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    Fog 1.2.0 PXE Problems with Certain models

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      mccabem
      last edited by mccabem

      Yes, the one in the picture is a brand new Latitude 5550. I’m having this same issue with a 5 year old dell, that never had issues before this upgrade. Do you have a link to this fog trunk you are talking about? For so many years fog just worked out of the box, actually trouble shooting issues is new to me lol

      edit:
      I just checked the working compatibility list and my new model is in fact not on that list, but my older 6500 is. Odd

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        aaoyagi @mccabem
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        @mccabem Which pxe file are you passing to your machines? Undionly.kpxe?

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        • cmlC
          cml Moderator
          last edited by

          I had the same issues with one particular model that is now working fine, so this may be solved by upgrading to trunk.

          You can also try upgrading your undionly.kpxe file to the trunk version.

          cd /tftpboot/
          mv undionly.kpxe undionly.kpxe.bak
          wget https://svn.code.sf.net/p/freeghost/code/trunk/packages/tftp/undionly.kpxe
          
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          • Tom ElliottT
            Tom Elliott
            last edited by

            The other bit, is if you can see what the error is (My guess is Console Errors), it should help tremendously in giving a suitable fix.

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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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              mccabem
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                mccabem
                last edited by mccabem

                Ok, I tried to upgrade the version of FOG to trunk as you suggested @cml. I got an error at PHP5-Mysqlnd. See the image attached.
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                I also tried to upgrade the undionly.kpxe with the exact instructions, everything looked like it went well but when i booted to FOG it failed at “booting to default.ipxe” and just sat there, did not reboot or anything.

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                  mccabem @Tom Elliott
                  last edited by mccabem

                  @Tom-Elliott, how do i get these console errors for you? I’m pretty green on linux and i’m using ubuntu 10.4 desktop version.

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                  • Wayne WorkmanW
                    Wayne Workman @mccabem
                    last edited by

                    @mccabem Two spots, he’s probably wanting copies of any errors in all of the FOG logs.

                    FOG Configuration -> Log Viewer - > Apache Error Log.

                    You can also issue this on your FOG server:

                    tail -n 100 /var/log/messages
                    

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                    • Tom ElliottT
                      Tom Elliott @mccabem
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                      @mccabem

                      You probably need to install php-mysqlnd yourself as Ubuntu 10.04 is very old now. I don’t think it was a native part of their package listings.

                      Here’s a link that should help.
                      http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3407823/mysqlnd-driver-in-php-5-3-2-on-ubuntu-10-04

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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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                        mccabem @Tom Elliott
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                        @Tom-Elliott

                        Ok, so i tried the link you sent and it would never work. It said the link i added to my sources was wrong and wouldn’t allow me to install. SO, i downloaded the v14 of ubuntu desktop, re-formatted the server, and when i try to install the 1.2.0 version of FOG, it errors out of Mysql install.

                        Capture.PNG

                        I got a copy of this log, see attached foginstall.log

                        I have to leave to head back home, but let me know what you guys think. I can remotely manage this server, i just won’t be able to test the pxe until i come back on site. Let me know what you think on why this is failing. I always stuck with 10.04 because it was stable and i never had much of a issue using it until now 😞

                        Thanks again for all the help!

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                        • Wayne WorkmanW
                          Wayne Workman @mccabem
                          last edited by Wayne Workman

                          @mccabem While you’re in the business of re-building FOG servers, why not jump to FOG Trunk and use Debian instead of Ubuntu?
                          https://wiki.fogproject.org/wiki/index.php/Upgrade_to_trunk

                          I don’t say “Debian” lightly… I’m a red-hat kinda guy.

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                            mccabem @Wayne Workman
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                            @Wayne-Workman We have about 30 sites using fog, all of them are identical as much as possible to make it easier for our people to manage. Is there any benefits when using Debian over Ubuntu? Is it worth changing all of them? Thanks for all the help!

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                            • Wayne WorkmanW
                              Wayne Workman @mccabem
                              last edited by Wayne Workman

                              @mccabem

                              • FOG installs more cleanly on Debian (honestly, more cleanly on every other distro)

                              • Using Debian CLI only, your FOG server will boot up much faster since the RAM-hungry GUI isn’t starting.

                              • Ubuntu continues to stray further away from Linux norms. Tom explains it best.

                              • Everything from installation, low-level management, troubleshooting, and migration with FOG happens at CLI… so a GUI serves absolutely no purpose other than making you feel good.

                              • Using a server-based CLI only installation will be more secure, you’ll have less updates to download when you update.

                              • Simpler troubleshooting - you don’t have excessive things installed like Libreoffice and other user applications that your FOG server doesn’t need.

                              These are just some things I thought of off the top of my head.

                              The OS you choose and version of FOG you choose is completely up to you, and we are here to help you with whatever you choose.

                              You could stay with Ubuntu, but FOG 1.2.0 does not support the latest Ubuntu or Debian or Fedora or CentOS or RHEL without some finagling, which is why I suggested moving to FOG Trunk.

                              You could move just one site to FOG Trunk and a server-based Linux distro and see how it goes. I feel you won’t find it any more difficult, and I’m positive you’ll like the speeds that FOG Trunk offers.

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                                mccabem @Wayne Workman
                                last edited by

                                @Wayne-Workman

                                That makes sense, the only reason we stuck with the desktop version is we have on site people that are not all that technical. Walking them through a CLI is tough sometimes if we can’t remotely manage. If i can’t get the trunk version installed on this version of ubuntu, next time i’m on site i will defiantly try a debian cli.

                                I’ll post anymore updates as soon as i can. Again, thanks for the info and i’ll let you know how it goes. Thanks again!

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