Creating snapin for.msi driver installer
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I have tried creating basic snapin in run a printer driver installer (http://dymo-labelmanager-pc-ii.drivers.informer.com/download/14728)
Although these drivers could be installed as a driver pack (it seems to need more than just the .inf though, so it seems complex to me)
Can it be run with a snapin? If so can someone please help me to set it up?
I tried as per the screenshot, first I tried to include the driver with the snapin, it said it was running the snapin on the client but nothing happend. Then I tried with the switches shown in the screenshot as per msi section here: https://wiki.fogproject.org/wiki/index.php/Managing_FOG#Snap-insI also tried to create a new snapin just like the screen shot but without uploading the file but the snapin page always stopped responding, I couldnt even access fog with another webpage at that time, it seemed to lock up the server somehow.
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See https://forums.fogproject.org/topic/6414/snapin-questions for how to run an msi using snapins.
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@Rusty Hi Rusty
amend Snapin Run With field to
c:\windows\system32\msiexec.exeUpdate and try deploying again,
cheers, Kiweegie
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@Kiweegie you only actually need
msiexecbecause its included in PATH. -
@Jbob ah nice one - not aware of that, thanks for the heads up.
regards Kiweegie
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I managed to get that particular snapin working. I have since been trying to get some .exe installers working (word viewer and the file format converters) without any luck.
After messing around with the snapins, I have somehow deleted the files in the /opt/fog/snapins/ directory ! Should this be possible? The snapins still exist and refer to the files but when I click on the link to add a file it no longer contains the .exe file (as per the fog/snapins/ directory)
All I really did was uncheck replicate option and mess with storage group settings.Oh and I still can’t get these exe snapins to install.
Here is the log excerpt:
---------------------------------SnapinClient--------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/11/2016 6:10 PM Client-Info Version: 0.9.10 1/11/2016 6:10 PM SnapinClient Running... 1/11/2016 6:10 PM Middleware::Communication URL: http://10.0.0.51/fog/service/servicemodule-active.php?moduleid=snapinclient&mac=00:26:5E:DE:6C:4B|00:22:FB:A0:33:B0|00:21:70:F5:CC:AF||00:00:00:00:00:00:00:E0|00:00:00:00:00:00:00:E0|00:00:00:00:00:00:00:E0&newService=1 1/11/2016 6:10 PM Middleware::Communication Response: Success 1/11/2016 6:10 PM Middleware::Communication URL: http://10.0.0.51/fog/service/snapins.checkin.php?mac=00:26:5E:DE:6C:4B|00:22:FB:A0:33:B0|00:21:70:F5:CC:AF||00:00:00:00:00:00:00:E0|00:00:00:00:00:00:00:E0|00:00:00:00:00:00:00:E0&newService=1 1/11/2016 6:10 PM Middleware::Communication Response: Success 1/11/2016 6:10 PM SnapinClient Snapin Found: 1/11/2016 6:10 PM SnapinClient ID: 30 1/11/2016 6:10 PM SnapinClient RunWith: wordview_en-us.exe 1/11/2016 6:10 PM SnapinClient RunWithArgs: 1/11/2016 6:10 PM SnapinClient Name: Word Viewer 1/11/2016 6:10 PM SnapinClient File: wordview_en-us.exe 1/11/2016 6:10 PM SnapinClient Created: 2016-01-11 07:09:11 1/11/2016 6:10 PM SnapinClient Args: 1/11/2016 6:10 PM SnapinClient Reboot: 0 1/11/2016 6:10 PM Middleware::Communication URL: http://10.0.0.51/fog/service/snapins.file.php?mac=00:26:5E:DE:6C:4B|00:22:FB:A0:33:B0|00:21:70:F5:CC:AF||00:00:00:00:00:00:00:E0|00:00:00:00:00:00:00:E0|00:00:00:00:00:00:00:E0&taskid=30 1/11/2016 6:10 PM Bus { "channel": "Notification", "data": "{\r\n \"title\": \"Word Viewer\",\r\n \"message\": \"FOG is installing Word Viewer\",\r\n \"duration\": 10\r\n}" } 1/11/2016 6:10 PM Bus Emmiting message on channel: Notification 1/11/2016 6:10 PM SnapinClient Starting snapin... 