Dell Studio XPS 8700

[eistek]

Hi i have trying to capture from Dell Studio XPS 8700. PXE starting over IPV4.

I see “Downloading bla bla” on screen. Then Windows start to boot.
FOS screen does not come.

What i need to check ?

[george1421]

We need a bit more information to be able to help you.

What version of FOG are you using?
What precisely do you have set for dhcp option 67?
Is the XPS 8700 running in bios (legacy) or uefi mode?

[Sebastian Roth]

@eistek said in Dell Studio XPS 8700:

PXE starting over IPV4

This sounds like an UEFI enabled machine…

[eistek]

@george1421

1- FOG version 1.4.2

2-
dhcp setting is ;

next-server 192.168.1.161;
filename “undionly.kpxe”;

3-
uefi mode is enabled on bios

[Sebastian Roth]

@eistek What kind of DHCP server do you have? You need to deliver a different iPXE binary (ipxe.efi) to your UEFI client(s)…

[george1421]

@eistek said in Dell Studio XPS 8700:

filename “undionly.kpxe”;
uefi mode is enabled on bios

Whelp there is your first issue. You need to use the iPXE kernel that is correct for uefi. “ipxe.efi”

Also since you are in uefi mode make sure that secure boot has been disabled.

[eistek]

@george1421

i have added following lines do dhcpd.conf

host eistek {
hardware ethernet f8:b1:56:a4:c4:bf;
fixed-address 192.168.1.20;
filename “ipxe.efi”;
}

Problem is resolved.
Thanx

[george1421]

@eistek You are using fog for your dhcp server? If so there are “fixes” you can do to make isc-dhcp dynamic and send out the right file name based on the target computer. No need to specifically call out each computer like you did. You can do that if you want, but there are easier ways especially if you are working with 100s of computers.

[eistek]

@george1421

fog server is not my dhcpd server

[eistek]

@george1421

May be i can use as following

option client-arch code 93 = unsigned integer 16;
if exists client-arch {
if option client-arch = 0 {
filename “undionly.kpxe”;
} elsif option client-arch = 6 {
filename “ipxe.efi”;
} elsif option client-arch = 7 {
filename “ipxe.efi”;
} elsif option client-arch = 9 {
filename “ipxe.efi”;
} elsif option client-arch = 10 {
filename “ipxe.efi”;
} elsif option client-arch = 9 {
filename “ipxe.efi”;
}
}

[george1421]

@eistek this might get you started with a solid configuration. Your configuration IS very close.

https://wiki.fogproject.org/wiki/index.php?title=BIOS_and_UEFI_Co-Existence