Could not boot: Exec format error (2e008001)

[Enexor]

Hey guys,

at the moment I’m trying to get FOG running, because we’d like to use it to deploy images. After setting up a Main-Server, 3 Storage-Nodes and doing some configuration, I now tried to boot a Client via PXE. This step failed and I have no idea how to fix it: “Could not boot: Exec format error”.

My configuration:

• Windows-DHCP-Server: Boot option 066 is set to the IP adress of the FOG server, 067 contains “undionly.kpxe”
• The FOG-Server and the Client are on the same subnet
• The client is currently a VM running on a ESXi-Host
• FOG 1.2.0 on Ubuntu 13.10

What I’ve tried:

• I downloaded the latest iPXE files (iPXE 1.0.0+ (3a02) -> same error
• Using the latest kernel available via webinterface -> same error
• Reading related posts on the forum (and internet) if I can get any hint

I hope, anybody has any idea and can help me. Thank you in advance!
Enexor

[Tom Elliott]

What is the exact sequence of errors?

Console errors are known about and fixed in trunk. This is really the only thing I can think of.

Also, we have the latest ipxe which should be of version a9376.

[Enexor]

Well, it’s not just a console error: the client doesn’t finish booting from the FOG server. The FOG boot menu never shows up. As I wrote, I already checked the forum but didn’t find a suitable solution. I also checked the wiki.

I’m booting my Client via PXE. Then my WDS-Server is redirecting to the FOG-Server (using pxechn.c32). From here on, have a look at my screenshot:
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See also the attached log files.

[url=“/_imported_xf_attachments/1/1509_screenshot.jpg?:”]screenshot.jpg[/url][url=“/_imported_xf_attachments/1/1510_error.txt?:”]error.txt[/url][url=“/_imported_xf_attachments/1/1511_foginstall.txt?:”]foginstall.txt[/url][url=“/_imported_xf_attachments/1/1512_error1.txt?:”]error1.txt[/url]

[Tom Elliott]

what do you get when you run:
[url]http://IP.OF.FOG.SVR/fog/service/ipxe/boot.php[/url]

In browser?

[Enexor]

See the screenshot:
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[url=“/_imported_xf_attachments/1/1513_command.jpg?:”]command.jpg[/url]

[Tom Elliott]

what are the content of your /tftpboot/default.ipxe file?

[Enexor]

It’s an empty file. Is this right like that?

[Enexor]

Oh yes, I finally found it: the default.ipxe was empty, but it shouldn’t!

Found this in the FOG wiki:
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=monospace]#!ipxe
dhcp || reboot
cpuid --ext 29 && set arch x86_64 || set arch i386
params
param mac ${net0/mac}
param arch ${arch}
chain [url]http://x.x.x.x/fog/service/ipxe/boot.php##params[/url][/FONT][/COLOR]
Now the FOG menu is showing up!

[Tom Elliott]

Glad to help you find it.