Integrating Hirens Boot 15.2 into fog 1.2.0
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I have mounted the iso from the server through a terminal, can’t give it 777 as it’s read only
root@fog:/var/www/fog/service/ipxe/iso# mount -t iso9660 ubuntu-15.04-desktop-amd64.iso ubuntu -o loop,uid=33,gid=33 mount: warning: ubuntu seems to be mounted read-only. root@fog:/var/www/fog/service/ipxe/iso# ls -l total 1467942 dr-xr-xr-x 1 www-data www-data 2048 Apr 22 22:30 ubuntu -rw-r--r-- 1 fog www-data 1150844928 Jun 24 08:12 ubuntu-15.04-desktop-amd64.isoThe above didn’t work, as in didn’t get as far, the owner needs to be fog.
I think the part I need to work out how to change is the nfs mount that points to /cdrom in the error message i posted below -
This is what it looks like after vmlinuz.efi and initrd.lz get loaded
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@Pikmin ISO9660 is read-only, you can mount it only on RO.
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I understand that, just don’t get what I’m doing wrong when following the steps in this thread
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Okay all good now, no mention of having to export the path to the mount to NFS. I am new to this, didn’t know -
Just got this working for me. In case anybody wants the steps:
First in your /etc/exports add this line:
/var/www/fog/iso/15.04_64 *(ro,sync,no_wdelay,insecure_locks,no_root_squash,insecure)Then restart your nfs server. If you’re running Ubuntu it’s sudo service nfs-kernel-server restart
Next, extract the Ubuntu iso to a direcotry named 15.04_64 in your /var/www/fog/iso directory.
In your Advanced menu use this:
:MENU
menu
item --gap – ---------------- iPXE boot menu ----------------
item ubuntu15.04_64 Boot Ubuntu 15.04
item return return to previous menu
:ubuntu15.04_64
set path /fog/iso/15.04_64
set nfs_path /var/www/fog/ISO/15.04_64
kernel http://${fog-ip}${path}/casper/vmlinuz.efi || read void
initrd http://${fog-ip}${path}/casper/initrd.lz || read void
imgargs vmlinuz.efi root=/dev/nfs boot=casper netboot=nfs nfsroot=${fog-ip}:${nfs_path} ip=dhcp splash quiet – || read void
boot || read void
goto startHopefully it works for you too. You don’t have to set the variables. I just did it that way in case I ever have to change where the iso directory lives.
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Thanks aaoyagi, when I realised nfs mount was needed it was easy.
Do you happen to have a working menu for parted magic? I’ve tried both ways with the iso mounted and exported and just path to the iso
Throws an error both times.UPDATE: looked over it one more time and tried what Tom suggested- removed raw and iso
chain memdisk ||Working fine, thank you kindly
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@aaoyagi Thank you so much you don’t know how long ive been trying to figure this out. If I could id shake your hand, but for now the best I can do is IS be amazed at how awesome what you figured out is. Again thank you.
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@aaoyagi said:
Just got this working for me. In case anybody wants the steps:
First in your /etc/exports add this line:
/var/www/fog/iso/15.04_64 *(ro,sync,no_wdelay,insecure_locks,no_root_squash,insecure)Then restart your nfs server. If you’re running Ubuntu it’s sudo service nfs-kernel-server restart
Next, extract the Ubuntu iso to a direcotry named 15.04_64 in your /var/www/fog/iso directory.
In your Advanced menu use this:
:MENU
menu
item --gap – ---------------- iPXE boot menu ----------------
item ubuntu15.04_64 Boot Ubuntu 15.04
item return return to previous menu
:ubuntu15.04_64
set path /fog/iso/15.04_64
set nfs_path /var/www/fog/ISO/15.04_64
kernel http://${fog-ip}${path}/casper/vmlinuz.efi || read void
initrd http://${fog-ip}${path}/casper/initrd.lz || read void
imgargs vmlinuz.efi root=/dev/nfs boot=casper netboot=nfs nfsroot=${fog-ip}:${nfs_path} ip=dhcp splash quiet – || read void
boot || read void
goto startHopefully it works for you too. You don’t have to set the variables. I just did it that way in case I ever have to change where the iso directory lives.
Added to wiki
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@aaoyagi Just made major changes to this WiKi article and one other in order to ingegrate this and others into one single article.
https://wiki.fogproject.org/wiki/index.php/Include_any_ISO_in_the_FOG_Bootmenu
Please, any future instructions or tutorials about adding an ISO via FOG should be added to the above WiKi article. Thanks for giving an awesome little tutorial @aaoyagi
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A note that clonezilla works using the method.
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I know this is an old thread, I’ve read it entirely, and I’ve read the wiki too (this page)but I can’t find the files mentioned here. In my installation I don’t have the folder: /tftpboot/pxelinux.cfg/ in where should be the “default” file, which I assume is where the default menu is. I need help finding the files that i have to edit to be able to include other isos to the boot menu.
Sorry for the bad english.
Thank you.Hugo Thebas
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@hugothebas Are you on 1.2 or on trunk? Trunk doesn’t have pxelinux.cfg anymore since it switched to iPXE rather than PXE because of the added functionality.
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@Quazz 1.2.0 pxelinux.cfg did not exist, but I brought it back in trunk in the case of a requirement per chainloading or issues working with ipxe files.
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@Tom-Elliott Right, got them mixed up, my bad.
As to answer his question then, you need to add it in the advanced menu in 1.2 using iPXE formatting.
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@hugothebas This article applies to 1.2.0 and below: https://wiki.fogproject.org/wiki/index.php?title=Advanced_Boot_Menu_Configuration_options
