TheFunk35

TheFunk35

@Sebastian-Roth I can do that. It is kind of the same issue. In RAID mode the registration option loads but it just never finds a hard drive. It errors out with the same error OP posted here (can’t find drives). I would assume because the Intel RAID controller hides the actual drives.

TheFunk35

@george1421 could it have something to do with the fact that bzImage32 and init_32.xz sound like they are 32 bit? Maybe I should create a menu entry “Register 64 bit UEFI machine” and replace those values with bzImage and init.xz?

TheFunk35

@george1421 Info as requested. I do have a few custom menu items but the weird thing is, everything works perfectly when booting legacy. It seems I’m having this issue only with UEFI booting devices.

#!ipxe
set fog-ip 192.168.77.146
set fog-webroot fog
set boot-url http://${fog-ip}/${fog-webroot}
cpuid --ext 29 && set arch x86_64 || set arch i386
goto get_console
:console_set
colour --rgb 0x00567a 1 ||
colour --rgb 0x00567a 2 ||
colour --rgb 0x00567a 4 ||
cpair --foreground 7 --background 2 2 ||
goto MENU
:alt_console
cpair --background 0 1 ||
cpair --background 1 2 ||
goto MENU
:get_console
console --picture http://192.168.77.146/fog/service/ipxe/bg.png --left 100 --right 80 && goto console_set || goto alt_console
:MENU
menu
colour --rgb 0xff0000 0 ||
cpair --foreground 1 1 ||
cpair --foreground 0 3 ||
cpair --foreground 4 4 ||
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.deployimage Deploy Image
item fog.multijoin Join Multicast Session
item fog.sysinfo Client System Information (Compatibility)
item Ghost Symantec Ghost Imaging Solution
item Windows_PE_x86 Install 32 bit Windows OS
item Windows_PE_x64 Install 64 bit Windows OS
item PMagic Parted Magic Utility OS - 32 bit
item PMagic64 Parted Magic Utility OS - 64 bit
item GParted_x64 GParted Live 64 Bit
choose --default fog.local --timeout 3000 target && goto ${target}
:fog.local
sanboot --no-describe --drive 0x80 || goto MENU
:fog.memtest
kernel memdisk initrd=memtest.bin iso raw
initrd memtest.bin
boot || goto MENU
:fog.reginput
kernel bzImage32 loglevel=4 initrd=init_32.xz root=/dev/ram0 rw ramdisk_size=275000 web=http://192.168.77.146/fog/ consoleblank=0 rootfstype=ext4 storage=192.168.77.146:/images/ storageip=192.168.77.146 nvme_core.default_ps_max_latency_us=0 loglevel=4 mode=manreg
imgfetch init_32.xz
boot || goto MENU
:fog.reg
kernel bzImage32 loglevel=4 initrd=init_32.xz root=/dev/ram0 rw ramdisk_size=275000 web=http://192.168.77.146/fog/ consoleblank=0 rootfstype=ext4 storage=192.168.77.146:/images/ storageip=192.168.77.146 nvme_core.default_ps_max_latency_us=0 loglevel=4 mode=autoreg
imgfetch init_32.xz
boot || goto MENU
:fog.deployimage
login
params
param mac0 ${net0/mac}
param arch ${arch}
param username ${username}
param password ${password}
param qihost 1
isset ${net1/mac} && param mac1 ${net1/mac} || goto bootme
isset ${net2/mac} && param mac2 ${net2/mac} || goto bootme
param sysuuid ${uuid}
:fog.multijoin
login
params
param mac0 ${net0/mac}
param arch ${arch}
param username ${username}
param password ${password}
param sessionJoin 1
isset ${net1/mac} && param mac1 ${net1/mac} || goto bootme
isset ${net2/mac} && param mac2 ${net2/mac} || goto bootme
param sysuuid ${uuid}
:fog.sysinfo
kernel bzImage32 loglevel=4 initrd=init_32.xz root=/dev/ram0 rw ramdisk_size=275000 web=http://192.168.77.146/fog/ consoleblank=0 rootfstype=ext4 storage=192.168.77.146:/images/ storageip=192.168.77.146 nvme_core.default_ps_max_latency_us=0 loglevel=4 mode=sysinfo
imgfetch init_32.xz
boot || goto MENU
:Ghost
initrd http://${fog-ip}/Ghost/ghost-uni-new.iso
chain memdisk iso raw ||
param sysuuid ${uuid}
:Windows_PE_x86
kernel http://${fog-ip}/WinPE86/wimboot
initrd http://${fog-ip}/WinPE86/bootmgr bootmgr
initrd http://${fog-ip}/WinPE86/Boot/BCD BCD
initrd http://${fog-ip}/WinPE86/Boot/boot.sdi boot.sdi
initrd http://${fog-ip}/WinPE86/sources/boot.wim boot.wim
boot
param sysuuid ${uuid}
:Windows_PE_x64
kernel http://${fog-ip}/WinPE64/wimboot
initrd http://${fog-ip}/WinPE64/bootmgr bootmgr
initrd http://${fog-ip}/WinPE64/Boot/BCD BCD
initrd http://${fog-ip}/WinPE64/Boot/boot.sdi boot.sdi
initrd http://${fog-ip}/WinPE64/sources/boot.wim boot.wim
boot
param sysuuid ${uuid}
:PMagic
kernel http://${fog-ip}/PMagic/bzImage
initrd http://${fog-ip}/PMagic/initrd.img
initrd http://${fog-ip}/PMagic/fu.img
initrd http://${fog-ip}/PMagic/m32.img
initrd http://${fog-ip}/PMagic/files.cgz
boot
param sysuuid ${uuid}
:PMagic64
kernel http://${fog-ip}/PMagic/bzImage64
initrd http://${fog-ip}/PMagic/initrd.img
initrd http://${fog-ip}/PMagic/fu.img
initrd http://${fog-ip}/PMagic/m64.img
initrd http://${fog-ip}/PMagic/files.cgz
boot
param sysuuid ${uuid}
:GParted_x64
kernel http://${fog-ip}/GParted/vmlinuz vmlinuz boot=live config components union=overlay username=user noswap noeject ip= vga=788 fetch=tftp://${fog-ip}/GParted/filesystem.squashfs
initrd http://${fog-ip}/GParted/initrd.img
boot
param sysuuid ${uuid}
:bootme
chain -ar http://192.168.77.146/fog/service/ipxe/boot.php##params ||
goto MENU
autoboot

