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    • A
      Adam Kelsey
      last edited by

      Hello!

      I’m brand new to these forums but I’ve been lurking for some time to figure out issues every once in a while and I’ve found this forum to be a valuable resource.

      My issue is that I have a few Toshiba Satellite C855-S5346 laptops that boot to FOG but hang before the kernel finishes loading. These are fairly new Windows 8 laptops but they clearly aren’t optimized for an enterprise environment. I’ve tried multiple kernels with no luck still and Administration over here is getting a bit impatient…

      Can anyone point me in the right direction as far as a Kernel that may work? I’m not very good with Linux so I wouldn’t even know where to begin to create a custom Kernel but if there are any resources available as far as How-To’s I wouldn’t be against trying.

      Thanks in advance for any help you guys can provide.

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        chad-bisd Moderator
        last edited by

        Tom Elliot has posted a generic “everything networking” kernel in several of his posts. Also, if you post the specs, such as video and LAN chipsets, we might be better able to help.


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          Adam Kelsey
          last edited by

          Thanks!

          I found Tom’s custom kernel so I’ll give that a shot. If it doesn’t work I’ll report back with needed specs.

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            Adam Kelsey
            last edited by

            No luck with Tom’s kernel unfortunately…

            Processor and Graphics
            Intel Celeron
            Processor 847 1.1 GHz, 2MB Cache

            Mobile Intel NM70 Express Chipset Mobile Intel HD graphics

            LAN
            Qualcomm Atheros AR8162/8166/8168

            Upon attempting to register hosts I get the message “Inappropriate ioctl for device”

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            • Tom ElliottT
              Tom Elliott
              last edited by

              Lemme guess you’re using fog 0.33?

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              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)

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                Adam Kelsey
                last edited by

                I’m actually on 0.32.

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                • Tom ElliottT
                  Tom Elliott
                  last edited by

                  Ioctl isn’t usually a kernel issue by itself. It usually means a device was found under the kernel but can’t be mounted as it truly doesn’t exist. The hang on upload is usually its unable to communicate with the database. When I get home in about two hours I’ll look more to help you out.

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                  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)

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                  • Tom ElliottT
                    Tom Elliott
                    last edited by

                    Try checking compatibility first. Also I’ll post the link to my core kernel as it could very well be that. It should be [url]HTTPS://mastacontrola.com/fogboot/kernel/bzImageCORE[/url]

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                    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)

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                      chad-bisd Moderator
                      last edited by

                      Compatibility check is inside the client system information task from the pxe boot menu. I don’t know if you’ll be able to get there since the kernel can’t finish loading. These are not secure-boot enabled are they? Is the BIOS set to legacy bios or EUFI?


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                        Adam Kelsey
                        last edited by

                        The BIOS is set to legacy and the PXE menu does boot thankfully. After checking fog compatibility it returns HDD: Pass, Network: Fail. I’m going to try the core kernel Tom posted and see if that makes any difference.

                        EDIT
                        Tried the core kernel, no difference, same error unfortunately.

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                        • Tom ElliottT
                          Tom Elliott
                          last edited by

                          What kernel did you try before?

                          Did you try the bzImageALLNET kernel?

                          [url]https://mastacontrola.com/fogboot/kernel/bzImageALLNET[/url]

                          This should have all possible linux drivers of network adapters.

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                          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)

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                            Adam Kelsey
                            last edited by

                            Sweet, it works!

                            Thanks Tom and Chad for all your help and the super quick responses!

                            Tom- I tried a kernel that I found in a thread you posted in after searching. Clearly it wasn’t the same kernel Chad suggested earlier in this thread so thanks for linking it directly.

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                            • Tom ElliottT
                              Tom Elliott
                              last edited by

                              No problem.

                              From now on, my kernels will all be based on Core with AllNet drivers attached.

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                              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)

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                                Gilou
                                last edited by

                                I’m feeling like trying something, but well. Has anyone tried compiling buildroot & the kernel on 64 bits. FOG as it is would benefit a lot from it, on system with more than 4 GB RAM, especially for the upload process… Any input on that? 😉
                                I’ll see how long it takes to make buildroot & the kernel 64 bits, see how that goes…

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                                  David Ekstrom
                                  last edited by

                                  Just received a new Lenovo T440p laptop that I’m trying to get to register. I’ve tried the following kernels:

                                  3.8.8. - Newest from Kernel Updater in FOG 0.32
                                  KitchenSink kernel
                                  ALLNET - from the link in this thread
                                  CORE - from the link in this thread

                                  Each of these will boot to the initial FOG Menu, but when I choose Client System Information, various things happen. Most hang the machine with errors (see below). The only one that I can actually get to the menu of options to check FOG Compatibility is the kitchensink kernel - this one results in the same error above, network test failed.

