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How to: Modify the PXE boot menu to allow the booting of .iso files

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    joshua
    last edited by Mar 2, 2012, 3:55 PM

    I am interested to hear how it works out for you… I might do something similar.

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      ssx4life
      last edited by Mar 2, 2012, 4:34 PM

      If you get this functionality working, please document it in a KB article or on the wiki.

      thanks

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        A Former User
        last edited by Mar 3, 2012, 2:35 PM

        I’ve made something simple as creating a sub-menu and going back to main menu. Notice that you can change sub-menu title and background (and others) by including those parameters inside it. Of course, you can create sub-sub-menus, but this is an easy example.
        In bold, the original text, and in red the added lines:

        [B]DEFAULT vesamenu.c32[/B]
        [B]MENU TITLE FOG Computer Cloning Solution[/B]
        [B]MENU BACKGROUND fog/bg.png[/B]
        [B]MENU MASTER PASSWD $1$0123456789[/B]
        [B]\n[/B]
        [B]menu color title 1;36;44 #ffffffff #00000000 std[/B]
        [B]\n[/B]
        [B]LABEL fog.local[/B]
        [B]localboot 0[/B]
        [B]MENU DEFAULT[/B]
        [B]MENU LABEL Boot from hard disk[/B]
        [B]TEXT HELP[/B]
        [B]Boot from the local hard drive.[/B]
        [B]If you are unsure, select this option.[/B]
        [B]ENDTEXT[/B]
        [B]\n[/B]
        [B]LABEL fog.memtest[/B]
        [B]kernel fog/memtest/memtest[/B]
        [B]MENU LABEL Run Memtest86+[/B]
        [B]TEXT HELP[/B]
        [B]Run Memtest86+ on the client computer.[/B]
        [B]ENDTEXT[/B]
        [B]\n[/B]
        [B]LABEL fog.reg[/B]
        [B]kernel fog/kernel/bzImage[/B]
        [B]append initrd=fog/images/init.gz root=/dev/ram0 rw ramdisk_size=127000 ip=dhcp dns=192.168.2.1 mode=autoreg web=192.168.2.115/fog/ loglevel=4[/B]
        [B]MENU LABEL Quick Host Registration and Inventory[/B]
        [B]TEXT HELP[/B]
        [B]Automatically register the client computer,[/B]
        [B]and perform a hardware inventory.[/B]
        [B]ENDTEXT[/B]
        [B]\n[/B]
        [B]LABEL fog.reginput[/B]
        [B]kernel fog/kernel/bzImage[/B]
        [B]append initrd=fog/images/init.gz root=/dev/ram0 rw ramdisk_size=127000 ip=dhcp dns=192.168.2.1 mode=manreg web=192.168.2.115/fog/ loglevel=4[/B]
        [B]MENU LABEL Perform Full Host Registration and Inventory[/B]
        [B]TEXT HELP[/B]
        [B]Perform a full host registration on the client[/B]
        [B]computer, perform a hardware inventory, and[/B]
        [B]optionally image the host.[/B]
        [B]ENDTEXT[/B]
        [B]\n[/B]
        [B]LABEL fog.quickimage[/B]
        [B]MENU PASSWD $1$0123456789[/B]
        [B]kernel fog/kernel/bzImage[/B]
        [B]append initrd=fog/images/init.gz root=/dev/ram0 rw ramdisk_size=127000 ip=dhcp dns=192.168.2.1 mode=quickimage keymap= web=192.168.2.115/fog/ loglevel=4[/B]
        [B]MENU LABEL Quick Image[/B]
        [B]TEXT HELP[/B]
        [B]This mode will allow you to image this host quickly with[/B]
        [B]it’s default assigned image.[/B]
        [B]ENDTEXT[/B]
        [B]\n[/B]
        [B]LABEL fog.sysinfo[/B]
        [B]kernel fog/kernel/bzImage[/B]
        [B]append initrd=fog/images/init.gz root=/dev/ram0 rw ramdisk_size=127000 ip=dhcp dns=192.168.2.1 mode=sysinfo loglevel=4[/B]
        [B]MENU LABEL Client System Information[/B]
        [B]TEXT HELP[/B]
        [B]View basic client information such as MAC address[/B]
        [B]and FOG compatibility.[/B]
        [B]ENDTEXT[/B]

