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    • Matthieu Jacquart
      Matthieu Jacquart last edited by

      Hi,

      I have a weird partitioning problem on an image which prevents me from deploying it on a smaller disk : IMG_20210701_110602.jpg

      On this image, windows shows 4 partition (as always) but there are 5 partitions on my Fog image (d1p1 to d1p5.img) and the 3 d1.partitions files are strictly identical :

      d1.fixed_size_partitions

      1:2:3:5:4
      

      d1.minimum.partitions

      label: gpt
      label-id: C02F8167-B511-4E11-A662-38C514DE2003
      device: /dev/nvme0n1
      unit: sectors
      first-lba: 34
      last-lba: 250069646
      sector-size: 512
      
      /dev/nvme0n1p1 : start=        2048, size=     1021952, type=DE94BBA4-06D1-4D40-A16A-BFD50179D6AC, uuid=1A290936-33CC-4F05-8D8E-3E92521F07C2, name="Basic data partition", attrs="RequiredPartition GUID:63"
      /dev/nvme0n1p2 : start=     1024000, size=      204800, type=C12A7328-F81F-11D2-BA4B-00A0C93EC93B, uuid=FE60AE84-7CD7-4C13-A3E4-3DC6F929153A, name="EFI system partition", attrs="GUID:63"
      /dev/nvme0n1p3 : start=     1228800, size=       32768, type=E3C9E316-0B5C-4DB8-817D-F92DF00215AE, uuid=DE00D172-008C-4725-A3E7-AD8039CC5376, name="Microsoft reserved partition", attrs="GUID:63"
      /dev/nvme0n1p4 : start=     1261568, size=   247618048, type=EBD0A0A2-B9E5-4433-87C0-68B6B72699C7, uuid=36EAFD7B-F30E-4225-9C8A-1DC8C1092A48, name="Basic data partition"
      /dev/nvme0n1p5 : start=   248879616, size=     1189888, type=DE94BBA4-06D1-4D40-A16A-BFD50179D6AC, uuid=39BC0E02-4429-49D5-80D1-F989B4A929A7, attrs="RequiredPartition GUID:63"
      

      d1.partitions :

      label: gpt
      label-id: C02F8167-B511-4E11-A662-38C514DE2003
      device: /dev/nvme0n1
      unit: sectors
      first-lba: 34
      last-lba: 250069646
      sector-size: 512
      
      /dev/nvme0n1p1 : start=        2048, size=     1021952, type=DE94BBA4-06D1-4D40-A16A-BFD50179D6AC, uuid=1A290936-33CC-4F05-8D8E-3E92521F07C2, name="Basic data partition", attrs="RequiredPartition GUID:63"
      /dev/nvme0n1p2 : start=     1024000, size=      204800, type=C12A7328-F81F-11D2-BA4B-00A0C93EC93B, uuid=FE60AE84-7CD7-4C13-A3E4-3DC6F929153A, name="EFI system partition", attrs="GUID:63"
      /dev/nvme0n1p3 : start=     1228800, size=       32768, type=E3C9E316-0B5C-4DB8-817D-F92DF00215AE, uuid=DE00D172-008C-4725-A3E7-AD8039CC5376, name="Microsoft reserved partition", attrs="GUID:63"
      /dev/nvme0n1p4 : start=     1261568, size=   247618048, type=EBD0A0A2-B9E5-4433-87C0-68B6B72699C7, uuid=36EAFD7B-F30E-4225-9C8A-1DC8C1092A48, name="Basic data partition"
      /dev/nvme0n1p5 : start=   248879616, size=     1189888, type=DE94BBA4-06D1-4D40-A16A-BFD50179D6AC, uuid=39BC0E02-4429-49D5-80D1-F989B4A929A7, attrs="RequiredPartition GUID:63"
      

      d1.shrunken.partitions

      label: gpt
      label-id: C02F8167-B511-4E11-A662-38C514DE2003
      device: /dev/nvme0n1
      unit: sectors
      first-lba: 34
      last-lba: 250069646
      sector-size: 512
      
