Creating snapin for.msi driver installer

[Kiweegie]

@Rusty Hi Rusty

amend Snapin Run With field to

c:\windows\system32\msiexec.exe

Update and try deploying again,

cheers, Kiweegie

[Joe Schmitt]

@Kiweegie you only actually need msiexec because its included in PATH.

[Kiweegie]

@Jbob ah nice one - not aware of that, thanks for the heads up.

regards Kiweegie

[Rusty]

I managed to get that particular snapin working. I have since been trying to get some .exe installers working (word viewer and the file format converters) without any luck.

After messing around with the snapins, I have somehow deleted the files in the /opt/fog/snapins/ directory ! Should this be possible? The snapins still exist and refer to the files but when I click on the link to add a file it no longer contains the .exe file (as per the fog/snapins/ directory)
All I really did was uncheck replicate option and mess with storage group settings.

Oh and I still can’t get these exe snapins to install.

Here is the log excerpt:

---------------------------------SnapinClient---------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 1/11/2016 6:10 PM Client-Info Version: 0.9.10
 1/11/2016 6:10 PM SnapinClient Running...
 1/11/2016 6:10 PM Middleware::Communication URL: http://10.0.0.51/fog/service/servicemodule-active.php?moduleid=snapinclient&mac=00:26:5E:DE:6C:4B|00:22:FB:A0:33:B0|00:21:70:F5:CC:AF||00:00:00:00:00:00:00:E0|00:00:00:00:00:00:00:E0|00:00:00:00:00:00:00:E0&newService=1
 1/11/2016 6:10 PM Middleware::Communication Response: Success
 1/11/2016 6:10 PM Middleware::Communication URL: http://10.0.0.51/fog/service/snapins.checkin.php?mac=00:26:5E:DE:6C:4B|00:22:FB:A0:33:B0|00:21:70:F5:CC:AF||00:00:00:00:00:00:00:E0|00:00:00:00:00:00:00:E0|00:00:00:00:00:00:00:E0&newService=1
 1/11/2016 6:10 PM Middleware::Communication Response: Success
 1/11/2016 6:10 PM SnapinClient Snapin Found:
 1/11/2016 6:10 PM SnapinClient     ID: 30
 1/11/2016 6:10 PM SnapinClient     RunWith: wordview_en-us.exe
 1/11/2016 6:10 PM SnapinClient     RunWithArgs: 
 1/11/2016 6:10 PM SnapinClient     Name: Word Viewer
 1/11/2016 6:10 PM SnapinClient     File: wordview_en-us.exe
 1/11/2016 6:10 PM SnapinClient     Created: 2016-01-11 07:09:11
 1/11/2016 6:10 PM SnapinClient     Args: 
 1/11/2016 6:10 PM SnapinClient     Reboot: 0
 1/11/2016 6:10 PM Middleware::Communication URL: http://10.0.0.51/fog/service/snapins.file.php?mac=00:26:5E:DE:6C:4B|00:22:FB:A0:33:B0|00:21:70:F5:CC:AF||00:00:00:00:00:00:00:E0|00:00:00:00:00:00:00:E0|00:00:00:00:00:00:00:E0&taskid=30
 1/11/2016 6:10 PM Bus {
  "channel": "Notification",
  "data": "{\r\n  \"title\": \"Word Viewer\",\r\n  \"message\": \"FOG is installing Word Viewer\",\r\n  \"duration\": 10\r\n}"
}
 1/11/2016 6:10 PM Bus Emmiting message on channel: Notification
 1/11/2016 6:10 PM SnapinClient Starting snapin...
 1/11/2016 6:10 PM SnapinClient ERROR: Could not start snapin
 1/11/2016 6:10 PM SnapinClient ERROR: The system cannot find the file specified
 1/11/2016 6:10 PM Bus Emmiting message on channel: Notification
 1/11/2016 6:10 PM Middleware::Communication URL: http://10.0.0.51/fog/service/snapins.checkin.php?taskid=30&exitcode=-1&mac=00:26:5E:DE:6C:4B|00:22:FB:A0:33:B0|00:21:70:F5:CC:AF||00:00:00:00:00:00:00:E0|00:00:00:00:00:00:00:E0|00:00:00:00:00:00:00:E0&newService=1
 1/11/2016 6:10 PM Middleware::Communication URL: http://10.0.0.51/fog/service/snapins.checkin.php?mac=00:26:5E:DE:6C:4B|00:22:FB:A0:33:B0|00:21:70:F5:CC:AF||00:00:00:00:00:00:00:E0|00:00:00:00:00:00:00:E0|00:00:00:00:00:00:00:E0&newService=1
 1/11/2016 6:10 PM Middleware::Communication Response: No snapins
------------------------------------------------------------------------------

