Dell Inspiron 15 7559

[Tom Elliott]

@Merilious if your DNS is behind a domain you may need to add the domain name to search from. Just a theory no real clue though.

[george1421]

@Merilious said in Dell Inspiron 15 7559:

port=0

It looks like @Quazz has a solution for this here: https://forums.fogproject.org/topic/7193/ubuntu-14-04-lts-with-dnsmasq-no-external-dns/8

I did a little research on this and specifically the command “port=0” and its working as designed (??). From Quazz’s post it looks like you just need to adjust the dnsmasq startup scripts to not throw 127.0.0.1 into the resolv.conf file.

[Merilious]

@george1421

So that did the trick! I added that line and got both EFI and BIOS to boot up to FOG. One thing always needs to another though…

I tried doing a quick registration for each BIOS and EFI. BIOS goes through just fine, but the EFI gets stuck at bzIMAGE… 0%. I tried going in to the FOG web portal and updating the kernel but it still won’t budge. Any ideas?

[george1421]

@Merilious said in Dell Inspiron 15 7559:

but the EFI gets stuck at bzIMAGE… 0%.

This is an issue with (around) the iPXE kernel for efi. What file name are you sending for a efi system? ipxe.efi?

If so, for grins try this iPXE kernel instead: ipxe7156.efi Sometimes we’ll find hardware with flaky firmware (not so much Dells). Also make sure your firmware is up to date on that device.

[Merilious]

@george1421

I tried both the ipxe7156.efi and the intel.efi. Both had the same effect. Looked in the syslog and here’s the print out of one of the attempts. Just for verification I went in to the ltsp and changed all bootfile options to either the ipxe7156.efi or intel.efi. The one thing that pops out a little is the line saying
Apr 28 10:33:54 fogprod in.tftpd[24188]: tftp: client does not accept options

