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    • J
      jflanagin
      last edited by

      Hi All,

      I’m trying to create a bootable USB image for FOG. The client doesn’t want to PXE boot because they have a Ghost server in place for that. They are trying to move away from Ghost but don’t want to mess with DHCP settings right now.

      I’ve gone on and tried every way possible to create a bootable usb drive from the instructions on https://wiki.fogproject.org/wiki/index.php?title=USB_Bootable_Media but it’s just not working.

      Anyone have any suggestions?

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      • Wayne WorkmanW
        Wayne Workman
        last edited by Wayne Workman

        What device are you working with? BIOS or uEFI mode? Did you turn off secure boot? And what version of FOG? You need to be on an RC.

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        • J
          jflanagin
          last edited by

          I’ve tried BIOS and I’ve tried uEFI. Secure boot is off and I’m running 1.2.0

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          • J
            jflanagin @Wayne Workman
            last edited by

            @Wayne-Workman

            I’ve tried BIOS and I’ve tried uEFI. Secure boot is off and I’m running 1.2.0

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            • Wayne WorkmanW
              Wayne Workman @jflanagin
              last edited by

              @jflanagin Those instructions will only work with FOG 1.3.0 RC. You can follow these instructions to upgrade your server:
              https://wiki.fogproject.org/wiki/index.php?title=Upgrade_to_trunk

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              • george1421G
                george1421 Moderator
                last edited by

                I agree, upgrade to the 1.3.0-RCx series then you have a few more options, the wiki you referenced will work or there is a way to use a grub boot usb drive that doesn’t use iPXE. But for you usb booting into the iPXE menu is a cleaner way to go about it.

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                  cschneider.tech
                  last edited by

                  I’ve got FOG 1.3.0 RC 10 and it’s not working for me either. PXE works flawlessly but for those machines out there that don’t have a NIC, wouldn’t be able to leverage this feature (obviously).

                  The message says:

                  Remove disks or other media.
                  Press any key to restart

                  Wonder if it’s a UEFI vs Legacy issue

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                    cschneider.tech @cschneider.tech
                    last edited by cschneider.tech

                    @cschneider.tech said in Boot From USB:

                    I’ve got FOG 1.3.0 RC 10 and it’s not working for me either. PXE works flawlessly but for those machines out there that don’t have a NIC, wouldn’t be able to leverage this feature (obviously).

                    The message says:

                    Remove disks or other media.
                    Press any key to restart

                    Wonder if it’s a UEFI vs Legacy issue

                    I got it to work… Here’s what I did…

                    I downloaded the ISO that jbsclm created in this post: https://forums.fogproject.org/topic/6202/boot-from-usb-stick-to-get-fog-menu-for-machines-without-pxe/5 (here is the direct link - https://forums.fogproject.org/uploads/files/1448223533241-ipxe_ask33.zip)

                    I then created a bootable ISO using Rufus and the dowloaded ISO: https://rufus.akeo.ie/

                    Once I tried to boot from the USB, it loaded iPXE where I could then enter in the IP of the DHCP and FOG server to establish the connection.

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                    • Wayne WorkmanW
                      Wayne Workman @cschneider.tech
                      last edited by

                      @cschneider.tech For the record, the instructions in the wiki do work, many people have used them before.

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