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    Dell XPS 8700 PXE boot error

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    • Jaymes DriverJ
      Jaymes Driver Developer
      last edited by

      When do you see this error?

      As soon as the client connects to the FOG server to upload the image, or do you see this error after the capture has completed?

      I am curious, as you are able to get the file from the command line, so everything appears to be in order, and your client is attempting to pull the pxe files. I am curious if you see the menu or when the error occurs, it may help to find a resolution for you.

      WARNING TO USERS: My comments are written completely devoid of emotion, do not mistake my concise to the point manner as a personal insult or attack.

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        cfsalyer @Jaymes Driver
        last edited by

        I see the error when the workstation first boots to the NIC/PXE boot. I never get the fog boot menu.

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        • Jaymes DriverJ
          Jaymes Driver Developer
          last edited by

          Do any of your clients see your FOG boot menu?

          What happens if you open a browser and navigate to http://ip.of.fog.server/fog/service/ipxe/boot.php

          Change the ip.of.fog.server to the ip address of your fog server please.

          WARNING TO USERS: My comments are written completely devoid of emotion, do not mistake my concise to the point manner as a personal insult or attack.

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            cfsalyer @Jaymes Driver
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            @Jaymes-Driver
            This is literally my first workstation that I have tired. If i go to http://ip.of.fog.server/fog/service/ipxe/boot.php it returns #ipxe
            short cut of code
            #!ipxe
            set fog-ip ip.of.fog.server
            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

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            • Jaymes DriverJ
              Jaymes Driver Developer
              last edited by

              You should see more than just those few lines.

              Can you test for me with a different machine an let me know if it sees the fog menu?

              What provides your DHCP/Where did you make the changes to provide your pxeboot file information?

              WARNING TO USERS: My comments are written completely devoid of emotion, do not mistake my concise to the point manner as a personal insult or attack.

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                cfsalyer @Jaymes Driver
                last edited by

                @Jaymes-Driver
                Windows server 2012 R2 is providing me with DHCP. Scope option 67 is providing me the bootfile name. Is that what you mean by " where did you make the changes to provide your pxeboot file information?"

                I see all a lot more lines below is everything i see.
                #!ipxe
                set fog-ip ip.of.fog.server
                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://ip.of.fog.server/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.deployimage Deploy 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
                chain -ar ${boot-url}/service/ipxe/grub.exe --config-file=“rootnoverify (hd0);chainloader +1” || goto MENU
                kernel bzImage32 loglevel=4 initrd=init_32.xz root=/dev/ram0 rw ramdisk_size=127000 web=ip.of.fog.server/fog/ consoleblank=0 rootfstype=ext4 loglevel=4
                imgfetch init_32.xz
                boot || goto MENU
                :fog.memtest
                kernel memdisk iso raw
                initrd memtest.bin
                boot || goto MENU
                kernel bzImage32 loglevel=4 initrd=init_32.xz root=/dev/ram0 rw ramdisk_size=127000 web=ip.of.fog.server/fog/ consoleblank=0 rootfstype=ext4 loglevel=4
                imgfetch init_32.xz
                boot || goto MENU
                :fog.reginput
                kernel bzImage32 loglevel=4 initrd=init_32.xz root=/dev/ram0 rw ramdisk_size=127000 web=ip.of.fog.server/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 web=ip.of.fog.server/fog/ consoleblank=0 rootfstype=ext4 loglevel=4 mode=autoreg
                imgfetch init_32.xz
                boot || goto MENU
                :fog.deployimage
                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 web=ip.of.fog.server/fog/ consoleblank=0 rootfstype=ext4 loglevel=4 mode=sysinfo
                imgfetch init_32.xz
                boot || goto MENU
                :bootme
                chain -ar http://ip.of.fog.server/fog/service/ipxe/boot.php##params ||
                goto MENU
                autoboot

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                • george1421G
                  george1421 Moderator @Jaymes Driver
                  last edited by george1421

                  I agree with Jaymes, there should be more data on the boot menu.

                  the full url probably should include a fake mac address, somehting like
                  http://<fog_server_ip>/fog/service/ipxe/boot.php?mac=00:00:00:00:00:00

                  After calling that url, and getting the short menu, please inspect the end of the apache error log. You should be able to view it from the fog web gui at FOG Configuration->Log Viewer Then select apache error log (error_log). Lets see if php has thrown an error there. That log will help the devs understand what happened.

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                  • george1421G
                    george1421 Moderator @george1421
                    last edited by

                    @george1421 Well my previous post is a bit foolish now that you posted the complete context.

                    Will you please provide a screen shot of the boot screen with the pxe error code. PXE-M0F, means that the PXE kernel basically gave up cause there was nothing to do.

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                    • Jaymes DriverJ
                      Jaymes Driver Developer @cfsalyer
                      last edited by

                      @cfsalyer Yes, that was precisely what I was asking. and thank you for providing the full file. It appears that the menu file is being displayed… so its a matter of determining why the client is not completing it’s tasks.

