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    Fresh VM and Fog 1.2.0 install having issues with iPXE boot

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    • J
      jcook
      last edited by

      I didn’t make any changes really yet. I started getting the error after I first tried to PXE the 3010. How can check the kernel version?

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      • S
        Sebastian Roth Moderator
        last edited by Sebastian Roth

        To get the kernel version run file /var/www/html/fog/service/ipxe/bzImage*

        Or you can check (and update) the kernel version via the web interface (FOG Configuration)…

        Other than fully upgrading to FOG trunk you can get the newest iPXE binaries or just try different binaries that were shipped with FOG 1.2.0 (e.g. undionly.kkpxe or ipxe.pxe).

        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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        • J
          jcook
          last edited by

          I get this on the server:

          /var/www/html/fog/service/ipxe/bzImage: x86 boot sector
          /var/www/html/fog/service/ipxe/bzImage32: x86 boot sector

          I will also try those suggestions now and report back.

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          • george1421G
            george1421 Moderator
            last edited by

            If you can sustain a little of instability, I might recommend that you upgrade to the latest trunk build (pre 1.3.0 release). That way you will be assured you have the latest drivers and boot images and support for uefi firmware, gpt disks and windows 10.

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            • J
              jcook
              last edited by jcook

              Using ipxe.pxe i get the original error again. With undionly.kkpxe "Could not start download: Operation not supported (http://ipxe.org/3c092003).

              In another post (that I think most of you were helping me with too :D) I was trying to use .032 and I think the error was the same. I am beginning to believe its the network and not fog. I might try to see if Adtran support can help me if I can explain the problem to them.

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              • Wayne WorkmanW
                Wayne Workman
                last edited by Wayne Workman

                I agree with George, you should try fog trunk before escalating the issue - when simply upgrading to trunk might totally resolve the issue.

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                  Sebastian Roth Moderator
                  last edited by

                  @jcook That’s interesting. For me file is reporting the kernel version:

                  /var/www/html/fog/service/ipxe/bzImage:      Linux kernel x86 boot executable bzImage, version 4.5.0 (root@debian64) #1 SMP Mon Mar 14 06:35:01 EDT 2016, RO-rootFS, swap_dev 0x6, Normal VGA
                  /var/www/html/fog/service/ipxe/bzImage32:    Linux kernel x86 boot executable bzImage, version 4.5.0 (root@debian64) #1 SMP Mon Mar 14 06:36:15 EDT 2016, RO-rootFS, swap_dev 0x6, Normal VGA
                  

                  This is FOG trunk kernel. You’ll probably see 3.x.y version. See if you can find out about the kernel version via web GUI -> FOG Configuration -> Kernel Update

                  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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                  • J
                    jcook
                    last edited by

                    When I go to the “Kernel Update” section of the GUI I don’t see an indication of my current kernel. I don’t mind trying updating kernel to make sure I have the latest, just not sure which to choose.

                    Also upgrading to trunk isn’t a problem either if someone can point to guide I can do that too or first.

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                    • george1421G
                      george1421 Moderator @jcook
                      last edited by

                      @jcook Here is a guide for updating to the latest trunk build. https://wiki.fogproject.org/wiki/index.php/Upgrade_to_trunk

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                      • J
                        jcook
                        last edited by jcook

                        I have upgraded to trunk and this is what my PXE boot looks like, I noticed another error I might have over looked. Since I’m not sure what any of it means Ill just let u see the screen shot. This is with undionly.kpxe. alt text

                        Also I forgot to mention the fog server and the clients are on different vlans. I was thinking of moving fog to the same vlan and see if that helps just not sure it will.

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                        • george1421G
                          george1421 Moderator
                          last edited by george1421

                          That picture speaks volumes.
                          The PXE rom is requesting iPXE (good). iPXE kernel get loaded (good), iPXE isn’t able to pickup a dhcp address (bad).

                          Do you have access to a hub or an unmanaged switch you can place between the computer and your building switch?

                          So far this is not a vlan issue, but an issue with iPXE being able to pick up a dhcp address. The most frequent reason is that spanning tree is not forwarding right away (but you said RSTP was enabled). So by the time STP switches to the forwarding rate, the iPXE kernel has already given up.

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                            jcook
                            last edited by jcook

                            I am actaully a lone IT guy here at a small school. The firewall and core switches are in my “office”. My understanding ( and I may have things wrong) each vlan has its own DHCP server. Our “Wired” vlan has the fog tftp info, but the “Management” vlan has a tftp server for out access points. However for the “Management” vlan the tftp sever isn’t supplied via option 67 but another setting in the DHCP server. Should I try leaving the other tftp setting alone and adding the options 66 and 67?

