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    Lenovo N22 PXE boot issues

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    • george1421G
      george1421 Moderator @blue_steel
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      @blue_steel OK, as a test and path forward here I want you to go ahead and follow these instructions.

      https://forums.fogproject.org/topic/7727/building-usb-booting-fos-image

      Understand you will not get full function until FOG has been updated past r8050 (I have a hack for that if you can install 2 files on your fog server) Once you build this usb boot device, I want you to select the bottom option (6 I think). This is the debug console. Press enter a few times. You should end up at a linux command prompt. Confirm that you can pick up an IP address if it does then we can talk about the next steps. But this WILL confirm that the FOS engine supports that network adapter. Plus you will have 2/3 of what you need to boot without iPXE.

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      • blue_steelB
        blue_steel @george1421
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        @george1421 I will try it tomorrow. Have to make my case for updating it to my supervisor.

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        • george1421G
          george1421 Moderator @blue_steel
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          @blue_steel Just be aware that this part does not involve the fog server. We need to understand if even upgrading the FOG server will help with your issue. Those instructions are for building a boot usb. If your target system doesn’t work with the boot usb, there is no reason to upgrade.

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          • blue_steelB
            blue_steel @george1421
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            @george1421 Ahh ok, I didn’t see part 2. I will get on that and let you know. Much appreciated. One question on step 7 for windows and moving the file. Not 100% sure on using putty to copy it.

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            • george1421G
              george1421 Moderator @blue_steel
              last edited by george1421

              @blue_steel That is using the linux system to create the usb boot drive from the .img file. If you want to use windows then you can use RUFUS to write the image file to the usb stick. As for moving the file from linux to windows you can use pscp (similar to scp for linux) from the putty stack.

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              • blue_steelB
                blue_steel @george1421
                last edited by blue_steel

                @george1421 Ok, so I got as far as the .img file. Once I use RUFUS to make a dd bootable neither windows or linux recognize it. I most likely messed up somewhere earlier as I am a linux noob. For giggles, could I just copy the file in linux to a usb and go from there on my next go (since my linux and windows PCs will be the same machine)? Many apologies in advance.

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                • Wayne WorkmanW
                  Wayne Workman @blue_steel
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                  @blue_steel in putty, to copy you select text and just right click. To paste something from the clipboard, just right click.

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                  • blue_steelB
                    blue_steel @blue_steel
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                    Ok, so maybe my issue is here…

                    mkfs.fat 3.0.28 (2015-05-16)
                    /dev/mapper/loop0p1: No such file or directory
                    Mount the filesystem via loopback
                    mount: special device /dev/mapper/loop0p1 does not exist
                    Install GRUB
                    grub-install: error: /usr/lib/grub/i386-efi/modinfo.sh doesn’t exist. Please specify --target or --directory.
                    grub-install: error: /usr/lib/grub/x86_64-efi/modinfo.sh doesn’t exist. Please specify --target or --directory.
                    Installing for i386-pc platform.
                    grub-install: error: failed to get canonical path of `/cow’.

                    I am a linux noob running off of a live usb, so putty isn’t really possible. But I think my main issue might be in the above.

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                    • george1421G
                      george1421 Moderator @blue_steel
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                      @blue_steel Let me make this img for you. I found out during testing that I have the best luck with ubuntu but there are adjustments needed to the script. I’ll create a current img file and upload it to dropbox so you can get it. That would address your issues.

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                      • blue_steelB
                        blue_steel @george1421
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                        @george1421 You are truly a wizard!

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                        • blue_steelB
                          blue_steel
                          last edited by blue_steel

                          @george1421 Some success!!!
                          Screenshot

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                          • george1421G
                            george1421 Moderator @blue_steel
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                            @blue_steel Excellent.

                            1. Make sure you have the network cable installed
                            2. Now select option 6.
                            3. When you see press enter to continue you will have to hit enter a few times.
                            4. That should drop you to a command prompt. (This is the FOS engine command shell)
                            5. Now key in ip addr show that should report the ip address of that target computer.

                            Hopefully the FOS engine sees your network adapter. If you can get this far then we can talk about part 2 if you don’t want to update your FOG server.

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                            • blue_steelB
                              blue_steel @george1421
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                              @george1421 Wamp Wamp. Hit a snag.
                              error

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                              • george1421G
                                george1421 Moderator @blue_steel
                                last edited by george1421

                                @blue_steel You might want to use the file info I sent you via DM to build that bootable usb drive. Something went wrong with the build you did.

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                                • george1421G
                                  george1421 Moderator @george1421
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                                  @george1421 If I had to guess what is wrong with your build. I would check the grub.cfg file to make sure these variables are set

                                  set myimage=/boot/bzImage
                                  set myinits=/boot/init.xz
                                  

                                  The error would indicate that myimage is not set or is blank. OR bzImage doesn’t exist in the /boot folder on the usb drive.

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                                  • blue_steelB
                                    blue_steel @george1421
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                                    @george1421 Ok, looking good it pulled an ip off the adapter. Well it shows 2 an inet and a brd.

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                                    • george1421G
                                      george1421 Moderator @blue_steel
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                                      @blue_steel Well I guess you are at a point where you need a management decision.

                                      You can either upgrade the trunk version to the latest (or above r8050) or install 2 files from the trunk build and hope that they act responsible with your current build.

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                                      • blue_steelB
                                        blue_steel @george1421
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                                        @george1421 on 7945 what do you think the odds are they will function reasonably well? I am for updating to trunk…just got to get it approved by the network admin.

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                                        • blue_steelB
                                          blue_steel @george1421
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                                          • blue_steelB
                                            blue_steel
                                            last edited by blue_steel

                                            @george1421 Ok, so updated to trunk and I think it worked. A couple errors when trying the laptop.

                                            Both registering the host and trying to upload an image.

                                            http://imgur.com/a/9Vzle

                                            http://imgur.com/a/kOTW0

                                            It also passes the fog compatibility test, and pings the host fine under diagnostics.

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