have latest BIOS (0908) and UEFI is disabled (legacy mode).After preparing the image (with fogprep and all), I shut down the computer. Then, make an image using Acronis TrueImage and then I upload the image.If I deploy it in Fog, I have the problem of after the Fog menu getting an bkank screen.If I use Acrojis to restore image from external HDD, then image is correctly deployed, name is changed by Fog, and the machine is added to my Active Directory.

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                Baite
                last edited by

                So, I’m guessing it is something with the image itself… or not being correctly uploaded, or not being correctly deployed.One question… can I use a boot disk with some software that creates an image compatible with Fog 1.1.0, save it to an external HDD, and then manually placing it in the image folder?

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                  Baite
                  last edited by

                  I’m sorry for asking this again… but I would really appreciate if I could get someone’s help.
                  My images are being deployed, but them computer won’t boot.
                  How can I assure images are uploaded successfully and then deployed also successfully?

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                  • Tom ElliottT
                    Tom Elliott
                    last edited by

                    That’s why we keep asking if you partitions are in GPT format.

                    Start an upload-debug or download-debug task.

                    When you’re at the “command” prompt, type:
                    gdisk -l /dev/sda

                    What is the output?

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                      Baite
                      last edited by

                      I’ve checked and my images are NOT in gpt.

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                      • Tom ElliottT
                        Tom Elliott
                        last edited by

                        How did you check? There is a reason I ask to get output from the commands above.

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                          Baite
                          last edited by

                          Well, I checked in the original image… and answered before reading your post… sorry (shame on me).

                          When I run your command, I get:
                          “Found valid GPT with protective MBR; using GPT.”

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                            Baite
                            last edited by

                            Partition table scan:
                            MBR: protective
                            BSD: not present
                            APM: not present
                            GPT: present

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                              Baite
                              last edited by

                              Well… this is saying I have GPT partition, right?
                              I searched online about what protective MBR is, and it figures out that:
                              “You can also see that there is a protective MBR at the first sector of the hard disk. Such hybrid setup is to allow a BIOS-based system to boot from a GPT disk using a boot loader stored in the protective MBR’s code area. In addition, it protects the GPT disk from damage by GPT-unaware disk utilties.”

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                              • B
                                Baite
                                last edited by

                                I guess this might be a BIOS problem… i read ([url]http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn336946.aspx[/url]) that if I had my BIOS in compatibility mode, the Windows should automatically create partitions in MBR…
                                As it is creating them in GPT, I’m assuming that BIOS isn’t passing the right info to Windows. Going to check how to overcome this and get back soon.

                                Meanwhile… shouldn’t GPT partitions also work in Fog? Is there any configuration I need to make?

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                                • Tom ElliottT
                                  Tom Elliott
                                  last edited by

                                  They should work for fog but only for imaging. Not currently passing back to Uefi. Meaning to image disable secure boot->net boot->image-> reenable secure boot-> do not NetBoot

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                                  • B
                                    Baite
                                    last edited by

                                    Tom:

                                    Thank you for your patiente…

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                                    • B
                                      Baite
                                      last edited by

                                      Just started a new image… made sure every boot option in BIOS were set to Compatible Mode.
                                      In WinPE, used DISKPART to clean disk entirely.
                                      Started Windows Setup from USB flash drive.
                                      When I got to
                                      Started setup and created partition for OS. Finished setup and went to Disk Management - Disk 0 - Properties says it’s MBR
                                      Started Image-Download Debug and run #gdisk -l /dev/sda
                                      It says:
                                      Partition table scan:
                                      [INDENT=1]MBR: MBR only[/INDENT]
                                      [INDENT=1]BSD: not present[/INDENT]
                                      [INDENT=1]APM: not present[/INDENT]
                                      [INDENT=1]GPT: present[/INDENT]

                                      Founf valid MBR and GPT. Which do you want to use?
                                      1 - MBR
                                      2- GPT
                                      3 -Create blank GPT

                                      Your answer:_

                                      So I guess somethings happen when i upload my image. Seems like Fog is converting MBR to Protective MBR the partition where Windows 7 is installed. Maybe it is getting confused about Microsoft Reserved Partition is in GPT format.

                                      What do you think?

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                                      • Tom ElliottT
                                        Tom Elliott
                                        last edited by

                                        If everything is Legacy based, the FOG Installer will install it as MBR based image. If the system is in and type of UEFI mode, it will automatically default to GPT.

                                        My guess is the boards not properly disabling UEFI.

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                                        • B
                                          Baite
                                          last edited by

                                          To bypass this… do you think it is possible to install everything until image is ready, then use older computer to upload image (by older I mean withouth EFI)?

                                          I mean, install HDD from my new system in a Lagacy computer…

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                                          • Tom ElliottT
                                            Tom Elliott
                                            last edited by

                                            That wouldn’t work because the drive partitioning would already be setup in GPT.

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                                            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)

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