                            Should I put the dumb switch between the client and the core, the firewall/dhcp, or just between the client and a smart switch( if that mkes since lol)?

                            EDIT: Also is this something I might be able to fix by adjusting RSTP timings?

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                            • george1421G
                              george1421 Moderator @jcook
                              last edited by george1421

                              @jcook The first step is to see if we can use an unmanaged switch between the target computer and your core switch.

                              The rest of your environment (up to this point) is setup correctly. The root of the issue right now is that when the iPXE kernel starts to run it will reset the network adapter causing the link to drop (if you watch the link light on the target computer) for a second while the network adapter is being configured. Its only out for a second, but with spanning tree in default mode it take 27 seconds for the port to start forwarding data again. The are 3 such network “winks” as the FOS kernel boots (PXE Rom -> iPXE, iPXE -> iPXE, and iPXE -> FOS kernel).

                              By using the unmanged switch the wink happens between the target and unmanaged switch. The core switch port never winks so it stays forwarding. Understand this is only a test to see if it is spanning tree issue.

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                                jcook
                                last edited by

                                alt text

                                DHCP is much faster. It asks for the tftp server and after entering it I get the above and it seems to hang.

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                                • george1421G
                                  george1421 Moderator @jcook
                                  last edited by

                                  @jcook good, then issue #1 has something to do with spanning tree. The next issue is if iPXE asks for the fog server address the proper dhcp options are not getting to the target. Can you confirm that the dhcp scope for this subnet is sending out dhcp options 66 {next-server} and option 67 {boot file}

                                  <edit> crud that’s not the problem because the iPXE image is getting to the client. Is the FOG server and the target computer on the same subnet </edit>

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

                                    @jcook if you use a web browser to go to here, what do you see?

                                    http://172.18.164.6/fog/service/ipxe/boot.php?mac0=78:45:c4:0e:5d:a3

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                                    • J
                                      jcook
                                      last edited by jcook

                                      @george1421 No they are on separate subnets.

                                      @Wayne-Workman I get the following (I changed the IP to my fogserver):

                                      #!ipxe
                                      set fog-ip 172.18.164.6
                                      set fog-webroot fog
                                      set boot-url http://${fog-ip}/${fog-webroot}
                                      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://172.18.164.6/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
                                      sanboot --no-describe --drive 0x80 || goto MENU
                                      :fog.memtest
                                      kernel memdisk iso raw
                                      initrd memtest.bin
                                      boot || goto MENU
                                      :fog.reginput
                                      kernel bzImage32 loglevel=4 initrd=init_32.xz root=/dev/ram0 rw ramdisk_size=127000 keymap= web=172.18.164.6/fog/ consoleblank=0 rootfstype=ext4 loglevel=4 mode=manreg
                                      imgfetch init_32.xz
                                      boot || goto MENU
                                      :fog.reg
                                      kernel bzImage32 loglevel=4 initrd=init_32.xz root=/dev/ram0 rw ramdisk_size=127000 keymap= web=172.18.164.6/fog/ consoleblank=0 rootfstype=ext4 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 initrd=init_32.xz root=/dev/ram0 rw ramdisk_size=127000 keymap= web=172.18.164.6/fog/ consoleblank=0 rootfstype=ext4 loglevel=4 mode=sysinfo
                                      imgfetch init_32.xz
                                      boot || goto MENU
                                      :bootme
                                      chain -ar http://172.18.164.6/fog/service/ipxe/boot.php##params ||
                                      goto MENU
                                      autoboot
                                      
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                                        jcook
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                                        • J
                                          jcook
                                          last edited by

                                          I took a packet capture from the time the client booted to a minute or so after it asked for me to put in the tftp IP. The mac address for the client is
                                          78:45:c4:0e:5d:a3 and fog server is 172.18.164.6 it that will help to filter. If more info would help interpret the cap let me know.

                                          https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BxsOsMJZGNhYWklZNldIUWpCcU0/view?usp=sharing

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                                          • J
                                            jcook
                                            last edited by

                                            Also as a test I set up a new router and move the fog and client to it on a dumb switch and everything seems to be working. I was a able to get to the fog boot screen so its must be something with network I just don’t know enough to figure it out. I am going to see if I can get STP disabled on the network to see if that does the trick.

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