                      Can you please provide a screen shot like George has asked?

                      Usually the pictures can provide us with a bit more information so that we can determine the cause of the issue.

                      I appreciate you taking the time to provide the information we have requested, it greatly helps in finding the resolution.

                      WARNING TO USERS: My comments are written completely devoid of emotion, do not mistake my concise to the point manner as a personal insult or attack.

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                        cfsalyer @Jaymes Driver
                        last edited by

                        @Jaymes-Driver 0_1487000137753_20170213_102940.png

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                        • george1421G
                          george1421 Moderator @cfsalyer
                          last edited by george1421

                          @cfsalyer Do you have dnsmasq running on your network? OR do you have/had another imaging solution on your network?

                          The error might indicate you have a response from 2 dhcp servers or a dhcp server and a dhcpproxy server. We may need to grab a pcap of the dhcp boot process to know for sure if you don’t know.

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                          • Tom ElliottT
                            Tom Elliott
                            last edited by

                            Why are we hiding the IP Address?

                            I can understand the MAC (though ultimately this doesn’t matter either).

                            See the IP information and dhcp server, unless you’re issuing DHCP from the public ip ranges, should not matter and will help us help you in figuring out what is happening.

                            Is the Client IP and DHCP IP address in the same range as your FOG Server subnet?

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                              cfsalyer @george1421
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                              @george1421 I do have a WDS/MDT server on the same test network. However I have the services disabled. Is their more I need to do? Can you even have both on the same network?

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                              • george1421G
                                george1421 Moderator @cfsalyer
                                last edited by george1421

                                @cfsalyer I might suspect that you have a dhcpproxy service running still on your WDS server. We can point to the exact device if you are willing to setup tcpdump on your fog server (assuming your fog server and dhcp server and target server are on the same subnet).

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                                  cfsalyer @Tom Elliott
                                  last edited by

                                  @Tom-Elliott
                                  Sorry for making that difficult, but yes the client IP, DHCP, and FOG server are on the same subnet

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                                  • george1421G
                                    george1421 Moderator @cfsalyer
                                    last edited by

                                    @cfsalyer So then if you can’t find the service running on WDS.

                                    Please do the following

                                    1. Install the tcpdump program on your FOG server
                                    2. prep the target computer to pxe boot, but don’t start it just yet.
                                    3. Key this into your fog server: sudo tcpdump -w output.pcap port 67 or port 68 or port 69 or port 4011
                                    4. PXE boot the target computer until the error is reached
                                    5. Press Ctrl-C on the tcpdump program
                                    6. Use WinSCP to copy it to your computer
                                    7. Inspect with wireshark or post it here for review.

                                    The filter command we use will ONLY look for dhcp, tftp, and dhcpProxy data packets.

                                    What I would look for is you will see a dhcp discover packet from the target computer, then a response from one or more dhcp servers. (you should only have one from your main dhcp server on a normal network). But that pcap will tell us the truth of what is flying down the wire.

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                                      cfsalyer @george1421
                                      last edited by

                                      @george1421 Ok I just got much further removing option 60 from my DHCP server. I now get partclone and everything seems to be working now.

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                                      • Jaymes DriverJ
                                        Jaymes Driver Developer @cfsalyer
                                        last edited by Jaymes Driver

                                        @cfsalyer Hey, that’s good news!

                                        Please let us know if you have other issues.

                                        I am glad to hear that removing option 60 solved your issues. Was option 60 something that was required by WDS?

                                        Sometimes using an IP Helper address at the switch can help to resolve these issues too, but it appears like your clients are now getting the proper boot file.

                                        WARNING TO USERS: My comments are written completely devoid of emotion, do not mistake my concise to the point manner as a personal insult or attack.

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                                          cfsalyer @Jaymes Driver
                                          last edited by

                                          @Jaymes-Driver Yeah I’m going to segment the network and go a different route when i go into production. I just had to prove FOG server would work for our environment. And yes option 60 is being used for WDS. Thank you for all your help and @george1421 . I never noticed the port 4011 error until i captured the picture and then that lead me to checking server scope options.

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                                          • george1421G
                                            george1421 Moderator @cfsalyer
                                            last edited by

                                            @cfsalyer You have to consider the error is only one part of the problem. Having the context of the error (what’s around it) will help us understand the error better and maybe what caused it.

                                            I’m glad you have it worked out. If you have any additional issues transitioning from WDS to FOG post back in a new thread.

                                            FWIW: In my environment we use MDT to create our golden/master/reference image and FOG to capture and deploy it across our campus of 12 different models of devices. You can’t beat FOG for time to deploy with almost any other platform.

                                            Please help us build the FOG community with everyone involved. It's not just about coding - way more we need people to test things, update documentation and most importantly work on uniting the community of people enjoying and working on FOG!

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