        [B]LABEL fog.debug[/B]
        [B]MENU PASSWD $1$0123456789[/B]
        [B]kernel fog/kernel/bzImage[/B]
        [B]append initrd=fog/images/init.gz root=/dev/ram0 rw ramdisk_size=127000 ip=dhcp dns=192.168.2.1 mode=onlydebug[/B]
        [B]MENU LABEL Debug Mode[/B]
        [B]TEXT HELP[/B]
        [B]Debug mode will load the boot image and load a prompt so[/B]
        [B]you can run any commands you wish.[/B]
        [B]ENDTEXT[/B]

        [COLOR=#ff0000][B]MENU BEGIN Rescue tools[/B][/COLOR]
        [COLOR=#ff0000][B]MENU LABEL Rescue tools[/B][/COLOR]
        [COLOR=#ff0000][B]MENU TITLE FOG Computer Cloning Solution[/B][/COLOR]

        [COLOR=#ff0000][B]LABEL Back[/B][/COLOR]
        [COLOR=#ff0000][B]MENU EXIT[/B][/COLOR]
        [COLOR=#ff0000][B]MENU LABEL Back[/B][/COLOR]

        [COLOR=#ff0000][B]LABEL Hirens[/B][/COLOR]
        [COLOR=#ff0000][B]kernel fog/hirens/memdisk[/B][/COLOR]
        [COLOR=#ff0000][B]append iso initrd=fog/dell/MyHirensBootCD.iso raw[/B][/COLOR]
        [COLOR=#ff0000][B]MENU LABEL Hiren’s Boot CD[/B][/COLOR]
        [COLOR=#ff0000][B]TEXT HELP[/B][/COLOR]
        [COLOR=#ff0000][B]Run Hiren’s Boot CD[/B][/COLOR]
        [COLOR=#ff0000][B]ENDTEXT[/B][/COLOR]

        [COLOR=#ff0000][B]LABEL Dell Diagnostics[/B][/COLOR]
        [COLOR=#ff0000][B]kernel fog/dell/memdisk[/B][/COLOR]
        [COLOR=#ff0000][B]append iso initrd=fog/dell/delldiags.iso raw[/B][/COLOR]
        [COLOR=#ff0000][B]MENU LABEL Dell Diagnostics[/B][/COLOR]
        [COLOR=#ff0000][B]TEXT HELP[/B][/COLOR]
        [COLOR=#ff0000][B]Dell™ Diagnostic software[/B][/COLOR]
        [COLOR=#ff0000][B]ENDTEXT[/B][/COLOR]

        [COLOR=#ff0000][B]MENU END[/B][/COLOR]

        [B]\n[/B]
        [B]PROMPT 0[/B]
        [B]TIMEOUT 300\n[/B]

        [B][ATTACH=full]62[/ATTACH][/B]
        [B] [ATTACH=full]63[/ATTACH][/B]

        [url=“/_imported_xf_attachments/0/62_FOG main menu.png?:”]FOG main menu.png[/url][url=“/_imported_xf_attachments/0/63_FOG sub menu.png?:”]FOG sub menu.png[/url]

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          A Former User
          last edited by Mar 3, 2012, 3:41 PM

          Added to KB [url]http://www.fogproject.org/wiki/index.php?title=Edit_PXE_menu_to_create_sub_menus[/url]

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            ssx4life
            last edited by Mar 5, 2012, 1:06 PM

            Thanks for the documentation, glad it is working for you. 😃

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              bradgillap
              last edited by Mar 13, 2012, 10:06 PM

              I keep getting this memdisk error when I try to load a win7pe SE iso. The ISO is about 200mb and the vm has 4gb of memory available.