I created a test.bat file:

echo test
pause

and this snapin does not deploy either. Log:

------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------SnapinClient---------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 1/11/2016 6:22 PM Client-Info Version: 0.9.10
 1/11/2016 6:22 PM SnapinClient Running...
 1/11/2016 6:22 PM Middleware::Communication URL: http://10.0.0.51/fog/service/servicemodule-active.php?moduleid=snapinclient&mac=00:26:5E:DE:6C:4B|00:22:FB:A0:33:B0|00:21:70:F5:CC:AF||00:00:00:00:00:00:00:E0|00:00:00:00:00:00:00:E0|00:00:00:00:00:00:00:E0&newService=1
 1/11/2016 6:22 PM Middleware::Communication Response: Success
 1/11/2016 6:22 PM Middleware::Communication URL: http://10.0.0.51/fog/service/snapins.checkin.php?mac=00:26:5E:DE:6C:4B|00:22:FB:A0:33:B0|00:21:70:F5:CC:AF||00:00:00:00:00:00:00:E0|00:00:00:00:00:00:00:E0|00:00:00:00:00:00:00:E0&newService=1
 1/11/2016 6:22 PM Middleware::Communication Response: Success
 1/11/2016 6:22 PM SnapinClient Snapin Found:
 1/11/2016 6:22 PM SnapinClient     ID: 31
 1/11/2016 6:22 PM SnapinClient     RunWith: test.bat
 1/11/2016 6:22 PM SnapinClient     RunWithArgs: 
 1/11/2016 6:22 PM SnapinClient     Name: tester
 1/11/2016 6:22 PM SnapinClient     File: test.bat
 1/11/2016 6:22 PM SnapinClient     Created: 2016-01-11 07:20:48
 1/11/2016 6:22 PM SnapinClient     Args: 
 1/11/2016 6:22 PM SnapinClient     Reboot: 0
 1/11/2016 6:22 PM Middleware::Communication URL: http://10.0.0.51/fog/service/snapins.file.php?mac=00:26:5E:DE:6C:4B|00:22:FB:A0:33:B0|00:21:70:F5:CC:AF||00:00:00:00:00:00:00:E0|00:00:00:00:00:00:00:E0|00:00:00:00:00:00:00:E0&taskid=31
 1/11/2016 6:22 PM Bus {
  "channel": "Notification",
  "data": "{\r\n  \"title\": \"tester\",\r\n  \"message\": \"FOG is installing tester\",\r\n  \"duration\": 10\r\n}"
}
 1/11/2016 6:22 PM Bus Emmiting message on channel: Notification
 1/11/2016 6:22 PM SnapinClient Starting snapin...
 1/11/2016 6:22 PM SnapinClient ERROR: Could not start snapin
 1/11/2016 6:22 PM SnapinClient ERROR: The system cannot find the file specified
 1/11/2016 6:22 PM Middleware::Communication URL: http://10.0.0.51/fog/service/snapins.checkin.php?taskid=31&exitcode=-1&mac=00:26:5E:DE:6C:4B|00:22:FB:A0:33:B0|00:21:70:F5:CC:AF||00:00:00:00:00:00:00:E0|00:00:00:00:00:00:00:E0|00:00:00:00:00:00:00:E0&newService=1
 1/11/2016 6:22 PM Middleware::Communication URL: http://10.0.0.51/fog/service/snapins.checkin.php?mac=00:26:5E:DE:6C:4B|00:22:FB:A0:33:B0|00:21:70:F5:CC:AF||00:00:00:00:00:00:00:E0|00:00:00:00:00:00:00:E0|00:00:00:00:00:00:00:E0&newService=1
 1/11/2016 6:22 PM Middleware::Communication Response: No snapins
------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Please help, this is driving me crazy

[Kiweegie]

@Rusty Hi Rusty for the host to which the snapin is not being deployed make sure it has an image associated with it and try redeploying. Thats another of the gotchas I’ve found.

