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Include DOS based applications into the PXE boot menu

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    Rob Wood
    last edited by May 1, 2012, 4:49 PM

    The .vfd is 2.81mb

    Here is the code I am using.

    LABEL Ghost HP client
    MENU MASTER PASSWD password
    kernel fog/ghost/hp/memdisk
    append iso initrd=fog/ghost/hp/hp.vfd raw
    MENU Label Ghost client with HP nic
    TEXT HELP
    Ghost client with NIC drivers for HP
    ENDTEXT

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      JBurgin
      last edited by May 1, 2012, 5:03 PM

      Change the “iso” after append to “floppy”, that might fix it.

      [I]If you can't fix it, FOG it. [/I]

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        Rob Wood
        last edited by May 1, 2012, 6:39 PM

        I tried changing the iso to floppy. I should explain I’m testing this in a virtual environment. my virtual client booted but I go the following screen followed by the following error. I’m not sure if this would be different on a physical machine or not. Do you think it is just because it is a virtual machine?

        [url]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/5714699/screen.jpg[/url]
        [url]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/5714699/screen - error.jpg[/url]

        Regards

        Rob

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          Rob Wood
          last edited by May 1, 2012, 6:39 PM

          *but I got the following

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            JBurgin
            last edited by May 1, 2012, 6:42 PM

            [quote=“Rob Wood, post: 3208, member: 1025”]I should explain I’m testing this in a virtual environment. my virtual client booted but I go the following screen followed by the following error. I’m not sure if this would be different on a physical machine or not. Do you think it is just because it is a virtual machine?
            [/quote]

            Let me make sure I’m clear on this, is your FOG server virtualized? Or is the client you’re using to test the PXE booting virtualized?

            [I]If you can't fix it, FOG it. [/I]

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              Rob Wood
              last edited by May 1, 2012, 7:31 PM

              Both are virtualized, I’m testing it before I let it loose live on the domain.

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                JBurgin
                last edited by May 1, 2012, 7:38 PM

                Understood.

                I’m assuming the 2nd error happens on the client youre using to test PXE booting, which might make sense. I would probably venture a guess that the Client being virutalized is the reason for that error. You’re essentially switching to a DOS/Floppy based environment and the virtual machine may be getting confused. That’s only my guess though and not very educated either as I never really worked in a dual virutalized environment (our FOG servers are bare metal and I would occasionally use a virtual machine to test PXE menu stuff).

                I would recommend trying to boot to your fog server from a bare metal client and seeing how it reacts if you have the luxury.

                Just curious, from the menu options, are you trying to make a UNDI symantec ghost client to boot in fog?

                [I]If you can't fix it, FOG it. [/I]

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                  Rob Wood
                  last edited by May 1, 2012, 8:13 PM

                  Aye I had a feeling at the back of my mind that it might be because it is a virtual machine when I saw that error. I will try and find an old physical machine and give it ago. I will let you know what I find.

                  At the moment I’m just trying to get one of our current .vfd files working. Since beginning this post I have been told about UNDI, so that will be my next project. Hopefully it will just be a case of taking out of the NIC specific .dos file and use the UNDI .dos file instead. But I’m sure it can’t be that easy.

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                    JBurgin
                    last edited by May 1, 2012, 8:28 PM

                    If you would like me to, I think I still have a undi universal boot CD ISO for ghost that I could send. I think its all scripted, but you could extract the auto execs and edit them as necessary.

                    [I]If you can't fix it, FOG it. [/I]

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                      Rob Wood
                      last edited by May 2, 2012, 11:28 AM

                      I just created a .vfd file the same way I would make one with the NIC specific .dos file but using the UNDI .dos file and added it to our current Symantec PXE server. I have tested four different machines that I know use four different NIC drivers, all four booted into ghost and I was able to connect to a session. So it was as easy as what I hoped, I guess there could be some NIC’s it might not support but everything I have tested seems to work so far.

                      But thank you for your offer.

                      Regards

                      Rob

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