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    Lenovo L540 w/ Intel I217LM Ethernet Device - Won't load TFTP

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      jflanagin last edited by

      So I’m thinking its a kernel issue but any one have any recommendations on why I can’t boot into fog with this device?

      Lenovo L540 w/ Intel I217LM Ethernet Device - Won’t load TFTP

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        Jim Holcomb last edited by

        Hey Tom. I am using my Windows DHCP server services. Do I need to change the name of the iPXR file there too? Currently set to the default kpxe file

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          jflanagin last edited by

          So I believe I figured my issue out. I upgraded my FOG to 1.0.1 from .32 and I didn’t know about the PXE file name change. So I did that and it still didn’t work. I restarted the FOG server and still no success. Once I ran sudo restart tftpd-hpa it worked like a charm.

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            NickConrad last edited by

            [quote=“jflanagin, post: 30035, member: 24486”]So I did a start/stop tftpd service on the FOG server and now im not getting the time out but its still doing what the video does above.[/quote]

            So I’ll go one farther. My T540p worked just fine yesterday, and now does exactly what your video does no matter what. I haven’t made any changes, so my thought was spanning-tree; however, I thought that only mucks with ipxe? This happens before that comes in to play!

            Also, I’ve tried Tom’s June 17th unofficial kernel, and that isn’t helping either.

            [B]Updated: [/B]I tried a fresh T540p out of the box, and it works just fine! Unfortunately, that’s not the one I’ve been prepping an image on for the whole day so it doesn’t do me much good. My thought is that maybe the 2.13 BIOS update broke it somehow?

            [B]Updated Again: [/B]So I took another fresh one out of the box, PXE booted it, and that worked. I restarted, and the thing can’t PXE boot anymore it does the same thing in your video. Nothing has been done to this computer other than look at the FOG menu. Either I missed a switch when I turned on portfast, or this model Lenovo has a rockstar for a NIC.

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              jflanagin last edited by

              [quote=“jflanagin, post: 30032, member: 24486”]Alright Tom. Step in the right direction. However now I’m getting a TFTP timeout.[/quote]

              So I did a start/stop tftpd service on the FOG server and now im not getting the time out but its still doing what the video does above.

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                jflanagin last edited by

                [quote=“Tom Elliott, post: 30031, member: 7271”]It’s already made.[/quote]

                Alright Tom. Step in the right direction. However now I’m getting a TFTP timeout.

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                • Tom Elliott
                  Tom Elliott last edited by

                  [quote=“jflanagin, post: 30028, member: 24486”]Hi Tom,

                  Are you going to make the Kernel? That would be awesome.[/quote]

                  It’s already made.

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                    jflanagin last edited by

                    [quote=“Tom Elliott, post: 29942, member: 7271”]Building a 64bit bzImage based on 3.0.1 kernel. Hopefully this will help resolve this for you as I believe that NIC is trying to use the e1000e driver which I’m hearing has weird/mixed results.[/quote]

                    Hi Tom,

                    Are you going to make the Kernel? That would be awesome.

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                      jflanagin last edited by

                      [quote=“Junkhacker, post: 29927, member: 21583”]do you have the Ethernet LAN option ROM set to legacy?[/quote]

                      The only option in BIOS is Enabled or Disabled and I’ve tried both.

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                      • Tom Elliott
                        Tom Elliott last edited by

                        Building a 64bit bzImage based on 3.0.1 kernel. Hopefully this will help resolve this for you as I believe that NIC is trying to use the e1000e driver which I’m hearing has weird/mixed results.

                        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! Get in contact with me (chat bubble in the top right corner) if you want to join in.

                        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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                        • Junkhacker
                          Junkhacker Developer last edited by

                          do you have the Ethernet LAN option ROM set to legacy?

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                            jflanagin last edited by

                            Separate DHCP server. Options set. Works fine on my Dell Laptops.

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                            • Junkhacker
                              Junkhacker Developer last edited by

                              is fog your dhcp server, or do you have a separate dhcp server?
                              do you have your options 66 and 67 set, as per the installer instructions?

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                                jflanagin last edited by

                                [media=vimeo]97967307[/media]

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                                  jflanagin last edited by

                                  I’m upping a video to VIMEO now. Once it processed I’ll upload it.

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                                  • Junkhacker
                                    Junkhacker Developer last edited by

                                    even without your install settings, i might have what i need to help you now.
                                    you “see tftp”
                                    do you mean that it loads the ipxe kernel?
                                    does it fail at configuring <mac address> or does it retrieve default.ipxe and then fail?

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                                      jflanagin last edited by

                                      in what way does it fail

                                      It grabs the DHCP then I see TFTP and then it just goes back to the boot screen

                                      what version of fog are you running

                                      1.0.1

                                      what kind of server do you have it installed on

                                      Ubuntu 12

                                      what settings did you use

                                      Not sure what you are looking for here

                                      does it only fail on that hardware, or all hardware

                                      Just on this hardware. Works on my Dells.

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                                      • Junkhacker
                                        Junkhacker Developer last edited by

                                        in what way does it fail
                                        what version of fog are you running
                                        what kind of server do you have it installed on
                                        what settings did you use
                                        does it only fail on that hardware, or all hardware

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