1/11/2016 6:10 PM SnapinClient ERROR: Could not start snapin 1/11/2016 6:10 PM SnapinClient ERROR: The system cannot find the file specified 1/11/2016 6:10 PM Bus Emmiting message on channel: Notification 1/11/2016 6:10 PM Middleware::Communication URL: http://10.0.0.51/fog/service/snapins.checkin.php?taskid=30&exitcode=-1&mac=00:26:5E:DE:6C:4B|00:22:FB:A0:33:B0|00:21:70:F5:CC:AF||00:00:00:00:00:00:00:E0|00:00:00:00:00:00:00:E0|00:00:00:00:00:00:00:E0&newService=1 1/11/2016 6:10 PM Middleware::Communication URL: http://10.0.0.51/fog/service/snapins.checkin.php?mac=00:26:5E:DE:6C:4B|00:22:FB:A0:33:B0|00:21:70:F5:CC:AF||00:00:00:00:00:00:00:E0|00:00:00:00:00:00:00:E0|00:00:00:00:00:00:00:E0&newService=1 1/11/2016 6:10 PM Middleware::Communication Response: No snapins ------------------------------------------------------------------------------I created a test.bat file:
echo test pauseand this snapin does not deploy either. Log:
------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------------------------SnapinClient--------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/11/2016 6:22 PM Client-Info Version: 0.9.10 1/11/2016 6:22 PM SnapinClient Running... 1/11/2016 6:22 PM Middleware::Communication URL: http://10.0.0.51/fog/service/servicemodule-active.php?moduleid=snapinclient&mac=00:26:5E:DE:6C:4B|00:22:FB:A0:33:B0|00:21:70:F5:CC:AF||00:00:00:00:00:00:00:E0|00:00:00:00:00:00:00:E0|00:00:00:00:00:00:00:E0&newService=1 1/11/2016 6:22 PM Middleware::Communication Response: Success 1/11/2016 6:22 PM Middleware::Communication URL: http://10.0.0.51/fog/service/snapins.checkin.php?mac=00:26:5E:DE:6C:4B|00:22:FB:A0:33:B0|00:21:70:F5:CC:AF||00:00:00:00:00:00:00:E0|00:00:00:00:00:00:00:E0|00:00:00:00:00:00:00:E0&newService=1 1/11/2016 6:22 PM Middleware::Communication Response: Success 1/11/2016 6:22 PM SnapinClient Snapin Found: 1/11/2016 6:22 PM SnapinClient ID: 31 1/11/2016 6:22 PM SnapinClient RunWith: test.bat 1/11/2016 6:22 PM SnapinClient RunWithArgs: 1/11/2016 6:22 PM SnapinClient Name: tester 1/11/2016 6:22 PM SnapinClient File: test.bat 1/11/2016 6:22 PM SnapinClient Created: 2016-01-11 07:20:48 1/11/2016 6:22 PM SnapinClient Args: 1/11/2016 6:22 PM SnapinClient Reboot: 0 1/11/2016 6:22 PM Middleware::Communication URL: http://10.0.0.51/fog/service/snapins.file.php?mac=00:26:5E:DE:6C:4B|00:22:FB:A0:33:B0|00:21:70:F5:CC:AF||00:00:00:00:00:00:00:E0|00:00:00:00:00:00:00:E0|00:00:00:00:00:00:00:E0&taskid=31 1/11/2016 6:22 PM Bus { "channel": "Notification", "data": "{\r\n \"title\": \"tester\",\r\n \"message\": \"FOG is installing tester\",\r\n \"duration\": 10\r\n}" } 1/11/2016 6:22 PM Bus Emmiting message on channel: Notification 1/11/2016 6:22 PM SnapinClient Starting snapin... 1/11/2016 6:22 PM SnapinClient ERROR: Could not start snapin 1/11/2016 6:22 PM SnapinClient ERROR: The system cannot find the file specified 1/11/2016 6:22 PM Middleware::Communication URL: http://10.0.0.51/fog/service/snapins.checkin.php?taskid=31&exitcode=-1&mac=00:26:5E:DE:6C:4B|00:22:FB:A0:33:B0|00:21:70:F5:CC:AF||00:00:00:00:00:00:00:E0|00:00:00:00:00:00:00:E0|00:00:00:00:00:00:00:E0&newService=1 1/11/2016 6:22 PM Middleware::Communication URL: http://10.0.0.51/fog/service/snapins.checkin.php?mac=00:26:5E:DE:6C:4B|00:22:FB:A0:33:B0|00:21:70:F5:CC:AF||00:00:00:00:00:00:00:E0|00:00:00:00:00:00:00:E0|00:00:00:00:00:00:00:E0&newService=1 1/11/2016 6:22 PM Middleware::Communication Response: No snapins ------------------------------------------------------------------------------Please help, this is driving me crazy
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@Rusty Hi Rusty for the host to which the snapin is not being deployed make sure it has an image associated with it and try redeploying. Thats another of the gotchas I’ve found.
