FOG 0.33 - What's coming?
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The SVN Log keeps track of all updates to the FOG code.
Since my last post there have been a lot of code updates.
FOG SVN Log: [url]http://freeghost.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/freeghost/trunk/?view=log[/url]
Keep the bug reports coming
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FOG is my favourite imaging tool, but I have to remember to make the base image an ext3 partition each time, so if you could make it support ext4, it will be super helpful!!!
Thanks!
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[quote=“Hongyun, post: 3442, member: 1117”]FOG is my favourite imaging tool, but I have to remember to make the base image an ext3 partition each time, so if you could make it support ext4, it will be super helpful!!!
Thanks![/quote]
check the changelogs, I know that ex4 is in the works. -
ext4 should work in the latest SVN
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I updated the kernel to 3.3.3, and my Ubuntu 12 computer has 3 primary partitions, two ext4, one swap, when I upload the image, it recognize the ext4 partitions as ext3fs, and then skip uploading, only 934 were bytes saved on the server, but it uploaded the swap partition just fine. why is that?
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[quote=“Hongyun, post: 3520, member: 1117”]I updated the kernel to 3.3.3, and my Ubuntu 12 computer has 3 primary partitions, two ext4, one swap, when I upload the image, it recognize the ext4 partitions as ext3fs, and then skip uploading, only 934 were bytes saved on the server, but it uploaded the swap partition just fine. why is that?[/quote]
Because the old version of the file system tools (in the boot image) do not support ext4. This has been fixed in 0.33.
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then is 0.33 already released? where can I download it?
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[quote=“Hongyun, post: 3667, member: 1117”]then is 0.33 already released? where can I download it?[/quote]
it is not released, a beta version is though. I encourage you to install it on a test machine or in virtualbox maybe and provide feedback in the dev forums
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Any plans to integrate any of the patches posted in sourceforge?
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[quote=“Blackout, post: 1084, member: 1”]A quick update, it was decided to release FOG 0.33 at the end of February.
Hopefully there will be an RC released soon for testing.[/quote]Hi;
Just wanted to ask if there could be another update on the state of .33. Thanks!
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[quote=“Walter Wahlstedt, post: 4453, member: 1441”]Any plans to integrate any of the patches posted in sourceforge?[/quote]
Any in particular?[quote=“Badr, post: 4584, member: 1497”]Hi;
Just wanted to ask if there could be another update on the state of .33. Thanks![/quote]
Most of the core basic functions work (imaging etc) for all O/Ses with the exception of NTFS Re-sizable partitions.With the latest updates (about a week ago, all in init.gz) these options work as intended, but there are still some bugs to work out with advanced format drives.
Right now I’m doing a lot of testing to get it all working - this eats up a lot of time waiting for Windows in VM on my slow ass workstation
Various GUIs need their POST save functions ported from the old code. i.e. FOG Configuration page
I’ve devoted today to FOG dev, we will see what happens
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We appreciate all the work you do!
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Greetings!
First things first, my many thanks for all the awesomeness you have pumped into FOG! It is leaps and bounds above Symantec’s Ghost Solution Suite!
My second question is: with all the changes to the code base, will there be an upgrade path from .32? Just trying to plan ahead for either a migration or a clean install.
I will not ask about when .33 will be out. I think we all know (or we should all know) about how real work trumps project work.
As far as donations go, is there a way to donate equipment or is cash the preferred method?
Thanks again!!!
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I’ll second the offer for equipment donation. Of course the approval process here has certain requirements, but if it is something that you might be interested in, let us know. I’d be happy to see if we can get a spare machine to you.
–astrouga
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[quote=“Blackout, post: 4686, member: 1”]Any in particular?
Most of the core basic functions work (imaging etc) for all O/Ses with the exception of NTFS Re-sizable partitions.
With the latest updates (about a week ago, all in init.gz) these options work as intended, but there are still some bugs to work out with advanced format drives.
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This for me is the biggest need right now. I have a lot! of workstations that have those drives in them that run windows xp but i need to get them updated to windows 7 before the end of this year. Granted this should have be done quite sometime ago but now it’s on me to get it done with FOG being my tool of choice it’s been pain point when someone need to re-image and whoops advanced format drive
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[quote=“The Dealman, post: 5104, member: 53”]This for me is the biggest need right now. I have a lot! of workstations that have those drives in them that run windows xp but i need to get them updated to windows 7 before the end of this year. Granted this should have be done quite sometime ago but now it’s on me to get it done with FOG being my tool of choice it’s been pain point when someone need to re-image and whoops advanced format drive[/quote]
The current version of FOG works with Windows 7 & advanced format drives as intended.[quote=“timcough, post: 4841, member: 40”]Greetings!
First things first, my many thanks for all the awesomeness you have pumped into FOG! It is leaps and bounds above Symantec’s Ghost Solution Suite!
My second question is: with all the changes to the code base, will there be an upgrade path from .32? Just trying to plan ahead for either a migration or a clean install.
I will not ask about when .33 will be out. I think we all know (or we should all know) about how real work trumps project work.[/quote]
Great question.
There will be an upgrade path for all versions of FOG. Ive slowly been working on the schemaupdater so you can run it from any version and it will upgrade you to the latest.
This being said, 0.33’s database structure is incompatible with 0.32. This means once you upgrade to 0.33, your data will be forever changed and will not be able to go back to 0.32.
[quote=“astrouga, post: 4848, member: 907”]I’ll second the offer for equipment donation. Of course the approval process here has certain requirements, but if it is something that you might be interested in, let us know. I’d be happy to see if we can get a spare machine to you.[/quote]
Thank you everyone for the offer of equipment. But, I’d rather pay my own way
Last week i got all my penny’s together and upgraded. I got a nice baby Xeon E3-1230-V2, which should do the job nicely.
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[quote=“Blackout, post: 5261, member: 1”]
The current version of FOG works with Windows 7 & advanced format drives as intended.
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It’s hasn’t worked for me i get the error that says “can’t have partition outside the disk”. I created a thread [url]http://fogproject.org/forum/threads/cant-have-partition-outside-the-disk.96/[/url] some time ago on that and that was the reason i put off my windows 7 deployment. If you have some procedure that i haven’t tried please pass it on cause nothing is working for me
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Phenomenal work! Your work and effort is GREATLY appreciated. I am a diehard fan!
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Throwing out a suggestion…what about when you say have 1 image…you go through some problems with the image you built or need to add updates to it and such…you delete the image and readd it, and then the image id=7 instead of 1…the current build doesn’t automatically go back, it just keeps going higher and higher.
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Technically that isn’t a suggestion, more of an observation based on your understanding and experiences.
And, this isn’t the forum or thread for suggestions in the first place. There are feature requests and help forums.
As for your post:
You don’t delete the original image when you update it.Sequence should be:
- make original image
- upload
- use it
When you are ready to update the image, you:
4. Deploy to correct hardware
5. update
6. uploadThis overwrites the original image with the updated one, keeping the image id numbers the same.
