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    • d4rk3D
      d4rk3 @AsGF2MX
      last edited by d4rk3

      @AsGF2MX Ok, so I spoke too soon. I can’t deploy my resizable image, it seems to be a mount issue on the client.

      I’m re-deploying my WDS image, then I’ll upload it as Single Disk - Multiple Partitions and see if that helps.

      My init_32.xz is dated 09/18/2015 (SVN 4700).

      Also, there’s a much easier way to handle these 32-bit EFI devices…

      Go to: https://rom-o-matic.eu

      Choose Advanced, for experienced users

      Choose EFI PXE bootstrap 32-bit (.efi)

      Check these boxes:

      CPUID_SETTINGS
      IMAGE_PNG
      PARAM_CMD
      CONSOLE_CMD

      Lastly, paste this in the embedded script box at the bottom:

      #!ipxe

      dhcp
      cpuid --ext 29 && set arch i386
      params
      param mac0 ${net0/mac}
      param arch ${arch}
      param product ${product}
      param manufacturer ${product}
      param ipxever ${version}
      param filename ${filename}
      isset ${net1/mac} && param mac1 ${net1/mac} || goto bootme
      isset ${net2/mac} && param mac2 ${net2/mac} || goto bootme
      :bootme
      chain http://FOG-IP-or-Hostname/fog/service/ipxe/boot.php##params

      (obviously replacing FOG-IP-or-Hostname with your FOG server’s IP or hostname)

      Click Proceed and save that EFI file, I usually call mine ipxe-x32.efi.

      Copy it to /tftpboot and set your DHCP server to use ipxe-x32.efi for 32-bit EFI clients and you won’t have to mess with them ever again!

      I’d recommend keeping a few copies of that 32-bit .efi bootfile you made so you don’t have to re-make it in the future.

      Also, if you regularly update to the latest SVN/Git…in the root of either SVN/Git directory, copy the 32-bit .efi bootfile into /packages/tftp and the file will always end up in the new /tftpboot directory whenever you update 🙂

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        AsGF2MX @d4rk3
        last edited by AsGF2MX

        @d4rk3 One suggestion. Could you try to apply the ram disk patch and see if it works for you? I have had no luck pulling the image in resizable form with this.

        Having said that I never seem to be able to get the rom o matic site to let me download anything after all the options are ticked. Tried IE and FF and off various links including direct to Internet public IP.

        Also I modified the DHCP (DHCPd) to just hand out different ipxe files (no modification) with a priority for 32bit followed by 64 bit then undi. So far most clients will just run fine with 32bit .

        Does your modification end up rendering the 64bit ipxe unused as well?

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          Sebastian Roth Moderator
          last edited by

          @AsGF2MX said:

          Also I modified the DHCP (DHCPd) to just hand out different ipxe files (no modification) with a priority for 32bit followed by 64 bit then undi. So far most clients will just run fine with 32bit .

          Would you mind telling me how you do this? Is it done with isc-dhcpd? Maybe send a personal message to me to not flood this thread even further.

          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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          • Tom ElliottT
            Tom Elliott @AsGF2MX
            last edited by

            @AsGF2MX I already build 32 bit ipxe Efi files in case you all need them.

            Please help us build the FOG community with everyone involved. It's not just about coding - way more we need people to test things, update documentation and most importantly work on uniting the community of people enjoying and working on FOG! Get in contact with me (chat bubble in the top right corner) if you want to join in.

            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)

            Please support FOG if you like it: https://wiki.fogproject.org/wiki/index.php/Support_FOG

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            • d4rk3D
              d4rk3 @AsGF2MX
              last edited by d4rk3

              @AsGF2MX Ok, I uploaded my image as Single Disk - Multiple Partitions and it still wouldn’t deploy. I then tried my oldest init_32.xz (SVN 3504) and it works.

              Nope, I still use the 64-bit .efi files for these larger Asus EFI tablets we have.

              On Monday I’m gonna experiment some more…I’m confident that with the right init_32.xz Single Disk - Resizable can work.

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              • Wayne WorkmanW
                Wayne Workman
                last edited by Wayne Workman

                @AsGF2MX @d4rk3 @Tom-Elliott @Uncle-Frank

                I’ve added the Venu 8 to the working hardware list. https://wiki.fogproject.org/wiki/index.php/WorkingDevices

                However - I need to know exactly what kernel you were using and exactly what boot file. I need to know the original /path/name, not the names you changed them to.

                Also, again, great work on this. I’m just trying to consolidate the important information here into our working hardware list so that others can just refer to that for what to do… instead of reading this gigantic thread lol.

                and also, the “has usb nic” parameter was used obviously?

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                • Tom ElliottT
                  Tom Elliott @d4rk3
                  last edited by

                  @d4rk3 If you figure anything out with whats wrong, please let me know. I do want to make sure the current init works in the same way the old client worked, or at least as close to it as possible.

                  Please help us build the FOG community with everyone involved. It's not just about coding - way more we need people to test things, update documentation and most importantly work on uniting the community of people enjoying and working on FOG! Get in contact with me (chat bubble in the top right corner) if you want to join in.