      /dev/nvme0n1p1 : start=        2048, size=     1021952, type=DE94BBA4-06D1-4D40-A16A-BFD50179D6AC, uuid=1A290936-33CC-4F05-8D8E-3E92521F07C2, name="Basic data partition", attrs="RequiredPartition GUID:63"
      /dev/nvme0n1p2 : start=     1024000, size=      204800, type=C12A7328-F81F-11D2-BA4B-00A0C93EC93B, uuid=FE60AE84-7CD7-4C13-A3E4-3DC6F929153A, name="EFI system partition", attrs="GUID:63"
      /dev/nvme0n1p3 : start=     1228800, size=       32768, type=E3C9E316-0B5C-4DB8-817D-F92DF00215AE, uuid=DE00D172-008C-4725-A3E7-AD8039CC5376, name="Microsoft reserved partition", attrs="GUID:63"
      /dev/nvme0n1p4 : start=     1261568, size=   247618048, type=EBD0A0A2-B9E5-4433-87C0-68B6B72699C7, uuid=36EAFD7B-F30E-4225-9C8A-1DC8C1092A48, name="Basic data partition"
      /dev/nvme0n1p5 : start=   248879616, size=     1189888, type=DE94BBA4-06D1-4D40-A16A-BFD50179D6AC, uuid=39BC0E02-4429-49D5-80D1-F989B4A929A7, attrs="RequiredPartition GUID:63"
      
      

      Create on a 128GB SSD, i can deploy on larger disk but not smaller, how can I modify d1 partitions files ton remove this 5th partition and adapt d1.minimum.partitions ?

      Thanks
      Matthieu

      Fog 1.5.9.138
      Debian 11
      Vmware ESXi

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      • Wayne Workman
        Wayne Workman last edited by

        There’s also this article:
        https://wiki.fogproject.org/wiki/index.php?title=Windows_Dirty_Bit

        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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        https://fogtesting.fogproject.us/
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        https://fog-external-reporting-results.fogproject.us/

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          Sebastian Roth Moderator last edited by

          @Matthieu-Jacquart I didn’t even know about that FOG setting. Something that was part of FOG long before I joined the dev team and I never stumbled upon this myself by the looks.

          The help text is as follows: “This is an experimental feature that will can be used to not set the dirty flag on a NTFS partition after resizing it. It is recommended to you run chkdsk.”

          From what I see in the code this setting is piped through to FOS (the FOG Linux OS doing the imaging work) but not use by it. To make a long story short, I have no idea.

          For the second option (change hostname early), can i activate it ? because after deployment the temporary name of the workstation appears in WSUS instead of the real name and I have to delete it.

          Yes, enable it and give it a try. FOS will try to mount the Windows partition and manipulate registry entries at the end of a deployment to change the hostname before the first Windows boot. Works like a charm from what I have tested not too long ago.

          Web GUI issue? Please check apache error (debian/ubuntu: /var/log/apache2/error.log, centos/fedora/rhel: /var/log/httpd/error_log) and php-fpm log (/var/log/php*-fpm.log)

          Please support FOG if you like it: https://wiki.fogproject.org/wiki/index.php/Support_FOG

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          • Matthieu Jacquart
            Matthieu Jacquart @Sebastian Roth last edited by

            @sebastian-roth Is there a link with this feature in general settings ?
            chkdsk.JPG
            For the second option (change hostname early), can i activate it ? because after deployment the temporary name of the workstation appears in WSUS instead of the real name and I have to delete it.
            Matthieu

            Fog 1.5.9.138
            Debian 11
            Vmware ESXi

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              Sebastian Roth Moderator last edited by

              @Matthieu-Jacquart No problem. Good we figured that out so quickly. We might think about adding some debug output in FOS in case the ntfsresize check fails. Though I have very little time at the moment. Not sure if and when I will get to this. Anyone else keen to look into this? @Wayne-Workman ?