Re the missing snapins, have you checked the server to see if the files exist at /opt/fog/snapins?
If not then just use the GUI to update the snapin and upload the file again.
regards Kiweegie.
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@Rusty
RunWithshould be blank if you just want to run the uploaded file. -
@Kiweegie Thanks. I checked the /opt/fog/snapins directory and they had been deleted somewhow. How is this even possible?
@Jbob Thanks!
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@Jbob I removed “run with” for word viewer snapin and re ran it. Now it seems to crash…
------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------------------------SnapinClient--------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/12/2016 12:30 PM Client-Info Version: 0.9.10 1/12/2016 12:30 PM SnapinClient Running... 1/12/2016 12:30 PM Middleware::Communication URL: http://10.0.0.51/fog/service/servicemodule-active.php?moduleid=snapinclient&mac=00:26:5E:DE:6C:4B|00:22:FB:A0:33:B0|00:21:70:F5:CC:AF||00:00:00:00:00:00:00:E0|00:00:00:00:00:00:00:E0|00:00:00:00:00:00:00:E0&newService=1 1/12/2016 12:30 PM Middleware::Communication Response: Success 1/12/2016 12:30 PM Middleware::Communication URL: http://10.0.0.51/fog/service/snapins.checkin.php?mac=00:26:5E:DE:6C:4B|00:22:FB:A0:33:B0|00:21:70:F5:CC:AF||00:00:00:00:00:00:00:E0|00:00:00:00:00:00:00:E0|00:00:00:00:00:00:00:E0&newService=1 1/12/2016 12:30 PM Middleware::Communication Response: Success 1/12/2016 12:30 PM SnapinClient Snapin Found: 1/12/2016 12:30 PM SnapinClient ID: 32 1/12/2016 12:30 PM SnapinClient RunWith: 1/12/2016 12:30 PM SnapinClient RunWithArgs: 1/12/2016 12:30 PM SnapinClient Name: Word Viewer 1/12/2016 12:30 PM SnapinClient File: wordview_en-us.exe 1/12/2016 12:30 PM SnapinClient Created: 2016-01-12 01:29:29 1/12/2016 12:30 PM SnapinClient Args: 1/12/2016 12:30 PM SnapinClient Reboot: 0 1/12/2016 12:30 PM Middleware::Communication URL: http://10.0.0.51/fog/service/snapins.file.php?mac=00:26:5E:DE:6C:4B|00:22:FB:A0:33:B0|00:21:70:F5:CC:AF||00:00:00:00:00:00:00:E0|00:00:00:00:00:00:00:E0|00:00:00:00:00:00:00:E0&taskid=32 1/12/2016 12:30 PM Bus { "channel": "Notification", "data": "{\r\n \"title\": \"Word Viewer\",\r\n \"message\": \"FOG is installing Word Viewer\",\r\n \"duration\": 10\r\n}" } 1/12/2016 12:30 PM Bus Emmiting message on channel: Notification 1/12/2016 12:30 PM Bus Emmiting message on channel: Notification 1/12/2016 12:30 PM SnapinClient Starting snapin...And just seems stuck there…
Even after 15 minutes there are no more additions the fog.logFOG says the task is still “In Progress”
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Some more strange behaviour before and after reboots… This seems to keep repeating itself