              [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/cvZri.png[/IMG]

              Ive tried keeppxe, raw, and rebuilding the ISO in several different ways. I tried a clean slate rebuild even but I can’t quite figure out if I’m troubleshooting the ISO or memdisk.

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                ssx4life
                last edited by Mar 14, 2012, 3:26 PM

                if you haven’t tried yet, please try an older version of memdisk for that .iso

                I ran into issues in the past with the newer copies of memdisk in the past.

                😃

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                  Bjorn Jentoft
                  last edited by Mar 14, 2012, 6:44 PM

                  It’s a known fact that tftp is not the fastest protocol out there. Bigger files transfer much better on http. If you exchange [B]pxelinux.0[/B] with [B]gpxelinux.0[/B], http is supported. This will decrease loading time of ISO files substantially.

                  Your pxelinux.cfg/default would then contain something like this

                  LABEL winstall32
                  MENU LABEL Install Windows (all 32-bit)
                  LINUX memdisk
                  INITRD [url]http://myfogserver/iso/LiteTouchPE_x86.iso[/url]
                  APPEND iso raw

                  or

                  LABEL winpe
                  MENU LABEL WinPE
                  LINUX memdisk
                  INITRD [url]http://myfogserver/iso/mywinpe.iso[/url]
                  APPEND iso raw

                  Good luck, Bjorn

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                    pallytank09
                    last edited by Mar 22, 2012, 8:29 PM

                    [quote=“ssx4life, post: 1461, member: 268”]As for TRK look here - [url]http://www.technibble.com/forums/showthread.php?t=34477[/url]

                    p.s. google is your friend 😉

                    I don’t have time to build and test these software packages due to my work schedule, but looking at the articles they seem rather cut+ dry and straight forward. Jump to part 3 of the guide for AV tools / etc.[/quote]

                    I followed the guide that was posted here for getting Trinity to boot. I end up with the menu structure but when I burrow down into it, the menu that should list the Trinity options is completely blank. Any thoughts?

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                      ssx4life
                      last edited by Mar 23, 2012, 12:32 PM

                      @pallytank09 I’ll have to dig into seeing why TRK doesn’t boot for you. I know it’s possible, and I’ve seen it work in the past for some people. I just don’t have the time at the moment to research it.

                      _< Have you checked with the TRK forums yet? I would suggest that you create a new topic in the help forums for this so we don’t keep adding on / appending this topic so it ends up being longer than needed. 🙂 That way someone else here may be able to help you (or me if I get time)

                      thanks!

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                        comprx
                        last edited by Aug 2, 2012, 6:37 AM

                        [quote=“ssx4life, post: 672, member: 268”]In case anyone is running into trouble I’ve included a copy of my TFTPBOOT folder - [SIZE=4][B][url]http://www.mediafire.com/?1ps7ogj18abz93g[/url][/B][/SIZE] Feel free to play around with it and cut + paste items into your own fog server as you see fit. Just remember to back up your own files before hand! :)[/quote]

                        The file was removed. any chance of a reupload?

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                          ssx4life
                          last edited by Aug 31, 2012, 3:17 AM

                          Not to leave people hanging or trying to pick up the pieces, but I have been absent from this project and many other items recently due to family issues, so I apologize for not keeping up with requests or being active on supporting this documentation at this time.

                          In regards to re-uploading the tftpboot folder perhaps another member can zip and upload one for you. I’m sorry I just don’t have time and or resources to dedicate to this currently.

                          If things change you’ll be the first to know. Feel free to PM me if you have any questions and I’ll try to get back to ya’ll when I have time.