              Web GUI issue? Please check apache error (debian/ubuntu: /var/log/apache2/error.log, centos/fedora/rhel: /var/log/httpd/error_log) and php-fpm log (/var/log/php*-fpm.log)

              Please support FOG if you like it: https://wiki.fogproject.org/wiki/index.php/Support_FOG

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              • Matthieu Jacquart
                Matthieu Jacquart last edited by

                OMG shame on me, it was just a chkdsk problem, never thought to that…
                sorry for this, I’ll tried to keep in mind for next time !

                Fog 1.5.9.138
                Debian 11
                Vmware ESXi

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                • Matthieu Jacquart
                  Matthieu Jacquart @Sebastian Roth last edited by

                  @sebastian-roth Hi, result for first trial :
                  IMG_20210705_083844.jpg

                  And after chkdsk /F
                  IMG_20210705_091709.jpg

                  Fog 1.5.9.138
                  Debian 11
                  Vmware ESXi

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                    Sebastian Roth Moderator last edited by

                    @Matthieu-Jacquart Ok, see the message Not shrinking (/dev/nvme0n1p4) trying fixed size. At this stage FOS tried to find out how much it can shrink this partition but failed to get the information.

                    Please schedule another debug capture on that machine and when you get to the command shell just run ntfsresize -fivP /dev/nvme0n1p4, take a picture of the screen and post that here.

                    Web GUI issue? Please check apache error (debian/ubuntu: /var/log/apache2/error.log, centos/fedora/rhel: /var/log/httpd/error_log) and php-fpm log (/var/log/php*-fpm.log)

                    Please support FOG if you like it: https://wiki.fogproject.org/wiki/index.php/Support_FOG

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                    • Matthieu Jacquart
                      Matthieu Jacquart @Sebastian Roth last edited by

                      @sebastian-roth Hi, That’s a bad photomontage of debug capture task, I think “Not shrinking (/dev/nvme0n1p4) trying fixed size” is interesting :
                      Fog.jpg

                      Fog 1.5.9.138
                      Debian 11
                      Vmware ESXi

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                        Sebastian Roth Moderator last edited by

                        @matthieu-jacquart said in error trying to restore gpt table:

                        any way to force it for the bad one ?

                        We better find out why FOS thinks it cannot shrink this partition. There is usually a reason for it.

                        Web GUI issue? Please check apache error (debian/ubuntu: /var/log/apache2/error.log, centos/fedora/rhel: /var/log/httpd/error_log) and php-fpm log (/var/log/php*-fpm.log)

                        Please support FOG if you like it: https://wiki.fogproject.org/wiki/index.php/Support_FOG

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                        • Matthieu Jacquart
                          Matthieu Jacquart @Sebastian Roth last edited by

                          @sebastian-roth Hi, OK thanks I’ll try it tomorrow. I found another image with these 5 partitions but this time d1.fixed_size_partitions

                          1:2:3:5
                          

                          so Windows partition is shrunk for this one, any way to force it for the bad one ?

                          Matthieu

                          Fog 1.5.9.138
                          Debian 11
                          Vmware ESXi

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                            Sebastian Roth Moderator last edited by

                            @Matthieu-Jacquart With the latest FOS inits you use with dev-branch there should be no need to remove the 5th partition because they handle moving of partitions after the resize.

                            The issue here to me seems to be that partition 4 is not being shrunk. Looks like FOS detects it as fixed and won’t shrink it.

                            Probably best if you schedule another capture of the image but tick the checkbox for debug this time. Step through the capture process and pay attention to where it says something about partition number 4. Take pictures and post here.

                            Web GUI issue? Please check apache error (debian/ubuntu: /var/log/apache2/error.log, centos/fedora/rhel: /var/log/httpd/error_log) and php-fpm log (/var/log/php*-fpm.log)

                            Please support FOG if you like it: https://wiki.fogproject.org/wiki/index.php/Support_FOG

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