After a reboot, fog.log shows:------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------------------------SnapinClient--------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/12/2016 12:49 PM Client-Info Version: 0.9.10 1/12/2016 12:49 PM SnapinClient Running... 1/12/2016 12:49 PM Middleware::Communication URL: http://10.0.0.51/fog/service/servicemodule-active.php?moduleid=snapinclient&mac=00:26:5E:DE:6C:4B|00:22:FB:A0:33:B0|00:21:70:F5:CC:AF||00:00:00:00:00:00:00:E0|00:00:00:00:00:00:00:E0|00:00:00:00:00:00:00:E0&newService=1 1/12/2016 12:49 PM Middleware::Communication Response: Success 1/12/2016 12:49 PM Middleware::Communication URL: http://10.0.0.51/fog/service/snapins.checkin.php?mac=00:26:5E:DE:6C:4B|00:22:FB:A0:33:B0|00:21:70:F5:CC:AF||00:00:00:00:00:00:00:E0|00:00:00:00:00:00:00:E0|00:00:00:00:00:00:00:E0&newService=1 1/12/2016 12:49 PM Middleware::Communication Response: Success 1/12/2016 12:49 PM SnapinClient Snapin Found: 1/12/2016 12:49 PM SnapinClient ID: 32 1/12/2016 12:49 PM SnapinClient RunWith: 1/12/2016 12:49 PM SnapinClient RunWithArgs: 1/12/2016 12:49 PM SnapinClient Name: Word Viewer 1/12/2016 12:49 PM SnapinClient File: wordview_en-us.exe 1/12/2016 12:49 PM SnapinClient Created: 2016-01-12 01:29:29 1/12/2016 12:49 PM SnapinClient Args: 1/12/2016 12:49 PM SnapinClient Reboot: 0 1/12/2016 12:49 PM Middleware::Communication URL: http://10.0.0.51/fog/service/snapins.file.php?mac=00:26:5E:DE:6C:4B|00:22:FB:A0:33:B0|00:21:70:F5:CC:AF||00:00:00:00:00:00:00:E0|00:00:00:00:00:00:00:E0|00:00:00:00:00:00:00:E0&taskid=32 1/12/2016 12:50 PM Bus { "channel": "Notification", "data": "{\r\n \"title\": \"Word Viewer\",\r\n \"message\": \"FOG is installing Word Viewer\",\r\n \"duration\": 10\r\n}" } 1/12/2016 12:50 PM Bus Emmiting message on channel: Notification 1/12/2016 12:50 PM SnapinClient Starting snapin... 1/12/2016 12:50 PM Bus Registering ParseBus in channel Power 1/12/2016 12:50 PM Bus Became bus client 1/12/2016 12:50 PM Bus Registering OnNotification in channel Notification 1/12/2016 12:50 PM Bus Registering OnUpdate in channel Update "<<<<<--- GETS STUCK HERE ---<<<<<<<<<" 1/12/2016 12:56 PM Bus Became bus server "<<<<<--- AFTER REBOOT ---<<<<<<<<<" 1/12/2016 12:56 PM Bus { "channel": "Status", "data": "{\r\n \"action\": \"load\"\r\n}" } 1/12/2016 12:56 PM Bus Emmiting message on channel: Status -
@Rusty is
wordview_en-us.exea silent installation by default? Most exe’s will launch a user interface when run. You may need to supply someArgsto make it a silent install -
@Jbob No its not, but I am just trying to get the exe to run. There are arguments to make it silent but I’m just trying to get it working first
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Well then you need to supply those silent arguments. It seems like its ‘crashing’ because its running the exe, which is spawning a gui to the SYSTEM account and waiting for input. Post windows xp, you cannot see a SYSTEM gui. You need to make the snapin perform silently.
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@Jbob ah ok. I’m slowly figuring out how this works.
Solved and Thanks !