Apr 28 10:33:50 fogprod dnsmasq-dhcp[24056]: 1914483971 available DHCP subnet: 10.100.10.22/255.255.255.0
Apr 28 10:33:50 fogprod dnsmasq-dhcp[24056]: 1914483971 vendor class: PXEClient:Arch:00007:UNDI:003016
Apr 28 10:33:50 fogprod dnsmasq-dhcp[24056]: 1914483971 PXE(ens32) 00:1c:42:9a:b9:f7 proxy
Apr 28 10:33:50 fogprod dnsmasq-dhcp[24056]: 1914483971 tags: UEFI, ens32
Apr 28 10:33:50 fogprod dnsmasq-dhcp[24056]: 1914483971 next server: 10.100.10.22
Apr 28 10:33:50 fogprod dnsmasq-dhcp[24056]: 1914483971 broadcast response
Apr 28 10:33:50 fogprod dnsmasq-dhcp[24056]: 1914483971 sent size:  1 option: 53 message-type  2
Apr 28 10:33:50 fogprod dnsmasq-dhcp[24056]: 1914483971 sent size:  4 option: 54 server-identifier  10.100.10.22
Apr 28 10:33:50 fogprod dnsmasq-dhcp[24056]: 1914483971 sent size:  9 option: 60 vendor-class  50:58:45:43:6c:69:65:6e:74
Apr 28 10:33:50 fogprod dnsmasq-dhcp[24056]: 1914483971 sent size: 17 option: 97 client-machine-id  00:7c:9f:53:d6:94:0e:4c:00:b1:f3:2c:59:ba...
Apr 28 10:33:53 fogprod dnsmasq-dhcp[24056]: 1914483971 available DHCP subnet: 10.100.10.22/255.255.255.0
Apr 28 10:33:53 fogprod dnsmasq-dhcp[24056]: 1914483971 vendor class: PXEClient:Arch:00007:UNDI:003016
Apr 28 10:33:53 fogprod dnsmasq-dhcp[24056]: 1049156094 available DHCP subnet: 10.100.10.22/255.255.255.0
Apr 28 10:33:53 fogprod dnsmasq-dhcp[24056]: 1049156094 vendor class: PXEClient:Arch:00007:UNDI:003016
Apr 28 10:33:53 fogprod dnsmasq-dhcp[24056]: 1049156094 PXE(ens32) 00:1c:42:9a:b9:f7 proxy
Apr 28 10:33:53 fogprod dnsmasq-dhcp[24056]: 1049156094 tags: UEFI, ens32
Apr 28 10:33:53 fogprod dnsmasq-dhcp[24056]: 1049156094 bootfile name: ipxe7156.efi
Apr 28 10:33:53 fogprod dnsmasq-dhcp[24056]: 1049156094 server name: 10.100.10.22
Apr 28 10:33:53 fogprod dnsmasq-dhcp[24056]: 1049156094 next server: 10.100.10.22
Apr 28 10:33:53 fogprod dnsmasq-dhcp[24056]: 1049156094 sent size:  1 option: 53 message-type  5
Apr 28 10:33:53 fogprod dnsmasq-dhcp[24056]: 1049156094 sent size:  4 option: 54 server-identifier  10.100.10.22
Apr 28 10:33:53 fogprod dnsmasq-dhcp[24056]: 1049156094 sent size:  9 option: 60 vendor-class  50:58:45:43:6c:69:65:6e:74
Apr 28 10:33:53 fogprod dnsmasq-dhcp[24056]: 1049156094 sent size: 17 option: 97 client-machine-id  00:7c:9f:53:d6:94:0e:4c:00:b1:f3:2c:59:ba...
Apr 28 10:33:54 fogprod in.tftpd[24188]: tftp: client does not accept options
Apr 28 10:33:59 fogprod dnsmasq-dhcp[24056]: 3502022152 available DHCP subnet: 10.100.10.22/255.255.255.0
Apr 28 10:33:59 fogprod dnsmasq-dhcp[24056]: 3502022152 vendor class: PXEClient:Arch:00009:UNDI:003010
Apr 28 10:33:59 fogprod dnsmasq-dhcp[24056]: 3502022152 user class: iPXE
Apr 28 10:33:59 fogprod dnsmasq-dhcp[24056]: 3502022152 PXE(ens32) 00:1c:42:9a:b9:f7 proxy
Apr 28 10:33:59 fogprod dnsmasq-dhcp[24056]: 3502022152 tags: UEFI64, ens32
Apr 28 10:33:59 fogprod dnsmasq-dhcp[24056]: 3502022152 next server: 10.100.10.22
Apr 28 10:33:59 fogprod dnsmasq-dhcp[24056]: 3502022152 broadcast response
Apr 28 10:33:59 fogprod dnsmasq-dhcp[24056]: 3502022152 sent size:  1 option: 53 message-type  2
Apr 28 10:33:59 fogprod dnsmasq-dhcp[24056]: 3502022152 sent size:  4 option: 54 server-identifier  10.100.10.22
Apr 28 10:33:59 fogprod dnsmasq-dhcp[24056]: 3502022152 sent size:  9 option: 60 vendor-class  50:58:45:43:6c:69:65:6e:74
Apr 28 10:33:59 fogprod dnsmasq-dhcp[24056]: 3502022152 sent size: 17 option: 97 client-machine-id  00:7c:9f:53:d6:94:0e:4c:00:b1:f3:2c:59:ba...
Apr 28 10:33:59 fogprod dnsmasq-dhcp[24056]: 3502022152 available DHCP subnet: 10.100.10.22/255.255.255.0
Apr 28 10:33:59 fogprod dnsmasq-dhcp[24056]: 3502022152 vendor class: PXEClient:Arch:00009:UNDI:003010
Apr 28 10:33:59 fogprod dnsmasq-dhcp[24056]: 3502022152 user class: iPXE
Apr 28 10:33:59 fogprod dnsmasq-dhcp[24056]: 3502022152 available DHCP subnet: 10.100.10.22/255.255.255.0
Apr 28 10:33:59 fogprod dnsmasq-dhcp[24056]: 3502022152 vendor class: PXEClient:Arch:00009:UNDI:003010
Apr 28 10:33:59 fogprod dnsmasq-dhcp[24056]: 3502022152 user class: iPXE
Apr 28 10:33:59 fogprod dnsmasq-dhcp[24056]: 3502022152 PXE(ens32) 00:1c:42:9a:b9:f7 proxy
Apr 28 10:33:59 fogprod dnsmasq-dhcp[24056]: 3502022152 tags: UEFI64, ens32
Apr 28 10:33:59 fogprod dnsmasq-dhcp[24056]: 3502022152 bootfile name: ipxe.efi
Apr 28 10:33:59 fogprod dnsmasq-dhcp[24056]: 3502022152 server name: 10.100.10.22
Apr 28 10:33:59 fogprod dnsmasq-dhcp[24056]: 3502022152 next server: 10.100.10.22
Apr 28 10:33:59 fogprod dnsmasq-dhcp[24056]: 3502022152 sent size:  1 option: 53 message-type  5
Apr 28 10:33:59 fogprod dnsmasq-dhcp[24056]: 3502022152 sent size:  4 option: 54 server-identifier  10.100.10.22
Apr 28 10:33:59 fogprod dnsmasq-dhcp[24056]: 3502022152 sent size:  9 option: 60 vendor-class  50:58:45:43:6c:69:65:6e:74
Apr 28 10:33:59 fogprod dnsmasq-dhcp[24056]: 3502022152 sent size: 17 option: 97 client-machine-id  00:7c:9f:53:d6:94:0e:4c:00:b1:f3:2c:59:ba...
Apr 28 10:36:55 fogprod in.tftpd[24329]: tftp: client does not accept options
Apr 28 10:36:59 fogprod dnsmasq-dhcp[24056]: 3812542537 available DHCP subnet: 10.100.10.22/255.255.255.0
Apr 28 10:36:59 fogprod dnsmasq-dhcp[24056]: 3812542537 vendor class: PXEClient:Arch:00009:UNDI:003010
Apr 28 10:36:59 fogprod dnsmasq-dhcp[24056]: 3812542537 user class: iPXE
Apr 28 10:36:59 fogprod dnsmasq-dhcp[24056]: 3812542537 PXE(ens32) 00:1c:42:9a:b9:f7 proxy
Apr 28 10:36:59 fogprod dnsmasq-dhcp[24056]: 3812542537 tags: UEFI64, ens32
Apr 28 10:36:59 fogprod dnsmasq-dhcp[24056]: 3812542537 next server: 10.100.10.22
Apr 28 10:36:59 fogprod dnsmasq-dhcp[24056]: 3812542537 broadcast response
Apr 28 10:36:59 fogprod dnsmasq-dhcp[24056]: 3812542537 sent size:  1 option: 53 message-type  2
Apr 28 10:36:59 fogprod dnsmasq-dhcp[24056]: 3812542537 sent size:  4 option: 54 server-identifier  10.100.10.22
Apr 28 10:36:59 fogprod dnsmasq-dhcp[24056]: 3812542537 sent size:  9 option: 60 vendor-class  50:58:45:43:6c:69:65:6e:74
Apr 28 10:36:59 fogprod dnsmasq-dhcp[24056]: 3812542537 sent size: 17 option: 97 client-machine-id  00:7c:9f:53:d6:94:0e:4c:00:b1:f3:2c:59:ba...
Apr 28 10:36:59 fogprod dnsmasq-dhcp[24056]: 3812542537 available DHCP subnet: 10.100.10.22/255.255.255.0
Apr 28 10:36:59 fogprod dnsmasq-dhcp[24056]: 3812542537 vendor class: PXEClient:Arch:00009:UNDI:003010
Apr 28 10:36:59 fogprod dnsmasq-dhcp[24056]: 3812542537 user class: iPXE
Apr 28 10:36:59 fogprod dnsmasq-dhcp[24056]: 3812542537 available DHCP subnet: 10.100.10.22/255.255.255.0
Apr 28 10:36:59 fogprod dnsmasq-dhcp[24056]: 3812542537 vendor class: PXEClient:Arch:00009:UNDI:003010
Apr 28 10:36:59 fogprod dnsmasq-dhcp[24056]: 3812542537 user class: iPXE
Apr 28 10:36:59 fogprod dnsmasq-dhcp[24056]: 3812542537 PXE(ens32) 00:1c:42:9a:b9:f7 proxy
Apr 28 10:36:59 fogprod dnsmasq-dhcp[24056]: 3812542537 tags: UEFI64, ens32
Apr 28 10:36:59 fogprod dnsmasq-dhcp[24056]: 3812542537 bootfile name: ipxe.efi
Apr 28 10:36:59 fogprod dnsmasq-dhcp[24056]: 3812542537 server name: 10.100.10.22
Apr 28 10:36:59 fogprod dnsmasq-dhcp[24056]: 3812542537 next server: 10.100.10.22
Apr 28 10:36:59 fogprod dnsmasq-dhcp[24056]: 3812542537 sent size:  1 option: 53 message-type  5
Apr 28 10:36:59 fogprod dnsmasq-dhcp[24056]: 3812542537 sent size:  4 option: 54 server-identifier  10.100.10.22
Apr 28 10:36:59 fogprod dnsmasq-dhcp[24056]: 3812542537 sent size:  9 option: 60 vendor-class  50:58:45:43:6c:69:65:6e:74
Apr 28 10:36:59 fogprod dnsmasq-dhcp[24056]: 3812542537 sent size: 17 option: 97 client-machine-id  00:7c:9f:53:d6:94:0e:4c:00:b1:f3:2c:59:ba...

