Ubuntu Server 20.04.3 LTS wtih FOG 1.5.9 - Standalone

Dell Latitude E5520, LAN/Wifi, 1TB SSD
LAN - Static Fog Network
Wifi - Internet facing

Install Ubuntu
Setup user & password

Install Ubuntu Desktop GUI

apt-get install tasksel  -y
Tasksel --> Select Ubuntu Desktop

Reboot and log in with your user, open terminal and sudo

Allow Network Manager to manage Ethernet
vi /usr/lib/NetworkManager/conf.d/10-globally-managed-devices.conf:

unmanaged-devices=*,except:type:ethernet,except:type:wifi,except:type:wwan

Configure static IP using Network Manager
enp8s0 - set to static and uplinked (IP and Subnet only)
wlp2s0 - connect to WIFI for internet access and connected

Disable Ubuntu waiting for network on start

vi /usr/lib/systemd/system/systemd-user-sessions.service
#Remove network.target

Remove extra packages and disable Cups

apt remove bcache-tools btrfs-progs cloud-guest-utils cloud-initramfs-copymods cloud-initramfs-dyn-netconf xfsprogs open-iscsi open-vm-tools apparmor cups -y
apt autoremove
systemctl stop cups-browsed
systemctl disable cups-browsed

+++Ethernet should be uplinked before before proceeding+++

Install FOG Server

cd /opt/
git clone https://github.com/fogproject/fogproject.git fog_latest/
cd fog_latest/bin
./installfog.sh

Select option 2 --> 2
Type of Install --> N
Change Network Interface --> N ******Change to LAN interface if different******
DHCP Server router address --> N
DHCP to handle DNS --> N
Fog to handle DHCP --> Y
Enable HTTPS --> N
International --> N
Change name --> N
Wish to continue --> Y

When prompted, open web browser on the FOG server and go to website http://localhost/fog/management/ and select Update Mysql

Return to terminal and Enter to continue install

Log into website (http://localhost/fog/management) --> Default user: fog/password

Autostart DHCP Server (If using DHCP on Fog)
vi /etc/init.d/isc-dhcp-server and add:

case "$1" in
    start)
        #Add the following line
        sleep 20 

Deploy Images without Host Registration
Fog Configuration --> IPXE Menu Item Settings --> fog.deployimage and make it look like:

set username foglogin #Add this line
set password foglogin #Add this line
params
param mac0 ${net0/mac}
param arch ${arch}
param username ${username} #Make look like this
param password ${password} #Make look like this
param qihost 1
isset ${net1/mac} && param mac1 ${net1/mac} || goto bootme
isset ${net2/mac} && param mac2 ${net2/mac} || goto bootme

Substitute foglogin with your fog username and password

Done.

Sorry guys, the issue was that this particular unit had 2 hard drives, so selecting single disk was the issue.

All good now.

Ubuntu Server 20.04.3 LTS wtih FOG 1.5.9 - Standalone

Dell Latitude E5520, LAN/Wifi, 1TB SSD
LAN - Static Fog Network
Wifi - Internet facing

Install Ubuntu
Setup user & password

Install Ubuntu Desktop GUI

apt-get install tasksel  -y
Tasksel --> Select Ubuntu Desktop

Reboot and log in with your user, open terminal and sudo

Allow Network Manager to manage Ethernet
vi /usr/lib/NetworkManager/conf.d/10-globally-managed-devices.conf:

unmanaged-devices=*,except:type:ethernet,except:type:wifi,except:type:wwan

Configure static IP using Network Manager
enp8s0 - set to static and uplinked (IP and Subnet only)
wlp2s0 - connect to WIFI for internet access and connected

Disable Ubuntu waiting for network on start

vi /usr/lib/systemd/system/systemd-user-sessions.service
#Remove network.target

Remove extra packages and disable Cups

apt remove bcache-tools btrfs-progs cloud-guest-utils cloud-initramfs-copymods cloud-initramfs-dyn-netconf xfsprogs open-iscsi open-vm-tools apparmor cups -y
apt autoremove
systemctl stop cups-browsed
systemctl disable cups-browsed

+++Ethernet should be uplinked before before proceeding+++

Install FOG Server

cd /opt/
git clone https://github.com/fogproject/fogproject.git fog_latest/
cd fog_latest/bin
./installfog.sh

Select option 2 --> 2
Type of Install --> N
Change Network Interface --> N ******Change to LAN interface if different******
DHCP Server router address --> N
DHCP to handle DNS --> N
Fog to handle DHCP --> Y
Enable HTTPS --> N
International --> N
Change name --> N
Wish to continue --> Y

When prompted, open web browser on the FOG server and go to website http://localhost/fog/management/ and select Update Mysql

Return to terminal and Enter to continue install

Log into website (http://localhost/fog/management) --> Default user: fog/password

Autostart DHCP Server (If using DHCP on Fog)
vi /etc/init.d/isc-dhcp-server and add:

case "$1" in
    start)
        #Add the following line
        sleep 20 

Deploy Images without Host Registration
Fog Configuration --> IPXE Menu Item Settings --> fog.deployimage and make it look like:

set username foglogin #Add this line
set password foglogin #Add this line
params
param mac0 ${net0/mac}
param arch ${arch}
param username ${username} #Make look like this
param password ${password} #Make look like this
param qihost 1
isset ${net1/mac} && param mac1 ${net1/mac} || goto bootme
isset ${net2/mac} && param mac2 ${net2/mac} || goto bootme

Substitute foglogin with your fog username and password

Done.

Sorry guys, the issue was that this particular unit had 2 hard drives, so selecting single disk was the issue.

All good now.

Hi,
I have Fog 1.5.9 with 5.10.71 TomElliott 64 Kernel. When capturing a Dell Optiplex 7090 Win11 with Uefi using single disk resizable, It goes thru the motion very quickly.

When checking file size of the image, I have:
d1.fixed_size_partitions 2bytes
d1.mbr 1MB
d1.minimum.partitions 511byes
d1.original.fstypes 20bytes
d1.orginal.swapuuids 0bytes
d1.partitions 511bytes
d1p1.img 5.5kB
d1p2.img 144.1kB

It’s not capturing the data. Any help or guidance would be greatly appreciated.

@george1421

So I ended up building a new FOG server and this time everything worked as it should. Not sure what was causing the old server to act that way, but even after manually downloading and saving the new files, it still showed the old version.

Anyhow, thanks for your guidance with this.

Rocky

@george1421

Attached is the pic. For whatever reason, the kernel is not the correct one, eventho the update said it worked.

Hi Sebastian,

I did see the post and followed those instructions, however, mine just does not find a network.

Intel Ethernet l219-LM
PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_0D4C

Hey guys,

Hoping you could help. I have new Dell Optiplex 5080 desktops which I’m trying to create an image for. It gets to the menu but then says “No Network Interfaces found, your kernel is most probably missing the correct driver”

I’ve updated the kernel to 5.6.18 but still cannot get it to go past that error.

Any pointers?

Thanks,

Rocky