Thanks much Jaymes…
I forgot to mention that i actually did try creating a master image with Virtual Box but after deploying Windows will not boot same hardware/software error.
Would you have a manual or how do i find you posts where you were able to create a master “Virtual Image”, drivers installations ( variable path ?? not quite familiar ) and syspreping.
And ya i learned the long way that the master image should be always created in the smallest HD size !!!
Again thanks for your time.
Hey guys i have been testing a lot this is what i got.
MOTHERBOARDS
I had a situation where :
i had create the image with a 500 GB HD MULTIPLE PARTITIONS SINGLE DISK NOT RESIZABLE which work using the same GIGABYTE GA-H61M-S2PV on a different computer but with a 500 GB HD as well, when i tried on a 300 GB HD it will NOT work ( NOT RESIZABLE LOL ).
I read in some forums that ppl where using MULTIPLE PARTITIONS SINGLE DISK NOT RESIZABLE instead of SINGLE PARTITION RESIZABLE when trying deploying Windows 7 because it was giving them problems.
In my case SINGLE PARTITION NTFS ONLY RESIZABLE Works like a charm !!! this way i fixed my HD size issue.
Then i tried deploying to GIGABYTE GA-G31M-ES2L and GIGABYTE GA-H81M-HD2 and all went south lol
Windows will not boot !!!
windows failed to start.A recent hardware or software change might be the cause.____
So i am thinking now DRIVERS !!! HARDWARE !!!
I did not have these problem in Windows XP but i Guess 7 does not like it…
Not to confuse anyone i will start a new thread as i go because they are different threads
please see [url]http://fogproject.org/forum/threads/uefi-vs-legacy-bios-gpt-vs-mbr-single-partition-resizable-vs-multiple-partition-notresizable.11124/[/url]
Hey Tom, Thanks again for your time.
On the type image part of your response i have a question or if you could clarified for me.
[INDENT]This is because of the way the partitions are laid out and the data is copied. In Single Disk resizable, it shrinks the partition and table before attempting to clone the data. This gives the smallest size available plus a little and copies the “bit by bit data” parts of that into the sys.img.000 file. In MPS/MPA (Multi part single/all disk) it doesn’t resize the partitions at all. So you’d have to load the OS, shrink the partition, and then upload that partition for this to work. Which is why there’s different “Imaging” types as listed.[/INDENT]
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Sorry it might be a simple answer or maybe you already answered but i don’t fully understand it.
thanks everyone in advance.
I had been playing with the new 1.1.2 version and trying to get windows 7 64b image to work in a hardware independent scenario. i had found some problems, well i said problems because i don’t know the answer or quit don’t understand.
UEFI vs LEGACY BIOS ???
windows will not boot after deployment …
i went online to understand this a little [media=youtube]dRMIvY7BiL4[/media]
GPT vs MBR ???
Related to UEFI i guess in the deployment if fog finds a GPT it converts it to MBR. Why ?
WINDOWS 7
SINGLE PARTITION (RE-SIZABLE) vs MULTIPLE PARTITION (NOT RE-SIZABLE ) ???
I used a 500 GB HD to upload a Windows 7 64 b MULTIPLE PARTITION SINGLE DISK ( NOT RE-SIZABLE) and then i tried to deploy it to a 250 GB HD and it will tell me that the source HD 2nd partition image will exceed the current HD blocks and that i needed to either re-size it or deleted i tried both still would not deploy.
thanks again.
SUCCESS !!!
Well now i want to find out exactly what the problem is. I believe now i have different variables :
I did disable UEFI and used Legacy Only.
I installed Windows 7 64 b Only, No updates, No drivers. ( Tom mentioned something about unsigned drivers )
I used “debug-upload” which alert me of :
Found valid MBR and GPT. Which do you want to use?
As Tom suggested i
(CTRL + C)
# fixparts /dev/sda
# y
# w
# y
# fog ( to start upload )
further testing !!!
again guys very much appreciated. I will keep posting my findings hopefully it will save some time for someone !!!
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Guys,
i have a new PC with the same hardware, no updates and also i disable UEFI, is using legacy. please see the pic … What should i answer ?[ATTACH=full]1149[/ATTACH]
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Awesome Tom, i am actually building a complete new installation on a different PC same hardware GIGABYTE GA-H61M-S2PV
and do as you suggest. I’ll let you know my findings
Thanks a lot to both of you for taking time and help the community. Fog is an awesome product and like i mentioned before but i had not response. My IT manager is all for donating money to the project but i need to get it working like a charm as i did for XP. We have a massive upgrade to do and on a day to day basis support .
i just did :
No additional software !!!