Re the missing snapins, have you checked the server to see if the files exist at /opt/fog/snapins?

If not then just use the GUI to update the snapin and upload the file again.

regards Kiweegie.

[Joe Schmitt]

@Rusty RunWith should be blank if you just want to run the uploaded file.

[Rusty]

@Kiweegie Thanks. I checked the /opt/fog/snapins directory and they had been deleted somewhow. How is this even possible?

@Jbob Thanks!

[Rusty]

@Jbob I removed “run with” for word viewer snapin and re ran it. Now it seems to crash…

------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------SnapinClient---------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 1/12/2016 12:30 PM Client-Info Version: 0.9.10
 1/12/2016 12:30 PM SnapinClient Running...
 1/12/2016 12:30 PM Middleware::Communication URL: http://10.0.0.51/fog/service/servicemodule-active.php?moduleid=snapinclient&mac=00:26:5E:DE:6C:4B|00:22:FB:A0:33:B0|00:21:70:F5:CC:AF||00:00:00:00:00:00:00:E0|00:00:00:00:00:00:00:E0|00:00:00:00:00:00:00:E0&newService=1
 1/12/2016 12:30 PM Middleware::Communication Response: Success
 1/12/2016 12:30 PM Middleware::Communication URL: http://10.0.0.51/fog/service/snapins.checkin.php?mac=00:26:5E:DE:6C:4B|00:22:FB:A0:33:B0|00:21:70:F5:CC:AF||00:00:00:00:00:00:00:E0|00:00:00:00:00:00:00:E0|00:00:00:00:00:00:00:E0&newService=1
 1/12/2016 12:30 PM Middleware::Communication Response: Success
 1/12/2016 12:30 PM SnapinClient Snapin Found:
 1/12/2016 12:30 PM SnapinClient     ID: 32
 1/12/2016 12:30 PM SnapinClient     RunWith: 
 1/12/2016 12:30 PM SnapinClient     RunWithArgs: 
 1/12/2016 12:30 PM SnapinClient     Name: Word Viewer
 1/12/2016 12:30 PM SnapinClient     File: wordview_en-us.exe
 1/12/2016 12:30 PM SnapinClient     Created: 2016-01-12 01:29:29
 1/12/2016 12:30 PM SnapinClient     Args: 
 1/12/2016 12:30 PM SnapinClient     Reboot: 0
 1/12/2016 12:30 PM Middleware::Communication URL: http://10.0.0.51/fog/service/snapins.file.php?mac=00:26:5E:DE:6C:4B|00:22:FB:A0:33:B0|00:21:70:F5:CC:AF||00:00:00:00:00:00:00:E0|00:00:00:00:00:00:00:E0|00:00:00:00:00:00:00:E0&taskid=32
 1/12/2016 12:30 PM Bus {
  "channel": "Notification",
  "data": "{\r\n  \"title\": \"Word Viewer\",\r\n  \"message\": \"FOG is installing Word Viewer\",\r\n  \"duration\": 10\r\n}"
}
 1/12/2016 12:30 PM Bus Emmiting message on channel: Notification
 1/12/2016 12:30 PM Bus Emmiting message on channel: Notification
 1/12/2016 12:30 PM SnapinClient Starting snapin...