[Merilious]

So I’ve gone through all the combos that I could find between the boot files found in tftpboot and the NICs provided by the Parallel VM options.

Bootfiles tried:
intel.efi
intel7156.efi
ipxe.efi
ipxe7156.efi
realtek.efi
realtek7156.efi
snp7156.efi
snp.efi
snponly.efi
snponly7156.efi

NIC options:
Intel PRO/1000 MT
Intel Gigabit CT (82574L)
Realtek RTL8029AS
Virtio network adapter

Some would fail to get to the FOG boot screen. Most would get the previously stated bzIMAGE… 0 to 1%. A few got slightly further but would fail at this part:

[george1421]

@Merilious So just to be clear this issue is with your Parallel VM and not with the Dell?

[Merilious]

@george1421

For now yes…I shamefully forgot my Dell test laptop at home. That’d be the big test to see if I can get that to register with FOG. Will post here soon as I get that test done. Thanks a bunch for all the info!

[george1421]

@Merilious That is fine, I just wanted to be clear because something with the parallel vm may be causing your specific issue with bzImage not downloading correctly. We typically see strangeness like this with host systems with flaky uefi firmware.

Be sure to let us know on the Inspiron.

[Merilious]

@george1421

Fired up my test Dell Inspiron 7559 through UEFI boot and it first failed but that was my fault. I forgot to undo all the changes to the ltsp.conf I had done on Friday. After I changed the boot files all back to ipxe.efi the Dell 7559 booted just fine to the FOG menu and also successfully registered with the FOG server using the quick registration. I guess your assumption was correct about the funky setup of the Parallels UEFI VMs. BIOS works GREAT on those VMs, it’s just the EFI boot that doesn’t get through the bzImage phase.