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[SIZE=12px]UEFI was enable in the bios on my source computer, i did the whole installation with the UEFI enable.[/SIZE]
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[SIZE=12px]It does the same thing windows will not boot, with the commands you guys gave me i was able just to see it step by step but same result.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12px]To be quit hones and again you guys are the experts but i think it has something to do with :[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12px]* UEFI which i don’t fully understand but i think i read it on a different post.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12px]* GPT and MBR [/SIZE]
[SIZE=12px]just to try i am going to disable UEFI and re-install windows completely on a third computer ( same hardware )[/SIZE]
yeap didn’t work
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it did run, i will send you guys pics ones done so that you can see that windows just won’t boot…
it does create the 100 MB Windows reserved partition
and is creating the actual windows installation partition.
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Here it is !!!
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thanks a lot Tom…
Am on it. I’ll let you know once done.
Hi thnks Junkhacker
Nop, just to try ( first run with 1.1.2) i uploaded the image from right after installing updates and drivers. Then i deployed the image which complete with no errors but windows itself will not boot.
Then i thought, maybe i do need to run sysprep at least but still after deploying windows will not boot !!!
Thanks in advance everyone !!!
i have been using for for years and had no issues with XP, however 7 is driving me crazy.
I had try both SINGLE DISK(NTFS ONLY, RESIEZABLE) and MULTIPLE PARTITION IMAGE - SINGLE DISK (NOT RESIZABLE). I am able to upload the image to the FOG server ( Release 1.1.2 ) on a Ubuntu Desktop 64 bit with no problem from a GIGABYTE GA-H61M-S2PV but after a deploy the image to another PC with the same board, windows will simply wont boot.
What have i done to sysprep the image before uploading
1.- upload the image right after installing, updating and installing drivers ( no sysprep, nothing )
2.-
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[FONT=sans-serif][COLOR=#000000]Right before uploading the image the MountedDevices registry key must be cleared. If it is not, the master image and subsequent deploys will result in this problem: [URL=‘http://www.fogproject.org/wiki/index.php/Vista_Image_says_0xc000000e_\windows\system32\winload.exe_can_not_be_loaded’][COLOR=#5a3696]Vista Image says 0xc000000e \windows\system32\winload.exe can not be loaded[/COLOR][/URL][/COLOR][/FONT]
[FONT=sans-serif][COLOR=#000000]This can be accomplished by [I]any [U]one[/U][/I] of the following methods:[/COLOR][/FONT]
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[]use Sysprep with the /generalize switch
[]run [URL=‘http://www.fogproject.org/wiki/index.php?title=FOGprep&action=edit&redlink=1’][COLOR=#a55858]FOGprep[/COLOR][/URL].exe ( I HEARD THIS IS NOT NEEDED ANYMORE, DIDN’T RUN IT)
[]manually delete the [FONT=monospace]??\volume{…}[/FONT] keys in the registry under “HKLM\SYSTEM\MountedDevices”
[]run the following from an administrator’s console:
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[COLOR=#000000][FONT=monospace]bcdedit /set {bootmgr} device boot
bcdedit /set {default} device boot
bcdedit /set {default} osdevice boot[/FONT][/COLOR]
still No luck !!!
Please correct me if am wrong, i know that at some point i have to create an unattended.xml file for better deployment, but i at least want to make sure that i can deploy images.
What am i missing ?
Do i have to do something to the bios ( UFEI ) ?
again very much appreciated.
Guys,
I just thought of mentioning, hopefully it will save some time to someone. I spent three days and did not know what else to do until i fount a post from [URL=‘http://www.fogproject.org/forum/members/tom-elliott.7271/’][B]Tom Elliott[/B][/URL]
[INDENT]Sabastian M.
Change your Option 67 from pointing to pxelinux.0 to undionly.kpxe as we’ve since moved to iPXE for booting. pxelinux.0 is no longer used.[/INDENT]
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[SIZE=11px]If you are using a something other than the actual fog server to do the DHCP, make sure to change the name of the PXE file.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=11px]I had tomato firmware before and i had not problems. Now i followed the new video for 1.1.2 but unfortunately you will have to find out your self about the PXE file name been changed…[/SIZE]
[SIZE=11px]Any ways hope it helps !!![/SIZE]
[SIZE=11px]To all the FOG Developers my sincere gratitude, excellent and professional work. We had a great run with XP now i have hundreds of computers to migrate to windows 7. Hopefully everything goes well and i can talk to my IT manager to give a donation so you guys can keep the great work.[/SIZE]
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