System Diagnostics

[Jarli]

OK well that should be fine then.

The system is connected to a 1G LAN connection.
Has 4GB of RAM
and has a i5 with 2.5 Ghz

Any ideas on what would cause the system to load up until [B][COLOR=#ff6600]“Memdisk to large to load”. [/COLOR][/B][COLOR=#ff6600][COLOR=#000000]When I can run Memtest86+ without issue?[/COLOR][/COLOR]

[Tom Elliott]

How large is the iso file you’re attempting to load?

[Andy Abplanalp]

I may have an older Dell Diagnostics ISO but mine is only 8MB. This is what my PXE menu entry looks like:
[CODE]:delldiag
initrd ${boot-url}/iso/diags.iso
chain memdisk iso raw ||
echo failed to boot
prompt
goto MENU[/CODE]

Are you using the correct memdisk parameters as above? I have also had better luck compiling my own memdisk execuatable. Here’s mine if you care to try it…

[url=“/_imported_xf_attachments/1/1051_memdisk.zip?:”]memdisk.zip[/url]

[Jarli]

The iso is just over 1011MB
It can be found here [url]http://www.dell.com/support/home/us/en/555/Drivers/DriversDetails?driverid=W0R66[/url]

[Jarli]

I found an older version of the ISO, which is much much much smaller at only 4MB. Will let you guys know what happens from here.

[Andy Abplanalp]

When I load my Dell diagnostics ISO into WinISO, it lists it as “Bootable”. When I load the ISO you referenced into WinISO, it says “Non-bootable”. Are you certain this is not one of those Dell ISOs that’s meant to run within the Windows environment?

[Jarli]

It very well may be, but I’ve dropped the iso I originally found, and have a bootable version now that I am working on configuring.

[Jarli]

Well with the smaller Dell Diagnostics, which is now (dell.img) i get an message which is “Bootstrap to large to load”

Still testing, just providing an update for anyone who may be monitoring this ticket.

[etb]

Did you find any resolution to this problem? I’m having the “Memdisk to large to load” issue with ISOs that worked with pxe/FOG .32

[Jarli]

We ended up using this ISO [url]http://downloads.dell.com/diags/DELL_32-BIT-DIAGNOSTICS_5114-2_R206154.exe[/url]
[LIST]
[]With the above installer you need to run “Create a bootable image”
[/LIST]
[LIST]
[]This image gets saved on the fog server (at least with a stock install to) /www/fog/service/ipxe
[/LIST]
And adding this to the boot menu to BootMenu.Class.Php

[CODE] }
else if ($option == ‘fog.systest’)
{

        print ":$option\n";
        print "kernel memdisk iso raw\n";
        print "initrd diags.iso\n";
        print "boot || goto MENU\n";

[/CODE]

[Tom Elliott]

It’s more preferred that you use the advanced menu option in PX E Settings because if you update the boot menu will be reset

[Jarli]

We attempted to use the Advance Boot menu, but were unsuccessful.

Given our above example which prompted your note. Copied below.

[CODE]
}
else if ($option == ‘fog.systest’)
{

        print ":$option\n";
        print "kernel memdisk iso raw\n";
        print "initrd diags.iso\n";
        print "boot || goto MENU\n";

[/CODE]

How would we add additional boot options to the advanced boot menu.

[Jarli]

Sorry for coming back to this so late,

But how would you add a menu list outside of this using the Advanced Menu option within the PX E settings

[Junkhacker]

have you looked at the examples here? [url]http://www.fogproject.org/wiki/index.php/Advanced_Boot_Menu_Configuration_options[/url]

[Jarli]

We are now looking at these, thank you for the guide.