                          Thanks in advance >_<

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                            chibiko
                            last edited by Oct 29, 2012, 2:28 PM

                            Hi ssx4life. Can you take a look at my issue? [URL=‘http://fogproject.org/forum/threads/dell-precision-t5600-not-enough-memory-to-load-specified-image.3789/’]I have setup exactly as your guide. http://fogproject.org/forum/threads/dell-precision-t5600-not-enough-memory-to-load-specified-image.3789/[/URL] What version of syslinux do you think I should try? Should I go all the way back to version 2 or 3?

                            Bjorn, I’ve also tried your suggestion in using [B]gpxelinux.0 [/B]I changed this on my dhcp scope and copied gpxelinux.0 from the syslinux folder into my /tftpboot. However when I pxe boot up, I got an error saying [B]vesamenu.c32 not a com32r image. [/B]I can hit tab and then load my iso but this runs out of memory even quicker.

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                              brian_
                              last edited by Nov 30, 2012, 9:39 PM

                              I modified my default to the correct menu and to allow booting of .iso images (windows 7)

                              but when i select the option in the pxe menu it just quits the pxe boot and restarts the machine.

                              any help would be nice, but i’ll be testing more tomorrow.

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                                brian_
                                last edited by Dec 4, 2012, 10:22 PM

                                [quote=“brian_, post: 9719, member: 2729”]I modified my default to the correct menu and to allow booting of .iso images (windows 7)

                                but when i select the option in the pxe menu it just quits the pxe boot and restarts the machine.

                                any help would be nice, but i’ll be testing more tomorrow.[/quote]

                                fixed. had a capital letter in the filename. lawl

                                i’m also trying to boot to a 3.1 gig image to a machine that has 4 gigs of ram but it always errors out. any suggestions?

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                                  chad-bisd Moderator
                                  last edited by Apr 4, 2013, 9:38 PM

                                  I was able to add SeaTools for DOS to my list of utilities available via PXE boot. No more searching around for CD’s.

                                  I copied the iso to /tftpboot and renamed it all lower case to make it easier. I added the following code to the /tftpboot/pxelinux.cfg/default file just befor the PROMPT 0 at the bottom.

                                  [CODE]
                                  LABEL fog.seatools

                                      kernel memdisk
                                      append iso initrd=seatoolsdos223all.iso raw
                                      MENU LABEL SeaTools for DOS 2.23
                                      TEXT HELP
                                      Load SeaTools for DOS, a DOS based disk checking utility to scan for hardware errors with common hard drives.
                                      ENDTEXT
                                  

                                  [/CODE]


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                                    Kyle Rice
                                    last edited by May 30, 2013, 6:41 PM

                                    Hello I’m trying to add spinrite to the PXE boot, so i followed your video, and now i get the Spinrite label in the boot menu but it won’t boot to it, it says "could not find ramdisk image : fog/spinrite/spinrite.iso

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                                      Kyle Rice
                                      last edited by May 30, 2013, 6:43 PM

                                      [quote=“Kyle Rice, post: 12437, member: 4275”]Hello I’m trying to add spinrite to the PXE boot, so i followed your video, and now i get the Spinrite label in the boot menu but it won’t boot to it, it says "could not find ramdisk image : fog/spinrite/spinrite.iso[/quote]

                                      UPDATE : I just fixed it it was named spinrite.ISO not spinrite.iso.

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                                        Kyle Rice
                                        last edited by May 30, 2013, 6:44 PM

                                        Thanks OP (SSX4Life) for the very helpful video!!! this will help lots, imagine the possibilities!!!

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                                        • x23piracyX
                                          x23piracy
                                          last edited by Jun 1, 2013, 9:06 PM

                                          Hi,

                                          iam using a very extended default pxe file, if someone is interested i will post i completely.
                                          I used PXE also before FOG to boot serveral ISO’s and tool’s

                                          If you enter my PXE Menu the first thing is a prompt where you will have to enter an administration password to go on, else a timer 5 seconds is starting and starting again and will finally boot the default hdd.

                                          If you enter the psw correctly the menu presents all my entry’s and subentrys 😉

                                          Greetz X23

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