TheFunk35

@george1421 I went ahead and updated firmware. The 3500s received a firmware update on 3/13/20.

After applying the latest firmware the issue still stands. Should I try with a different ethernet adapter or is this an ipxe issue? It looks like these laptops come with realtek NICs. They seem like junky NICs. They’re the kind with the little clip built into the laptop case that are always insanely difficult to pull an RJ-45 out of. Should I try with realtek.efi instead of ipxe.efi?

TheFunk35

@george1421 Latest production version of Fog 1.5.8 running on CentOS 7. I don’t know about the firmware. I will try to update it tonight. I’m not hopeful that will help. It looks like my older Precision T3610 desktops are having a similar issue. They all reach the Fog menu but then trying to load anything from there is a no go.

TheFunk35

Sorry to dig up an old post but I have a lot of 30 of these laptops that need imaging.

I get to the Fog menu, so I know my Windows DHCP server settings are okay, but the second I go to “Perform Quick Host Registration/Inventory” the server reports that bzImage loads and then immediately I receive an error that says Chainloading failed followed by the same message as the error posted here:

https://forums.fogproject.org/topic/12108/could-not-select-exec-format-error-http-ipxe-org-2e008081

I am using the laptop’s integrated ethernet NIC. In the laptop’s BIOS, the UEFI network stack is set to enabled w/PXE. The SATA controller is set to AHCI mode. Secure boot is disabled, as is the TPM and Absolute Guard.

It should be noted that I had previously tried the SATA controller in RAID ON mode and tried a registration previously and those attempts proceeded to boot the registration menu but failed to find a hard drive, so I switched the controller, did a clean install because Windows didn’t like that, and tried again.

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