New iPXE Entries Not Showing

Zer0Cool

Hello,

FOG: 1.5.2

I setup a new iPXE entry using the directions found here:
https://forums.fogproject.org/topic/10944/using-fog-to-pxe-boot-into-your-favorite-installer-images

I added an entry for CentOS 7 according to the directions.

When I boot a workstation either BIOS or UEFI I see no entry for PXE booting CentOS. To clarify I do get the menu with memcheck, deploy image, etc.

My entry shows in the Web GUI under Settings | iPXE Menu Item Settings and shows the contents I placed in it when I created it.

Are there some services that need restarts after configuring the menu or am I missing something here?

In the iPXE menu where should the entry appear?

Thanks

Zer0Cool

@quazz Ok wait a second, just noticed neither of my menus kept the description which I assume is the visible part i nthe menu, ie:

item fog.multijoin Join Multicast Session
item fog.sysinfo Client System Information (Compatibility)
item os.Centos7
item test.menu

My Centos7 and test entries have nothing to the right of them, which I assume comes from the description field…I did fill those in but now they are empty

Wayne Workman

@zer0cool The expected behavior is it starts working the moment you save a valid configuration. Check your apache error logs during the times when you try to network boot, there might be some errors in there that are related. Also, double check that you’ve created the new item correctly.

Zer0Cool

@wayne-workman Upon booting PXE, where should the entry be displayed? Is it a sub menu to something else or should it be at the top level?

Looks like my last apache error is from yesterday and was related to SELinux which has since been resolved

Zer0Cool

Also in case it helps here are the parameters from my menu entry:

kernel tftp://${fog-ip}/centos7/images/vmlinuz
initrd tftp://${fog-ip}/centos7/images/initrd.img
imgargs vmlinuz initrd=initrd.img root=live:nfs://${fog-ip}/images/centos7/LiveOS/squashfs.img ip=dhcp
repo=nfs://${fog-ip}/images/centos7 splash quiet
boot || goto MENU

menu show with is All Hosts.

tftp root is ip/images. All centos files are in ip/images/centos7

Thanks

Wayne Workman

@zer0cool Check permissions on the path /centos7/images There needs to be permissions for the whole path including centos7 and images individually. Although I don’t think this is causing your problem, it’s something else.

Wayne Workman

@zer0cool Read over this, it might help you: https://wiki.fogproject.org/wiki/index.php?title=Include_any_ISO_in_the_FOG_Bootmenu

Zer0Cool

@wayne-workman So the ownership was off, so set it fog:root like everything else. Booted host and still no new menu entry. Permissions seem to be what they should be, I dont see any issues there

I get: local, memtest, full registration, quick reg, deploy image, join multicast and client system info.

Does the host need to be registered prior to seeing this menu entry?

Wayne Workman

@zer0cool said in New iPXE Entries Not Showing:

Does the host need to be registered prior to seeing this menu entry?

There should be a setting when editing the entry to allow it to be seen by registered only, non-registered only, or both.

Zer0Cool

@wayne-workman Is that the “Menu Show With”? I have it set to all hosts, I would presume that includes non-registered but there is an entry specifically for not registered.

Also here is the snippet from boot.php:

:os.Centos7
kernel tftp://${fog-ip}/centos7/images/vmlinuz
initrd tftp://${fog-ip}/centos7/images/initrd.img
imgargs vmlinuz initrd=initrd.img root=live:nfs://${fog-ip}/images/centos7/LiveOS/squashfs.img ip=dhcp
repo=nfs://${fog-ip}/images/centos7 splash quiet
boot || goto MENU
param sysuuid ${uuid}

I dont see anything out of place with it

Wayne Workman

@zer0cool said in New iPXE Entries Not Showing:

Is that the “Menu Show With”?

That’s the one.

