FOG iPXE USB Boot Stick

[FritzBox360]

Hello,

i am trying to build an USB Stick to boot into FOG. We have two FOG instances, one is the productive one ( 1.2.0 ) and the other is the testing one ( 1.3.1 RC ). Both servers have diffrent IPs and just the productive one has the next-server set in the DHCP. So the problem is i cann not reach the testing server. I thought i could make a stick with says " hey pc, please just go to this next-server and start from there" - so i will boot the USB Stick wich says where the FOG server is and not via DHCP

I found this in the wiki:

https://wiki.fogproject.org/wiki/index.php?title=USB_Bootable_Media#USB_Boot_UEFI_client_into_FOG_menu_.28easy_way.29

with is nearly what i need ( i think so ) - so i built this image and install it on an USB stick but i am unable to boot.

I tried the last method with gPXE because i do not need UEFI.

In my opinion the image- path could be the problem because gPXE can not find it ( No such file or directoy )

As far i know i have to boot to http://FOGIP/fog/service/ipxe/boot.php

but like here with the chain “chain http://example.com/pxelinux.0” it is not working.

Any ideas, or better options, where could be the problem?

Thank you!

[FritzBox360]

i just found this

https://forums.fogproject.org/topic/6202/boot-from-usb-stick-to-get-fog-menu-for-machines-without-pxe

but is it from 2015 - and with http://${nextserver}/fog/service/ipxe/boot.php?mac=${net0/mac}
i just get the same error " no such file or directory "

[FritzBox360]

okay - i think i found a solution

this script is working for me

#!ipxe

dhcp
set next-server 134.155.131.215
set filename undionly.kpxe
chain tftp://${next-server}/${filename}```

[FritzBox360]

okay, not really solved - i tried it in another subnet without dhcp next-server and it worked.
in the same subnet where the dhcp next-server is set, there is an infinite loop of iPXE starting, but not booting into FOG

[FritzBox360]

found this post from @cml and tried the image from there!

https://forums.fogproject.org/topic/4782/help-usb-boot-fog/25

It works with 1.3.1 RC6! Thank you man!

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