PXE Boot Loop Problem

[phm2000]

Hi

I have same problem.
My dell optiplex 780 (I update bios to last version) work with pxe and fog 0.32, but I update with fog 1.1.1 and ipxe fail like you (error on line Congfiguring (net0 [MAC])
Same problem with HP 430 G1

An old dell latitude d630 works with ipxe

Is it a kernel problem or just ipxe ?

Thanks for help

Ubuntu 10.04

[Robbie McHugh]

[quote=“phm2000, post: 30903, member: 24664”]Hi

I have same problem.
My dell optiplex 780 (I update bios to last version) work with pxe and fog 0.32, but I update with fog 1.1.1 and ipxe fail like you (error on line Congfiguring (net0 [MAC])
Same problem with HP 430 G1

An old dell latitude d630 works with ipxe

Is it a kernel problem or just ipxe ?

Thanks for help

Ubuntu 10.04[/quote]

Bit weird as the D630 works, I know that the 780 works fine with the latest Kernel as I have a lot of 780’s still in production. Usually if I have a problem with specific machines not booting I try a different Kernel with success, is definitely worth trying as it only take a few seconds to change.

Give the Kernel change a go, hope this helps

Robbie

[Bishop05]

I’m having the exact same problem, Anyone have a fix?
I’ve booting Gateways, Lenovos, I get the file (undionly.kpxe), then Congfiguring (net0 [MAC])… reboot into Windows.

[albero]

I just solved this problem by changing /tftpboot/undionly.kpxe.

I had FOG 0.33 working on this same machine previously and I noticed that dhcpd.conf was using undionly.kpxe in 1.1.1 as opposed to pxelinux.0 in version 0.33. So I started trying different files located in /tftpboot (i.e. ipxe.kpxe, undionly.kkpxe, …).

I first tried to do so using the technique described in [URL=‘http://fogproject.org/forum/threads/realtek-8111-8168-undionly-kpxe-hangs-on-initialising-devices.10453/page-3#post-30923’]this post[/URL]. The symlink wasn’t working for me for some reason, even with the correct ownership (fog.root) so I ended up changing FOG_BOOT_EXIT_TYPE to EXIT in the Fog System Settings through the web GUI and doing the following:

[CODE]mv /tftpboot/undionly.kpxe /tftpboot/undionly.kpxe.bak
cp /tftpboot/<file> /tftpboot/undionly.kpxe
chown fog.root /tftpboot/undionly.kpxe[/CODE]

After using the undionly.kkpxe I was able to reach the FOG boot screen. I’m currently uploading images to FOG for both the XP and Win7 clients, fingers crossed.

I also think it’s possible to achieve the same by editing /etc/dhcp/dhcpd.conf and changing ‘filename “undionly.kpxe”;’ to whichever file you want to try. This might require some services to be restarted.

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UPDATE

I was able to successfully upload and deploy an image on the Windows XP client. I used Full Host Registration and Inventory from the FOG menu prior to uploading an image.
When I tried to Perform Full Host Registration and Inventory on the Windows 7 client, it executed to the point where it said “Attempting to send Inventory…” then output new lines about every 3 seconds. I let that run for a long time ~1hr, then I powered off the machine and started again. Then I selected Quick Host Registration and Inventory which successfully ran and [S]I’m currently uploading an image to the server now[/S] it successfully imaged.

[phm2000]

I tried it too (undionly.kkpxe) and it works, I can see fog menu with HP 430 G1 and Dell 780.
I just have and error when uploading image on dell 780 (partimage error at the begining)

[albero]

I suggest you start a new thread with detailed information about what you are seeing and how everything is set up. It seems like you are having different/more problems than I encountered. Also, be sure to try Robbie’s suggestion earlier in this thread and include the results in your post. I hope you get everything working!

[Bishop05]

just upgraded to 1.1.1 and now it hangs on a blinking [FONT=Arial][COLOR=#333333]cursor… Please help![/COLOR][/FONT]

[Bishop05]

I had to increase the PXE menu time out. now when i try to inventory a Lenovo it hangs on a blinking [FONT=Arial][COLOR=#333333]cursor.[/COLOR][/FONT]

[albero]

Since you are trying to inventory, I’m going to guess that you’ve already gotten to the FOG menu? If that is the case are you trying to do a quick registration and inventory or a full registration and inventory? Also, if you have gotten to the FOG menu then I don’t think we are having the same problem as what’s stated in the thread title. It’ll probably be better to create another thread with more detailed information such as: OS, versions, what you’ve tried, and what the problem is that you are experiencing.

You might not have seen it since I edited my older post in this thread instead of creating another post, but I also had a problem where one of my clients was hanging at the end of the registration while attempting to send the inventory. I eventually turned off the machine and restarted using ‘Quick Host Registration and Inventory’ which succeeded for me.

[Keith Wilson]

hanging on HP with Realtek card. I have copied the latest undionly.kpxe files into the tftpboot directory but still no joy with this card. Is there any fix for this?