And just seems stuck there…
Even after 15 minutes there are no more additions the fog.log

FOG says the task is still “In Progress”

[Rusty]

Some more strange behaviour before and after reboots… This seems to keep repeating itself
After a reboot, fog.log shows:

------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------SnapinClient---------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 1/12/2016 12:49 PM Client-Info Version: 0.9.10
 1/12/2016 12:49 PM SnapinClient Running...
 1/12/2016 12:49 PM Middleware::Communication URL: http://10.0.0.51/fog/service/servicemodule-active.php?moduleid=snapinclient&mac=00:26:5E:DE:6C:4B|00:22:FB:A0:33:B0|00:21:70:F5:CC:AF||00:00:00:00:00:00:00:E0|00:00:00:00:00:00:00:E0|00:00:00:00:00:00:00:E0&newService=1
 1/12/2016 12:49 PM Middleware::Communication Response: Success
 1/12/2016 12:49 PM Middleware::Communication URL: http://10.0.0.51/fog/service/snapins.checkin.php?mac=00:26:5E:DE:6C:4B|00:22:FB:A0:33:B0|00:21:70:F5:CC:AF||00:00:00:00:00:00:00:E0|00:00:00:00:00:00:00:E0|00:00:00:00:00:00:00:E0&newService=1
 1/12/2016 12:49 PM Middleware::Communication Response: Success
 1/12/2016 12:49 PM SnapinClient Snapin Found:
 1/12/2016 12:49 PM SnapinClient     ID: 32
 1/12/2016 12:49 PM SnapinClient     RunWith: 
 1/12/2016 12:49 PM SnapinClient     RunWithArgs: 
 1/12/2016 12:49 PM SnapinClient     Name: Word Viewer
 1/12/2016 12:49 PM SnapinClient     File: wordview_en-us.exe
 1/12/2016 12:49 PM SnapinClient     Created: 2016-01-12 01:29:29
 1/12/2016 12:49 PM SnapinClient     Args: 
 1/12/2016 12:49 PM SnapinClient     Reboot: 0
 1/12/2016 12:49 PM Middleware::Communication URL: http://10.0.0.51/fog/service/snapins.file.php?mac=00:26:5E:DE:6C:4B|00:22:FB:A0:33:B0|00:21:70:F5:CC:AF||00:00:00:00:00:00:00:E0|00:00:00:00:00:00:00:E0|00:00:00:00:00:00:00:E0&taskid=32
 1/12/2016 12:50 PM Bus {
  "channel": "Notification",
  "data": "{\r\n  \"title\": \"Word Viewer\",\r\n  \"message\": \"FOG is installing Word Viewer\",\r\n  \"duration\": 10\r\n}"
}
 1/12/2016 12:50 PM Bus Emmiting message on channel: Notification
 1/12/2016 12:50 PM SnapinClient Starting snapin...
 1/12/2016 12:50 PM Bus Registering ParseBus in channel Power
 1/12/2016 12:50 PM Bus Became bus client
 1/12/2016 12:50 PM Bus Registering OnNotification in channel Notification
 1/12/2016 12:50 PM Bus Registering OnUpdate in channel Update   "<<<<<--- GETS STUCK HERE ---<<<<<<<<<"
 1/12/2016 12:56 PM Bus Became bus server                                      "<<<<<--- AFTER REBOOT ---<<<<<<<<<"
 1/12/2016 12:56 PM Bus {
  "channel": "Status",
  "data": "{\r\n  \"action\": \"load\"\r\n}"
}
 1/12/2016 12:56 PM Bus Emmiting message on channel: Status

[Joe Schmitt]

@Rusty is wordview_en-us.exe a silent installation by default? Most exe’s will launch a user interface when run. You may need to supply some Args to make it a silent install

[Rusty]

@Jbob No its not, but I am just trying to get the exe to run. There are arguments to make it silent but I’m just trying to get it working first

[Joe Schmitt]

Well then you need to supply those silent arguments. It seems like its ‘crashing’ because its running the exe, which is spawning a gui to the SYSTEM account and waiting for input. Post windows xp, you cannot see a SYSTEM gui. You need to make the snapin perform silently.

[Rusty]

@Jbob ah ok. I’m slowly figuring out how this works.
Solved and Thanks !