                                  The others stop before it gets there with errors:

                                  acpiphp_ibm: ibm_acpiphp_init: acpi_walk_namespace failed
                                  cr_bllcd: INTEL CARILLO RANCH LPC not found
                                  nvidiafb: unable to setup MTRR

                                  Any ideas?

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                                  • Tom ElliottT
                                    Tom Elliott
                                    last edited by

                                    Some times it takes a while for the kernel to load as it’s checking the system and loading all the drivers to ram after processing. Try again with the [url]https://mastacontrola.com/fogboot/kernel/bzImage[/url]. It can take upwards of 3 minutes depending on the system, but I can pretty much assure you it will be fine.

                                    The error’s you’re seeing are normal meaning the kernel has drivers for those devices, but it can’t find the device itself.

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                                    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)

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                                      David Ekstrom
                                      last edited by

                                      Still didn’t get to the Client System Info menu.

                                      Loads bzimage fine
                                      Loads init.gz fine
                                      Then displays the acpi namespace error and just hangs there

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                                      • Tom ElliottT
                                        Tom Elliott
                                        last edited by

                                        David,

                                        How long are you waiting before you’re deciding that the system is hung? The only output you’re getting now is: [QUOTE]acpiphp_ibm: ibm_acpiphp_init: acpi_walk_namespace failed[/QUOTE]

                                        How do you know it’s hung for sure? Also, can you possible post, when the system is hung, your FOG Server’s apache error log?
                                        On Ubuntu/Debian based systems this log is generally located at /var/log/apache2/error.log
                                        On CentOS/Fedora/RedHat based systems this log is generally located at /var/log/httpd/error_log

                                        I still have a sneaky suspicion that you’re just not waiting long enough. It’s actually quite common not to see anything happen for some period of time. 10 minutes might be too long but ~ 1-5 minutes could be expected. I only averaged that out to around 3 minutes before because that’s about what I see on some of my systems, but it does continue on.

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                                        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)

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                                          David Ekstrom
                                          last edited by

                                          The machine is still hung this morning…Here is some of the entries in the error log.

                                          [Thu Nov 21 13:06:51 2013] [error] [client 10.2.24.2] PHP Notice: Undefined variable: SERVER in /var/www/fog/management/includes/mainmenu.include.php on line 32, referer: [url]http://10.2.24.2/fog/management/index.php?node=about[/url]

                                          [Thu Nov 21 13:06:51 2013] [error] [client 10.2.24.2] PHP Notice: Undefined variable: SERVER in /var/www/fog/management/includes/mainmenu.include.php on line 32, referer: [url]http://10.2.24.2/fog/management/index.php?node=about[/url]

                                          [Thu Nov 21 13:06:51 2013] [error] [client 10.2.24.2] PHP Notice: Undefined variable: SERVER in /var/www/fog/management/includes/mainmenu.include.php on line 32, referer: [url]http://10.2.24.2/fog/management/index.php?node=about[/url]

                                          [Thu Nov 21 13:06:51 2013] [error] [client 10.2.24.2] PHP Notice: Undefined variable: SERVER in /var/www/fog/management/includes/mainmenu.include.php on line 32, referer: [url]http://10.2.24.2/fog/management/index.php?node=about[/url]

                                          [Thu Nov 21 13:06:51 2013] [error] [client 10.2.24.2] PHP Notice: Undefined variable: SERVER in /var/www/fog/management/includes/mainmenu.include.php on line 32, referer: [url]http://10.2.24.2/fog/management/index.php?node=about[/url]

                                          [Thu Nov 21 13:06:51 2013] [error] [client 10.2.24.2] PHP Notice: Undefined variable: SERVER in /var/www/fog/management/includes/mainmenu.include.php on line 32, referer: [url]http://10.2.24.2/fog/management/index.php?node=about[/url]

                                          [Thu Nov 21 13:06:51 2013] [error] [client 10.2.24.2] PHP Notice: Undefined variable: SERVER in /var/www/fog/management/includes/mainmenu.include.php on line 32, referer: [url]http://10.2.24.2/fog/management/index.php?node=about[/url]

                                          [Thu Nov 21 13:06:51 2013] [error] [client 10.2.24.2] PHP Notice: Undefined variable: SERVER in /var/www/fog/management/includes/mainmenu.include.php on line 32, referer: [url]http://10.2.24.2/fog/management/index.php?node=about[/url]

