UNSOLVED FOG with proxyDHCP - Bootloop
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Hi!
After installing FOG successfully, I am now configuring the ability to boot FOG via iPXE.
I’m using VMware Workstation at this moment, without any DHCP Server.
(Using VMware DHCP Settings)In order to boot FOG via iPXE, I must configure an proxyDHCP. I’m following the tutorial available in the wiki, alongside with other info that I found.
The solution architecture:
I installed dnsmasq, created the symlink for the undionly.kpxe file, but now I’m facing boot loop.
My dnsmasq.conf file:
port=0 log-dhcp tftp-root=/tftpboot dhcp-boot=undionly.kpxe,fog,192.168.56.128 dhcp-option=17,/images dhcp-option=vendor:PXEClient,6,2b dhcp-no-override pxe-service=X86PC, "Booting into FOG!", undionly dhcp-range=192.168.56.128,proxyThe Bootloop: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XP1mWH6Sw_8
Can someone help me?
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@rvieira said:
port=0
log-dhcp
tftp-root=/tftpboot
dhcp-boot=undionly.kpxe,fog,192.168.56.128
dhcp-option=17,/images
dhcp-option=vendor:PXEClient,6,2b
dhcp-no-override
pxe-service=X86PC, “Booting into FOG!”, undionly
dhcp-range=192.168.56.128,proxyTry this for your configuration:
port=0 log-dhcp tftp-root=/tftpboot dhcp-boot=undionly.kkpxe,fog,192.168,56.128 dhcp-option=17,/images dhcp-options=vendor:PXEClient,6,2b dhcp-no-override pxe-service=X86PC,"Booting into FOG",undionly.kkpxe dhcp-range=192.168.56.128,proxyThen link the undionly.kkpxe as suggested earlier.
ln -s /tftpboot/undionly.kkpxe /tftpboot/undionly.kkpxe.0 -
The problem is the link but not as you’d expect. You have your boot file set to look for undionly.kkpxe so the first file its looking for is appended as undionly.kkpxe.0. I’d say try creating a link as
ln -s /tftpboot/undionly.kkpxe /tftpboot/undionly.kkpxe.0 -
@rvieira Oh duh, I see the issue now.
You need to specify the symbolic link in your dnsmasq config.
We sym-link undionly.kkpxe to undionly.0 because giving the value of undionly.kkpxe doesn’t work with dnsmasq, it truncates the extension and replaces it with a “0”… it’s weird, and I don’t know why. So you need to specify undionly.0
Hopefully I explained that clearly, I’m in a bit of a rush.
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@Wayne-Workman still happens the same.
port=0 log-dhcp tftp-root=/tftpboot dhcp-boot=undionly.kkpxe,fog,192.168.56.128 dhcp-option=17,/images dhcp-option=vendor:PXEClient,6,2b dhcp-no-override pxe-service=X86PC, "Booting into FOG!", undionly dhcp-range=192.168.56.128,proxy[root@fog tftpboot]# ls -lisa total 2572 3014657 4 drwxr-xr-x 2 fog root 4096 Aug 3 17:45 . 2 4 dr-xr-xr-x. 24 root root 4096 Aug 3 15:51 .. 3014658 4 -rw-r--r-- 1 fog root 840 Jul 31 21:54 boot.txt 3014671 4 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 296 Jul 31 21:54 default.ipxe 3014659 380 -rw-r--r-- 1 fog root 389009 Jul 31 21:54 ipxe.kkpxe 3014660 380 -rw-r--r-- 1 fog root 389057 Jul 31 21:54 ipxe.kpxe 3014661 380 -rw-r--r-- 1 fog root 388044 Jul 31 21:54 ipxe.krn 3014662 380 -rw-r--r-- 1 fog root 389073 Jul 31 21:54 ipxe.pxe 3014663 28 -rw-r--r-- 1 fog root 25340 Jul 31 21:54 memdisk 3014664 20 -rw-r--r-- 1 fog root 16794 Jul 31 21:54 pxelinux.0.old 3014665 164 -rw-r--r-- 1 fog root 165088 Jul 31 21:54 snponly.efi 3014672 0 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 14 Aug 3 17:45 undionly.0 -> undionly.kkpxe 3014666 100 -rw-r--r-- 1 fog root 101989 Jul 31 21:54 undionly.kkpxe 3014667 100 -rw-r--r-- 1 fog root 102037 Jul 31 21:54 undionly.kpxe 3014668 376 -rw-r--r-- 1 fog root 382650 Jul 31 21:54 undionly.kpxe.INTEL 3014669 100 -rw-r--r-- 1 fog root 102053 Jul 31 21:54 undionly.pxe 3014670 148 -rw-r--r-- 1 fog root 147728 Jul 31 21:54 vesamenu.c32 -
It appears that you have ProxyDHCP setup corectly, I think the actual boot file is the problem.
Instead of using undionly.kpxe, try to use undionly.kkpxe
I know the names are confusing… but there IS a difference lol. .kkpxe works with anything that .kpxe works with and additionally works with the more buggy/crappy BIOS firmware out there.
