PXE boot issue

[Wayne Workman]

@cnbgeren Did you change the fog server’s IP after installation?

[cnbgeren]

it is very possible that my co-work could have changed it.

[george1421]

@cnbgeren What do you have listed for dhcp options 66 {next-server] and 67 {bootfile}?

It looks like the ipxe kernel is getting to the target computer, its just not taking the next step.

It would be interesting to know if the IP address listed in /tftpboot/default.ipxe (on the fog server) is inline with the current IP address of your FOG server.

Also it would be interested to know what the output of this browser request is:

http://<fog_server_ip>/fog/service/ipxe/boot.php?mac=00:00:00:00:00:00

Please paste the output page here.

[cnbgeren]

sorry for sounding dumb but when I run /tftpboot/default.ipxe from the command line I get permission is denied, I,m I doing the command correctly? As far as my browser request I have nothing after the PHP

[Wayne Workman]

@cnbgeren try cat /tftpboot/default.ipxe

[cnbgeren]

imageserver@imageserver-HP-Compaq-Pro-4300-SFF-PC:~$ cat /tftpboot/default.ipxe
#!ipxe
cpuid --ext 29 && set arch x86_64 || set arch i386
params
param mac0 ${net0/mac}
param arch ${arch}
isset ${net1/mac} && param mac1 ${net1/mac} || goto bootme
isset ${net2/mac} && param mac2 ${net2/mac} || goto bootme
:bootme
chain http://192.168.1.4/fog/service/ipxe/boot.php##params

imageserver@imageserver-HP-Compaq-Pro-4300-SFF-PC:~$

[cnbgeren]

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[cnbgeren]

@cnbgeren said in PXE boot issue:

My DNS IP address looks to be different then what is shown in the boot file. Could that cause the error?

[george1421]

@cnbgeren not sure I understand. Is the IP address of your fog server 192.168.1.4?

If you are unsure you can use the “ip addr show” command.

[cnbgeren]

I’m not sure if this is what your looking for. Thanks again for helping a newbie out

#!ipxe
cpuid --ext 29 && set arch x86_64 || set arch i386
colour --rgb 0xff6600 2
cpair --foreground 7 --background 2 2
console --picture http://192.168.1.4/fog/service/ipxe/bg.png --left 100 --right 80
:MENU
menu
colour --rgb 0xff0000 0
cpair --foreground 0 3
item --gap Host is NOT registered!
item --gap – -------------------------------------
item fog.local Boot from hard disk
item fog.memtest Run Memtest86+
item fog.reginput Perform Full Host Registration and Inventory
item fog.reg Quick Registration and Inventory
item fog.sysinfo Client System Information (Compatibility)
choose --default fog.local --timeout 3000 target && goto ${target}
:fog.local
exit || goto MENU
:fog.memtest
kernel memdisk iso raw
initrd memtest.bin
boot || goto MENU
:fog.reginput
kernel bzImage32 root=/dev/ram0 rw ramdisk_size=127000 ip=dhcp dns=192.168.1.5 keymap= web=192.168.1.4/fog/ consoleblank=0 loglevel=4 mode=manreg
imgfetch init_32.xz
boot || goto MENU
:fog.reg
kernel bzImage32 root=/dev/ram0 rw ramdisk_size=127000 ip=dhcp dns=192.168.1.5 keymap= web=192.168.1.4/fog/ consoleblank=0 loglevel=4 mode=autoreg
imgfetch init_32.xz
boot || goto MENU
:fog.sysinfo
kernel bzImage32 root=/dev/ram0 rw ramdisk_size=127000 ip=dhcp dns=192.168.1.5 keymap= web=192.168.1.4/fog/ consoleblank=0 loglevel=4 mode=sysinfo
imgfetch init_32.xz
boot || goto MENU
autoboot

[Wayne Workman]

@cnbgeren But what is the server’s IP address? ip addr show

[Gencade]

I just troubleshot this error. This is because of the DHCP service not having option 66 and option 67 configured. See this image.

The inside highlighted value for option 66 should be the static IP address that you are setting your FOG server on.

Option 67 should be (most commonly) undionly.kpxe

You can also make sure that the DHCP service is started on your server, and that TFTP is enabled on your windows machine(s).

I recommend following this guide, as it helped me tons. https://wiki.fogproject.org/wiki/index.php?title=FOG_on_an_Isolated_Network

[Sebastian Roth]

@cnbgeren We have seen this happening with weird DHCP setups. Please make sure you have only one DHCP server answering within your subnet! As well you might want to try out FOG trunk as we are pretty close to a new release and many things have changed since version 1.2.0! See here on how to install trunk: https://wiki.fogproject.org/wiki/index.php?title=Upgrade_to_trunk

[cnbgeren]

192.168.1.4

[Tom Elliott]

The dns you see in the output of the file has nothing to do with the issue you’re seeing.

[Tom Elliott]

@cnbgeren Please update to the latest. I suspect you’re seeing the old tftp/no-tftp issue. At least as far as I can tell.

[cnbgeren]

I just installed this version of fog software this weekend. would I still need to update?

[george1421]

@cnbgeren said in PXE boot issue:

I just installed this version of fog software this weekend. would I still need to update?

If you are indeed on FOG 1.2.0 stable, that official release is over 2 years old. Most of us have been on the 1.2.0 (trunk) release for about 18 months. And now with FOG 1.3.0-rc5 out the developers are pushing hard to hit the 1.3.0 stable state.

The development cycle of FOG 1.3.0 had be extended because of the new NVMe disks, ensuring solid support for Win10, gpt disks, and many (many) performance enhancements. Should you upgrade, YES. Just be aware there has been a few reports of having capture issues with the latest installer, this happens because the ftp linux user account gets out of sync with what the database states. No worries it can be easily fixed, I just wanted you to be aware that on the outside chance you might have an upgrade trouble. Again no worries, upgrade issues can be resolved pretty quickly.

[george1421]

@cnbgeren said in PXE boot issue:

I’m not sure if this is what your looking for. Thanks again for helping a newbie out

OK, you boot.php output looks good. So that part is fine. I feel we need to focus on the tftp issue that Tom mentioned.

[cnbgeren]

@george1421

ok will do thanks for your input. Do you have instructions on how to upgrade?