                                          [Thu Nov 21 13:06:51 2013] [error] [client 10.2.24.2] PHP Notice: Undefined variable: SERVER in /var/www/fog/management/includes/mainmenu.include.php on line 32, referer: [url]http://10.2.24.2/fog/management/index.php?node=about[/url]

                                          [Thu Nov 21 13:06:51 2013] [error] [client 10.2.24.2] PHP Notice: Undefined variable: SERVER in /var/www/fog/management/includes/mainmenu.include.php on line 32, referer: [url]http://10.2.24.2/fog/management/index.php?node=about[/url]

                                          [Thu Nov 21 13:06:51 2013] [error] [client 10.2.24.2] PHP Notice: Undefined variable: SERVER in /var/www/fog/management/includes/mainmenu.include.php on line 32, referer: [url]http://10.2.24.2/fog/management/index.php?node=about[/url]

                                          [Thu Nov 21 13:06:51 2013] [error] [client 10.2.24.2] PHP Notice: Undefined variable: SERVER in /var/www/fog/management/includes/mainmenu.include.php on line 32, referer: [url]http://10.2.24.2/fog/management/index.php?node=about[/url]

                                          [Thu Nov 21 13:06:51 2013] [error] [client 10.2.24.2] PHP Notice: Use of undefined constant sub - assumed ‘sub’ in /var/www/fog/management/includes/about.include.php on line 7, referer: [url]http://10.2.24.2/fog/management/index.php?node=about[/url]

                                          [Thu Nov 21 13:06:51 2013] [error] [client 10.2.24.2] PHP Notice: Use of undefined constant sub - assumed ‘sub’ in /var/www/fog/management/includes/about.include.php on line 11, referer: [url]http://10.2.24.2/fog/management/index.php?node=about[/url]

                                          [Thu Nov 21 13:06:51 2013] [error] [client 10.2.24.2] PHP Notice: Use of undefined constant sub - assumed ‘sub’ in /var/www/fog/management/includes/about.include.php on line 15, referer: [url]http://10.2.24.2/fog/management/index.php?node=about[/url]

                                          [Thu Nov 21 13:06:51 2013] [error] [client 10.2.24.2] PHP Notice: Use of undefined constant sub - assumed ‘sub’ in /var/www/fog/management/includes/about.include.php on line 19, referer: [url]http://10.2.24.2/fog/management/index.php?node=about[/url]

                                          [Thu Nov 21 13:06:51 2013] [error] [client 10.2.24.2] PHP Notice: Use of undefined constant sub - assumed ‘sub’ in /var/www/fog/management/includes/about.include.php on line 23, referer: [url]http://10.2.24.2/fog/management/index.php?node=about[/url]

                                          [Thu Nov 21 13:06:51 2013] [error] [client 10.2.24.2] PHP Notice: Undefined index: update in /var/www/fog/management/includes/about.fogsettings.include.php on line 24, referer: [url]http://10.2.24.2/fog/management/index.php?node=about[/url]

                                          [Thu Nov 21 13:06:51 2013] [error] [client 10.2.24.2] PHP Notice: Undefined variable: id in /var/www/fog/management/includes/submenu.include.php on line 38, referer: [url]http://10.2.24.2/fog/management/index.php?node=about[/url]

                                          [Thu Nov 21 13:06:51 2013] [error] [client 10.2.24.2] PHP Notice: Undefined variable: host in /var/www/fog/management/includes/submenu.include.php on line 66, referer: [url]http://10.2.24.2/fog/management/index.php?node=about[/url]

                                          [Thu Nov 21 13:06:51 2013] [error] [client 10.2.24.2] PHP Notice: Undefined index: about in /var/www/fog/management/includes/submenu.include.php on line 405, referer: [url]http://10.2.24.2/fog/management/index.php?node=about[/url]

                                          [Thu Nov 21 13:06:51 2013] [error] [client 10.2.24.2] PHP Notice: Undefined variable: output in /var/www/fog/management/includes/submenu.include.php on line 463, referer: [url]http://10.2.24.2/fog/management/index.php?node=about[/url]

                                          [Thu Nov 21 13:06:51 2013] [error] [client 10.2.24.2] PHP Notice: Undefined property: FOGSubMenu::$notes in /var/www/fog/management/includes/submenu.include.php on line 473, referer: [url]http://10.2.24.2/fog/management/index.php?node=about[/url]

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