                  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)

                  Please support FOG if you like it: https://wiki.fogproject.org/wiki/index.php/Support_FOG

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                  • d4rk3D
                    d4rk3 @Wayne Workman
                    last edited by d4rk3

                    @Wayne-Workman

                    Host:

                    Host Kernel: 4.2.0-x32

                    Host Primary Disk: /dev/mmcblk0

                    Image:

                    Image Type: Your choice 🙂

                    Links (for anyone who wants them):

                    bzImage32: 4.2.0 (x86) https://mega.nz/#!sQZFTCaY!aw23zMF9uY2g4Ep0W5kJP2sdrknshlGfrNR7mDCvgoY
                    Init_32.xz: SVN 3504 https://mega.nz/#!JEgWgCxa!KbTTSswOX4havJ4nb6b3UX25REZ3TWZg9BXL3_Q67Vw

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                    • d4rk3D
                      d4rk3 @Tom Elliott
                      last edited by

                      @Tom-Elliott Will do…I was shocked that I was able to upload the image but had issues deploying it. When the init_32.xz from SVN 3504 worked I was even more baffled.

                      Now all we need is a Secure Boot signed set of iPXE .efi bootfiles!

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                      • d4rk3D
                        d4rk3
                        last edited by d4rk3

                        Good news, Single Disk (Resizable) uploads and deploys normally.

                        The problem was with my automated .xml I use with WDS. I had to manually set the partition types/sizes in the .xml and apparently FOG didn’t like something I had set.

                        Anyway, I turned off the automated setting, re-deployed to my image station, wiped out all partitions and let Windows automatically create the partitions. Once that was done I re-uploaded without issue. Then I deployed without issue 🙂

                        After this deploys I’m gonna try the newer init_32.xz, I have a feeling it will be fine now 🙂

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                          AsGF2MX @Sebastian Roth
                          last edited by AsGF2MX

                          @Uncle-Frank Apologies for going AWOL…cleaned up the deployment and held back one unit for testing purposes and took a brief break to recover.

                          The efi files and ipxe files are straight from the SVN with no modifications. I only took the stock isc dhcpd.conf file and modified the items right after max-lease time as below:

                              default-lease-time 21600;
                              max-lease-time 43200;
                              #       option domain-name-servers      x.x.x.x;
                              #       option routers      x.x.x.x;
                          
                              class "UEFI-32-1" {
                              match if substring(option vendor-class-identifier, 0, 20) = "PXEClient:Arch:00006";
                              filename "i386-efi/ipxe.efi";
                              }
                          
                              class "UEFI-32-2" {
                              match if substring(option vendor-class-identifier, 0, 20) = "PXEClient:Arch:00002";
                               filename "i386-efi/ipxe.efi";
                              }
                          
                              class "UEFI-64-1" {
                              match if substring(option vendor-class-identifier, 0, 20) = "PXEClient:Arch:00007";
                               filename "ipxe.efi";
                              }
                          
                              class "UEFI-64-2" {
                              match if substring(option vendor-class-identifier, 0, 20) = "PXEClient:Arch:00008";
                              filename "ipxe.efi";
                              }
                          
                              class "UEFI-64-3" {
                              match if substring(option vendor-class-identifier, 0, 20) = "PXEClient:Arch:00009";
                               filename "ipxe.efi";
                              }
                          
                              class "Legacy" {
                              match if substring(option vendor-class-identifier, 0, 20) = "PXEClient:Arch:00000";
                              filename "undionly.kkpxe";
                              }
                          
                              } <<< This one is the wrapping brace for the subnet x.x.x. netmask .x.x.x.x { at the beginning
                          

                          @Wayne-Workman

                          Host Kernel: 4.2 x32 Sept 17 straight from FOG no mods
                          Host Primary disk: /dev/mmcblk0
                          Image type: Multi partition single disk (only one that works for me so far as I can’t build my own image due to the vendor’s preload)
                          bzImage32 - SVN 4586
                          init_32.xz: SVN 4586

                          In my fog configuration options (this is on a test box):

                          • I have specified bzImage file name as bzImage32
                          • I have also specified init.xz as init_32.xz

                          So far I’m using 32-bit for the Venue 8 and also other hardware I have and it works for me - we use mostly Dell gear with a dash of Lenovo in the mix.

                          I actually didn’t have to use the has usb nic parameter for any unit. I used the USB-0301 as mentioned earlier and it didn’t complain on any of the units I had imaged with FOG.

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                          • Wayne WorkmanW
                            Wayne Workman @AsGF2MX
                            last edited by Wayne Workman

                            @AsGF2MX said:

                            I actually didn’t have to use the has usb nic parameter for any unit. I used the USB-0301 as mentioned earlier and it didn’t complain on any of the units I had imaged with FOG.

                            Wow… who would have thought? Wonder why it worked?

                            I’ll be adding your isc-dhcp configuration to our WiKi sometime today, to the BIOS & UEFI coexistence article here: https://wiki.fogproject.org/wiki/index.php/BIOS_and_UEFI_Co-Existence

                            Please help us build the FOG community with everyone involved. It's not just about coding - way more we need people to test things, update documentation and most importantly work on uniting the community of people enjoying and working on FOG!
                            Daily Clean Installation Results:
                            https://fogtesting.fogproject.us/
                            FOG Reporting:
                            https://fog-external-reporting-results.fogproject.us/

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