Posts made by Avaryan

@msaglioc99 Ok, then until you can find a way to install the application silently, uploading it to FOG is useless.

Since it’s an InstallShield installer, you may be able to create a response file. Basically, this records the settings you choose during your installation and lets use that file to silent install the application.

To try this, open a command prompt at the location of your file. Type TeamMate_R11.0.2_Desktop.exe /r

The installer should appear to run normally. Install the application the way your normally would.

Find the response file. Default location will be C:\Windows\setup.iss. The modified data on the file should match the time you ran the installer.

More directions can be found here:
http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/tividd/td/framework/GC32-0804-00/en_US/HTML/instgu25.htm

The screenshot in the 2nd or 3rd post very clearly indicated that the installer is a .exe. You do not want/need to use the msi template.

Before uploading anything to fog you should be trying to install the application silently on a computer. Try opening a command prompt and typing the filename with /S after it. It’s an InstallShield installer, so if it supports silent installation that will be the switch for it.

The icon shown in that image indicates the installer was created with InstallShield; which usually supports silent installation with /s or -s. May need to create a response file too.

http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/tividd/td/framework/GC32-0804-00/en_US/HTML/instgu25.htm

Server

• FOG Version: 1.4.4
• OS: Ubuntu 16.04

Description

I imported many of the existing hosts from our ‘live’ FOG service onto my test server. All of our hosts are labeled like <Building>-<RoomNumber>-<DeviceNumber>. So… Computer #1 in Room 101 at the High School would be: HS-101-01

Anyway, from the Host Menu on the test server I typed in ‘HS-101’. This brings up all of the hosts that it should. I check the top checkbox to select all the displayed hosts and then create a new group for them.

When I check the newly created group I find that all of the hosts that I previously had prior to the host import have been added to this group. It only happens if I create a group from the host menu. It doesn’t happen if I manually create the group from the group menu and then assign the hosts to it.

Isn’t the point of audit mode to pre-install software?

Do you mean you can’t install or you are not allowed to install? You could always use SetupComplete.cmd to install the client, if you really can’t install it pre-capture.

@tyler2017 /var/www/html/Hiren15.2.iso

@tyler2017 Here is what I have. 15.2 works.

:MENU
menu
item --gap -- ---------------- iPXE Advanced Boot Menu ----------------
item hiren Hiren's Boot CD 15.2
item return Return to Previous Menu
choose --default return --timeout 15000 target && goto ${target}
:hiren
initrd http://${fog-ip}/Hiren15.2.iso
chain memdisk iso raw ||
:return
chain http://${fog-ip}/${fog-webroot}/service/ipxe/boot.php?mac=${net0/mac} ||
prompt
goto MENU
autoboot

@Hanz I’m not really sure how it determines which is the primary when it enrolls using the client. Maybe just whatever it finds first. It shouldn’t matter which is primary anyway, at least not for imaging or snapin deployment purposes.

@Sebastian-Roth Multicasting is working, so I don’t think it was a port issue. I ended up making another session for those 6.

I had another session afterwards with 25 computers (different model) that worked.

Issue only observed on Dell OptiPlex 3020 so far.

FOG uses the MAC of the NIC to identify. Check to make sure they match. You could manually add the MAC to FOG if it’s not doing it right, although I don’t know why it wouldn’t be doing it right.

New issue. Updated original post with screenshot.

If I wanted to start a multicast session with a room full of unregistered hosts… how would I do that?
Figured that out.

New issue.

I setup a multicast session for 31 hosts. All identical models (Dell OptiPlex 3020M).

6 out of 31 gave the message seen in the image. Then, after a minute, moved to the same screen they were on while waiting for the session to begin.

Will these 6 ever pick up and continue imaging or will I need to manually start a new session for them?

I had a similar issue occur a few days ago. I had someone use an image (ahead of schedule) as I was still uploading a new version.

All of his hosts received the older image, which was fine, but snapins wouldn’t deploy. The client renamed and joined the domain, just no snapins.

I ended up pushing out a simple PowerShell script to toggle the FOG service off and on again, then everything started working properly.

@msi Well, then that makes things easy. Just upload your exe and add the /silent argument.

@bsalogga Was there an SD card or other media in the PC? I had to re-image a device a few weeks ago and it took me an embarrassingly long time to realize the end user had left an SD card in the laptop. FOG tried to deploy the image to the SD card.

@Sebastian-Roth Still waiting on the device.

So, in case your application doesn’t support silent installation, you might want to look into something like AppDeploy. This will take a snapshot of your PC before you install the application and then another after you install it and then try to build an installer for that application.

I’ve had some success with it. Won’t work for everything.

@Sebastian-Roth I don’t have access to the DHCP server, so would renaming and uploading the file work? Will keep track of names.

I’m still waiting to get my hands on the surface device.

I doubt I’d be allowed to send them one of ours, but I could test things here.