Client boot to HD goes to memtest.

[LJedi]

I am also seeing this issue. I am running Trunk 5568. I have seen this issue in the past and when I restart the server that normally fixes the issue. After restart, it did not fix the issue. Below is my output on the boot.php. Thanks.

#!ipxe
set fog-ip 172.25.8.69
set fog-webroot fog
set boot-url http://${fog-ip}/${fog-webroot}
#!ipxe
cpuid --ext 29 && set arch x86_64 || set arch i386
goto get_console
:console_set
colour --rgb 0x00567a 1 && colour --rgb 0x00567a 2 && colour --rgb 0x00567a 4 ||
cpair --foreground 7 --background 2 2 ||
goto MENU
:alt_console
cpair --background 0 1 && cpair --background 1 2 ||
goto MENU
:get_console
console --picture http://172.25.8.69/fog/service/ipxe/bg.png --left 100 --right 80 && goto console_set || goto alt_console
:MENU
menu
colour --rgb 0xff0000 0 ||
cpair --foreground 1 1 ||
cpair --foreground 0 3 ||
cpair --foreground 4 4 ||
item --gap Host is NOT registered!
item --gap -- -------------------------------------
item fog.local Boot from hard disk
item fog.memtest Run Memtest86+
item fog.reginput Perform Full Host Registration and Inventory
item fog.reg Quick Registration and Inventory
item fog.quickimage Quick Image
item fog.multijoin Join Multicast Session
item fog.sysinfo Client System Information (Compatibility)
choose --default fog.local --timeout 3000 target && goto ${target}
:fog.local || goto MENU
:fog.memtest
kernel memdisk iso raw
initrd memtest.bin
boot || goto MENU
:fog.reginput
kernel bzImage32 loglevel=4 init=/sbin/init initrd=init_32.xz root=/dev/ram0 rw ramdisk_size=127000 keymap= web=172.25.8.69/fog/ consoleblank=0 loglevel=4 mode=manreg
imgfetch init_32.xz
boot || goto MENU
:fog.reg
kernel bzImage32 loglevel=4 init=/sbin/init initrd=init_32.xz root=/dev/ram0 rw ramdisk_size=127000 keymap= web=172.25.8.69/fog/ consoleblank=0 loglevel=4 mode=autoreg
imgfetch init_32.xz
boot || goto MENU
:fog.quickimage
login
params
param mac0 ${net0/mac}
param arch ${arch}
param username ${username}
param password ${password}
param qihost 1
isset ${net1/mac} && param mac1 ${net1/mac} || goto bootme
isset ${net2/mac} && param mac2 ${net2/mac} || goto bootme
:fog.multijoin
login
params
param mac0 ${net0/mac}
param arch ${arch}
param username ${username}
param password ${password}
param sessionJoin 1
isset ${net1/mac} && param mac1 ${net1/mac} || goto bootme
isset ${net2/mac} && param mac2 ${net2/mac} || goto bootme
:fog.sysinfo
kernel bzImage32 loglevel=4 init=/sbin/init initrd=init_32.xz root=/dev/ram0 rw ramdisk_size=127000 keymap= web=172.25.8.69/fog/ consoleblank=0 loglevel=4 mode=sysinfo
imgfetch init_32.xz
boot || goto MENU
:bootme
chain -ar http://172.25.8.69/fog/service/ipxe/boot.php##params ||
goto MENU
autoboot

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[mrdally204]

I am seeing the same issue. I am using Trunk 5676.

Boot.php output available here http://pastebin.com/0ADFrF1v

[Sebastian Roth]

@LJedi said:

...
choose --default fog.local --timeout 3000 target && goto ${target}
:fog.local || goto MENU
:fog.memtest
...

Well, there you go. After ‘:fog.local’ there is a line missing. Depending on your configuration (general (FOG_BOOT_EXIT_TYPE) or host ‘exit type’) you should see ‘exit’ or ‘sanboot …’ or ‘grub.exe …’ there. Please check all your exit type settings in the web interface.

@mrdally204 Same for you! Let’s see if you can find and fix this within the web interface. You might have found a bug here. Please keep your eyes open and let us know if this is coming back at some point.

