Problems with dhcp server
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Thanks for your reply. Can I also use these commands on ubuntu as well? Linux is pretty new to me, know next to nothing about it. Ubuntu is far simpler for me, less headics
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@iekozz The document says it works fine on Ubuntu, so I would think so.
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Does Ubuntu include yum?
I suppose you would have to use apt-get instead of yum, dont know enough about Linux myself though to say if the package names etc. would be the same for every distributions repositories …
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@Taspharel said in Problems with dhcp server:
Does Ubuntu include yum?
I suppose you would have to use apt-get instead of yum, dont know enough about Linux myself though to say if the package names etc. would be the same for every distributions repositories …
I tinkered for a day and it finally worked! Yay. I’ve captured my first universal windows 10 image. Have not tried installing it yet. Couple of questions left though:
1: Can I make a image in a vm and then capture it and would it work if installed on another system with a hard drive / ssd?
2: Is there a way to skip / disable the username / password screen before I image a pc? Would be great it could just do it by itself. This might be tricky since we use legacy and uefi at the same time.Thanks all.
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@iekozz said in Problems with dhcp server:
1: Can I make a image in a vm and then capture it and would it work if installed on another system with a hard drive / ssd?
This is actually the recommended way to go about it. Build your reference image on a VM, sysprep and deploy to hardware. You will just need to manage the drivers required for the physical hardware. Possible to do with FOG but does require some setup.
2: Is there a way to skip / disable the username / password screen before I image a pc? Would be great it could just do it by itself. This might be tricky since we use legacy and uefi at the same time.
Yes again this is standard with Windows, you need to use the unattend.xml file to predefine all of the settings you want in the target computer. In this case you will create an unattend.xml file and save it in the c:\windows\panther directory. Then call sysprep and reference the location of the unattend.xml file. This is standards windows build practice not specifically related to FOG, but imaging MS Windows in general.
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@george1421 said in Problems with dhcp server:
@iekozz said in Problems with dhcp server:
1: Can I make a image in a vm and then capture it and would it work if installed on another system with a hard drive / ssd?
This is actually the recommended way to go about it. Build your reference image on a VM, sysprep and deploy to hardware. You will just need to manage the drivers required for the physical hardware. Possible to do with FOG but does require some setup.
2: Is there a way to skip / disable the username / password screen before I image a pc? Would be great it could just do it by itself. This might be tricky since we use legacy and uefi at the same time.
Yes again this is standard with Windows, you need to use the unattend.xml file to predefine all of the settings you want in the target computer. In this case you will create an unattend.xml file and save it in the c:\windows\panther directory. Then call sysprep and reference the location of the unattend.xml file. This is standards windows build practice not specifically related to FOG, but imaging MS Windows in general.
Thanks alot for the answers. I will try to build some images to a vm.
2: I meant when I first boot into fog, and then deploy image, then it asks for a username and password, not in windows. I use the xml file and sysprep already, just not in that folder. I made a folder customize on C:/customize with the xml file in it. This folder is hidden from view.
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@iekozz said in Problems with dhcp server:
I meant when I first boot into fog, and then deploy image, then it asks for a username and password, not in windows.
Sorry I miss read your comment. Yes there is a way to do this. Here is a recent thread, with a link to another thread with an example. https://forums.fogproject.org/topic/12622/bypass-host-registration-and-password/4
The short answer is you just need to edit the fog ipxe menus for deploy image, if you are deploying directly from the iPXE menu. If you are deploying from the webgui there is no way to disable the password check since its intended to stop accidental image deployments.
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@iekozz said in Problems with dhcp server:
I made a folder customize on C:/customize with the xml file in it. This folder is hidden from view.
I would recommend that you only place the unattend.xml file under c:\windows\panther That is the first place oobe looks for it and I’ve had random strangeness when I placed the unattend file in other locations like the legacy sysprep folder. If it works for you in customize the continue to do that, but just be aware if you get unexpected results.
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Thanks again, will tinker some more to get that working, seems easy enough.
On the topic of the universal image; I used this guide to create my universal one: https://www.ceos3c.com/sysadmin/create-generalized-windows-10-image-deploy-fog-server/
The fog server captures it fine, but still need to test it. Need to be able to deploy this to as many systems as possible, be it a laptop or desktop and legacy or uefi. (Making different images for each). \
I currently have it boot to the screen where you choose your name and password ect. Can I also just boot to the desktop with a default username and password?
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@iekozz I’ve marked this topic as solved now. Please feel free to open new threads if you have further questions. Trying to not mix up too many topics in one so this will also be helpful for others if they have a similar issue and search the forums.
