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    • J
      Jarli
      last edited by

      Hi All,

      I’ve recently rebuilt my fog server using Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, and Fog 1.1.1 after some minor tweaks, and research I’ve got it working perfectly.

      I’ve added DBAN and NTPassReset successfully.

      Trying to add Dell Diagnostics as a additional ISO that we can use.

      It’s installed, and even starts to run, but I get

      Memdisk: loading ok
      Dell.iso: loading ok

      [B][COLOR=#ff6600]“Memdisk to large to load”[/COLOR][/B]

      [COLOR=#000000]Which is where the issue comes in. [/COLOR]

      [COLOR=#000000]Is there a limitation that restricts how large an ISO can be that Fog can load onto a local machine? [/COLOR]

      [COLOR=#000000]If so can it be raised safely without potentially crashing the system?[/COLOR]

      [COLOR=#000000]Can Grub4DOS run Dell Diagnotics successfully? If so is anyone willing to provide some insight on how to [/COLOR]

      [COLOR=#000000]1) install Grub4DOS [/COLOR]
      [COLOR=#000000]2) point Dell Diagnostics to Grub4DOS?[/COLOR]

      [COLOR=#000000]All without ruining this wonderful Fog server we have. [/COLOR]

      [COLOR=#000000]Thanks in advance. [/COLOR]

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      • Jaymes DriverJ
        Jaymes Driver Developer
        last edited by

        [quote=“Jarli, post: 31143, member: 24756”]Hi All,

        I’ve recently rebuilt my fog server using Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, and Fog 1.1.1 after some minor tweaks, and research I’ve got it working perfectly.

        I’ve added DBAN and NTPassReset successfully.

        Trying to add Dell Diagnostics as a additional ISO that we can use.

        It’s installed, and even starts to run, but I get

        Memdisk: loading ok
        Dell.iso: loading ok

        [B][COLOR=#ff6600]“Memdisk to large to load”[/COLOR][/B]

        [COLOR=#000000]Which is where the issue comes in. [/COLOR]

        [COLOR=#000000]Is there a limitation that restricts how large an ISO can be that Fog can load onto a local machine? [/COLOR]

        [COLOR=#000000]If so can it be raised safely without potentially crashing the system?[/COLOR]

        [COLOR=#000000]Can Grub4DOS run Dell Diagnotics successfully? If so is anyone willing to provide some insight on how to [/COLOR]

        [COLOR=#000000]1) install Grub4DOS [/COLOR]
        [COLOR=#000000]2) point Dell Diagnostics to Grub4DOS?[/COLOR]

        [COLOR=#000000]All without ruining this wonderful Fog server we have. [/COLOR]

        [COLOR=#000000]Thanks in advance. [/COLOR][/quote]

        There is no limit per say on the FOG server, however, your ram and machine specs will affect if the iso can actually be loaded and utilized.

        WARNING TO USERS: My comments are written completely devoid of emotion, do not mistake my concise to the point manner as a personal insult or attack.

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        • J
          Jarli
          last edited by

          OK well that should be fine then.

          The system is connected to a 1G LAN connection.
          Has 4GB of RAM
          and has a i5 with 2.5 Ghz

          Any ideas on what would cause the system to load up until [B][COLOR=#ff6600]“Memdisk to large to load”. [/COLOR][/B][COLOR=#ff6600][COLOR=#000000]When I can run Memtest86+ without issue?[/COLOR][/COLOR]

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          • Tom ElliottT
            Tom Elliott
            last edited by

            How large is the iso file you’re attempting to load?

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            • A
              Andy Abplanalp Developer
              last edited by

              I may have an older Dell Diagnostics ISO but mine is only 8MB. This is what my PXE menu entry looks like:
              [CODE]:delldiag
              initrd ${boot-url}/iso/diags.iso
              chain memdisk iso raw ||
              echo failed to boot
              prompt
              goto MENU[/CODE]

              Are you using the correct memdisk parameters as above? I have also had better luck compiling my own memdisk execuatable. Here’s mine if you care to try it…

              [url=“/_imported_xf_attachments/1/1051_memdisk.zip?:”]memdisk.zip[/url]

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              • J
                Jarli
                last edited by

                The iso is just over 1011MB
                It can be found here [url]http://www.dell.com/support/home/us/en/555/Drivers/DriversDetails?driverid=W0R66[/url]

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                • J
                  Jarli
                  last edited by

                  I found an older version of the ISO, which is much much much smaller at only 4MB. Will let you guys know what happens from here.

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                  • A
                    Andy Abplanalp Developer
                    last edited by

                    When I load my Dell diagnostics ISO into WinISO, it lists it as “Bootable”. When I load the ISO you referenced into WinISO, it says “Non-bootable”. Are you certain this is not one of those Dell ISOs that’s meant to run within the Windows environment?

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                    • J
                      Jarli
                      last edited by

                      It very well may be, but I’ve dropped the iso I originally found, and have a bootable version now that I am working on configuring.

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                      • J
                        Jarli
                        last edited by

                        Well with the smaller Dell Diagnostics, which is now (dell.img) i get an message which is “Bootstrap to large to load”

                        Still testing, just providing an update for anyone who may be monitoring this ticket.

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                        • E
                          etb
                          last edited by

                          Did you find any resolution to this problem? I’m having the “Memdisk to large to load” issue with ISOs that worked with pxe/FOG .32

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                          • J
                            Jarli
                            last edited by

                            We ended up using this ISO [url]http://downloads.dell.com/diags/DELL_32-BIT-DIAGNOSTICS_5114-2_R206154.exe[/url]
                            [LIST]
                            []With the above installer you need to run “Create a bootable image”
                            [/LIST]
                            [LIST]
                            [
                            ]This image gets saved on the fog server (at least with a stock install to) /www/fog/service/ipxe
                            [/LIST]
                            And adding this to the boot menu to BootMenu.Class.Php

                            [CODE] }
                            else if ($option == ‘fog.systest’)
                            {

                                    print ":$option\n";
                                    print "kernel memdisk iso raw\n";
                                    print "initrd diags.iso\n";
                                    print "boot || goto MENU\n";
                            

                            [/CODE]

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                            • Tom ElliottT
                              Tom Elliott
                              last edited by

                              It’s more preferred that you use the advanced menu option in PX E Settings because if you update the boot menu will be reset

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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)

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

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                              • J
                                Jarli
                                last edited by

                                We attempted to use the Advance Boot menu, but were unsuccessful.

                                Given our above example which prompted your note. Copied below.

                                [CODE]
                                }
                                else if ($option == ‘fog.systest’)
                                {

                                        print ":$option\n";
                                        print "kernel memdisk iso raw\n";
                                        print "initrd diags.iso\n";
                                        print "boot || goto MENU\n";
                                

                                [/CODE]

                                How would we add additional boot options to the advanced boot menu.

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                                • J
                                  Jarli
                                  last edited by

                                  Sorry for coming back to this so late,

                                  But how would you add a menu list outside of this using the Advanced Menu option within the PX E settings

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                                  • JunkhackerJ
                                    Junkhacker Developer
                                    last edited by

                                    have you looked at the examples here? [url]http://www.fogproject.org/wiki/index.php/Advanced_Boot_Menu_Configuration_options[/url]

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                                    • J
                                      Jarli
                                      last edited by

                                      We are now looking at these, thank you for the guide.

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