Let’s back up a moment and start troubleshooting this. We need to figure out where the problem is and where it isn’t. Are you trying to boot an un-registered host? If not, try it. Are you trying to boot a registered host? If not, try it. Also try to add other menu entries - exact copies of what others have used - don’t worry about setting up the files on the server, we just want to see if the menu will display a known-good item or not.

Also, do you have two FOG Servers by chance, and these hosts are booting to the other one you didn’t modify? Just a thought.

Zer0Cool

@wayne-workman Ok heres the setup

Single fog server on its own subnet for staging. It acts as DHCP, etc.

I have a workstation on the same network that I am using to PXE boot and check things from acting as a host.

Currently its a clean slate, nothing registered.

The entry for CentOS is the only entry I have attempted creating in PXE.

I have so far tried changing the All hosts to Unregistered hosts in the “Menu Show With” and have also rebooted the server after creating the menu, neither changed anything.

The host boots, and shows the standard menu via BIOS or UEFI boot, with these options:
“local, memtest, full registration, quick reg, deploy image, join multicast and client system info.”

I will try and add another “dummy” entry to PXE and see if it displays. I will also try registering the host to see if that matters. Ill report back

Zer0Cool

@wayne-workman No change.

I created another menu entry, just gave it a name and set to all menus, no parameters. It also did not show up but is in the boot.php.

I then did a quick register on the host, it shows up as registered in the web gui, but doesnt have either menu entry as expected in the PXE boot.

Again to confirm here, are we expecting these entries to be at the top level right after boot, along with entries like memtest and deploy image or are they a sub menu to something?

Wayne Workman

@zer0cool There is an advanced menu item if I recall, best to try that too. At this point, I’m going to ask the @developers and @moderators to take a look at this because I’m stumped.

george1421

Can you post the entire boot.php output?

If I had to guess, when you created the menu entry you did not enter anything in the description field? If not that is your issue (it would show up in the complete ipxe boot menu as missing).

The web gui text label needs to be changed from description to menu title or something to make it a bit more obvious that its required.

Zer0Cool

@wayne-workman said in New iPXE Entries Not Showing:

@zer0cool There is an advanced menu item if I recall, best to try that too.

In what capacity do you mean? I see some options in the Web GUI for advanced (enabling a login and the entry under menu item settings), but only the options I listed are available on the PXE booted host, no advanced option there.

Quazz

In boot.php do you see your item listed under the :MENU: entry?

Zer0Cool

@quazz Yep noted here:

@zer0cool said in New iPXE Entries Not Showing:

@wayne-workman Is that the “Menu Show With”? I have it set to all hosts, I would presume that includes non-registered but there is an entry specifically for not registered.

Also here is the snippet from boot.php:
:os.Centos7
kernel tftp://${fog-ip}/centos7/images/vmlinuz
initrd tftp://${fog-ip}/centos7/images/initrd.img
imgargs vmlinuz initrd=initrd.img root=live:nfs://${fog-ip}/images/centos7/LiveOS/squashfs.img ip=dhcp
repo=nfs://${fog-ip}/images/centos7 splash quiet
boot || goto MENU
param sysuuid ${uuid}
I dont see anything out of place with it

Sorry, think this is what you meant:

: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)
item os.Centos7
item test.menu
choose --default fog.local --timeout 120000 target && goto ${target}

Looks like both the entries I created are listed there (os.Centos7 and test.menu)

Quazz

@zer0cool Not what I mean. In Boot.php there is a :MENU entry that will have a structure like so:

: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)

If your entry isn’t part of the :MENU then it will never show in PXE boot.

Zer0Cool

@quazz Just relized that, edited prior reply with it

Zer0Cool

@quazz Ok wait a second, just noticed neither of my menus kept the description which I assume is the visible part i nthe menu, ie:

item fog.multijoin Join Multicast Session
item fog.sysinfo Client System Information (Compatibility)
item os.Centos7
item test.menu

My Centos7 and test entries have nothing to the right of them, which I assume comes from the description field…I did fill those in but now they are empty

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