[JJ Fullmer]

I had this problem too, upgrading to the latest trunk/svn solved it for me. This happened to me last week, so whatever svn version was valid at the start of last Tuesday was having that problem for me, but it went away after an update and restart of the server.

[AlexMaxwell]

@Sebastian-Roth I decided to try to figure out how to add a WinPE option on the menu, and after I got that working (using an ISO, not wimboot btw), I noticed that boot from hard disk started working again.

I’ll see if I can repro the original bug tomorrow morning.

[JJ Fullmer]

@AlexMaxwell I don’t suppose you’d be willing to share how you got winPE to work through pxe using an iso? I tried to do that many moons ago to no avail.
Please and thank you =D

[LJedi]

@Sebastian-Roth

Fog Configuration --> FOG PXE Boot Menu Configuration --> Exit to Hard Drive Type

Exit to Hard Drive Type was set to SANBOOT. I did change it to EXIT and that seems to fix the issue.

[george1421]

@Arrowhead-IT I started putting together a how to last week so @Wayne-Workman can create a wiki page. Let me get a link to that document.

Here is the outline. Both methods work. I wrote the document from a brain dump, so the instructions may have a few kinks but it does work.

https://forums.fogproject.org/topic/6284/booting-mdt-2013-litetouch-with-fog

[AlexMaxwell]

@Arrowhead-IT
Obviously, you’ll have to adjust paths.

1. Install windows ADK
2. Launch Deployment and Imaging Tools Environment (basically a glorified cmd prompt). I always run this as administrator, but I’m not sure it’s required here.
   a. mkdir c:\temp\winpe
   b. copyxpe x86 c:\temp\winpe\x86
3. (Optional) Add drivers as per https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh825070.aspx
   a. dism /Mount-Image /ImageFile:c:\temp\winpe\x86\media\sources\boot.wim /index:1 /MountDir:C:\temp\winpe\x86\mount
   b. dism /Image:C:\temp\winpe\x86\mount /Add-Driver /Driver:d:\share\winpe10.0-Drivers-A01-6XFM6\winpe\x86 /recurse
   c. dism /Unmount-Image /mountdir:C:\temp\winpe\x86\mount /commit
4. Delete bootfix.bin (to get rid of the ‘press any key’ prompt)
   a. del c:\temp\winpe\x86\media\Boot\bootfix.bin
5. Create ISO
   a. MakeWinPEMedia /ISO c:\temp\winpe\x86 c:\temp\winpe_x86.iso
6. Copy the ISO to the FOG server so we can access it via http
   a. mkdir /var/www/html/winpe-build2
   b. cp /mnt/myshare/winpe_x86.iso /var/www/html/winpe-build2/winpe_x86.iso
7. Create a new menu item from the FOG UI Fog Configuration->iPXE New Menu Entry
   a. Parameters:

initrd http://${fog-ip}/winpe-build2/winpe.iso   
chain memdisk iso raw
boot || MENU

Like:

8. Test

[Tom Elliott]

@Sebastian-Roth I don’t know what is causing it, but I test a few possibilities

[JJ Fullmer]

@AlexMaxwell You are a beautiful and wonderful person.

[mrdally204]

@Sebastian-Roth This was a new install from Trunk. I am still very new to the Fog project and started with a fresh install of 14.04 server and latest Trunk (5676) at the time. The default setting in PXE boot menu was “sanboot”. I switched it to EXIT per LJedi post and it seems to fix the issue.

[AlexMaxwell]

I tried to reproduce this with 5686, and the boot menu looks fine, so I’d call it fixed . For anybody who’s seeing this issue, I’d recommend just changing anything in the iPXE Boot Menu, saving it and changing it back.

Now, to mark this as solved…

[george1421]

Since this thread wandered a bit, I’m not sure if we really know the root cause here. I understand upgrading to the latest trunk, and then changing the boot menu and changing it back resolved the issue. But its not clear where the issue was introduced.

I guess we will have to just keep this in mind as/if others come across the same problem.

Thank you for reporting back on a solution.

[Tom Elliott]

I added code last night to find out data and always failback to my suggested default in case it isn’t set.