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    • RE: Script for a backup ?

      @Tom-Elliott

      I’ve updated my FOG to the stable release and also updated my script with the following three lines, and everything’s fine – the database has been backed up successfully, it’s perfect!

      fogApiToken="XYZ=" 
      
      fogUsrToken="ZYF"
      
      curl -ik -X GET "http://$fogServerAddress/fog/system/export" -H "fog-api-token: $fogApiToken" -H "fog-user-token: $fogUsrToken" -o $backupDir/mysql/fog.sql 2>>$backupDir/logs/error.log 1>>$backupDir/logs/progress.log 2>&1
      

      Thanks again for all your hard work on the FOG project!

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    • RE: Unable to update the database following an update

      Thanks @Tom-Elliott !

      Perhaps we could include a brief note stating that it is possible the database schema may not need updating.

      posted in FOG Problems
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    • Unable to update the database following an update

      Hello,

      Following this message from @Tom-Elliott , I have just started the FOG update.

      At the end, I’m asked to open a web browser to run this command:

      http://172.17.14.16/fog/management/index.php?node=schema&fogtoken=710a734290059211ee4542b4e5d7c403f5878ca9db78d7ef47d0e76074a838fe

      However, when I do so, nothing happens; I don’t get the prompt to update the database.
      Is this normal? I can’t remember which version I was on, but I was 134 commits behind on the stable branch.

      Also, I’m running in a VM, and I can’t copy and paste this line into a web browser, so I had to type the token in manually; but I’ve checked it several times without success.

      Can I press Enter to confirm without updating the database?

      Many thanks!

      posted in FOG Problems
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    • RE: Script for a backup ?

      @Tom-Elliott Thanks for your quick reply!

      Yes, I fully understand the need for security; in fact, it did surprise me (even though I don’t have any AD in my setup).

      I’ll be testing the command very soon and will get back to you (I’m not at my school at the moment). Do I need to upgrade the FOG server?

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    • RE: Script for a backup ?

      I’m revisiting this script, which no longer works for backing up the database because authentication is now required.

      Is it possible to modify this line to include authentication? Or, quite simply, is there a way to back up the database via the command line?

      wget --no-check-certificate --post-data="nojson=1" -O $backupDir/mysql/fog.sql "http://$fogServerAddress/fog/management/export.php?type=sql" 2>>$backupDir/logs/error.log 1>>$backupDir/logs/progress.log 2>&1
      

      Thanks in advance

      posted in General Problems
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    • RE: Following a migration, character encoding issue

      @Tom-Elliott

      Great news!

      I updated my server to Debian Bookworm, restarted the Fog installation, and the accent problem disappeared. Awesome!

      Thanks for your help and happy new year 2026, all the best for the FOG project!

      posted in FOG Problems
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    • RE: Following a migration, character encoding issue

      @Tom-Elliott

      I’m on Debian Bullseye.

      I can’t install php-gettext, and i installed php-php-gettext (not installed), restart php7.4 but no better.

      posted in FOG Problems
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    • RE: Following a migration, character encoding issue

      Arghh 😞

      I tried to apply this command without any conclusive results:

      msgfmt -o /var/www/html/fog/management/languages/fr_FR.UTF-8/LC_MESSAGES/messages.mo /var/www/html/fog/management/languages/fr_FR.UTF-8/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
      

      I did see the accents once or twice (after msgfmt command), but they disappeared after two clicks or connecting to Fog. Very strange…

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    • RE: Following a migration, character encoding issue

      Maybe this is my translation file submitted a few years ago?

      https://github.com/FOGProject/fogproject/pull/431

      posted in FOG Problems
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    • RE: Following a migration, character encoding issue

      @Tom-Elliott

      Indeed, it worked before the migration.

      Accented characters work on the terminal connected to my server.

      However, it is strange that it displays the ç and the spanish ñ correctly on the home page. It seems that only the é and è are not working…

      Look :
      Capture d’écran du 2026-01-05 12-00-35.png

      posted in FOG Problems
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    • Following a migration, character encoding issue

      Hello everyone,

      Following the migration of my server to Debian Bullseye and Fog 1.5.10.1734, I have noticed problems with characters that contain accents.
      Is this a bug in this version, or have I forgotten something?

      Thanks!

      Example :

      Capture du 2026-01-05 11-02-51.png

      posted in FOG Problems
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    • RE: Updating Fog without knowing how I installed it?

      Finally, I did my update.

      The problem was that I was running Debian Buster, so I first had to upgrade to Debian Bullseye so that the installer could install the new packages.

      Then, I made a copy of the fogproject/ folder, deleted the folder to initiate a git clone
      Next, I followed the tutorial and restarted the installer, which restored my old settings. The web interface is working, so I assume my clones will work as well.
      Thank you.

      posted in General
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    • RE: Updating Fog without knowing how I installed it?

      @lukebarone Thanks, i will try !

      posted in General
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    • Updating Fog without knowing how I installed it?

      Hello everyone and the Fog team, I love your software!

      I installed Fog several years ago, I am using version 1.5.9, but I don’t know if I installed it via git or the installer?

      How can I find out and what procedure should I follow to update to the stable version 1.5.10?

      Thank you for your help!

      posted in General
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    • RE: Booting UEFI only devices with USB network adapters - problem and solution

      I think I have the same problem and I want to be sure of exactly what I need to do (I don’t know if there is a step-by-step tutorial…).

      I boot with a USB-C network adapter on an HP Elitebook. It finds FOG, I have the menu, I choose to deploy an image, and then I get this error message:

      IMG_20251106_162705.jpg

      Is this the problem in question?
      If so, what exactly should I do? I see (link @FlorianLenz ) that I need to replace two files with the new ones, then run the .sh. But isn’t that dangerous for other network boots?

      Thank you in advance for your help.

      posted in Hardware Compatibility
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    • Boot PXE on iMac 14.3 (catalina)

      Hello everyone,

      As I work at a secondary school, I was able to get hold of some Catalina iMacs (iMac 14.3).
      I already use FOG to deploy Windows and Linux images on PCs.

      I would like to deploy a LinuxMint image on these iMacs.

      However, I am unable to boot into PXE on them with FOG, and I do not know what is wrong.

      I modified my DHCP server as follows:

      ## FOG
      class "UEFI-32-1" {
      match if substring(option vendor-class-identifier, 0, 20) = "PXEClient:Arch:00006";
      filename "i386-efi/ipxe.efi";
      }
      
      class "UEFI-32-2" {
      match if substring(option vendor-class-identifier, 0, 20) = "PXEClient:Arch:00002";
      filename "i386-efi/ipxe.efi";
      }
      
      class "UEFI-64-1" {
      match if substring(option vendor-class-identifier, 0, 20) = "PXEClient:Arch:00007";
      filename "ipxe.efi";
      }
      
      class "UEFI-64-2" {
      match if substring(option vendor-class-identifier, 0, 20) = "PXEClient:Arch:00008";
      filename "ipxe.efi";
      }
      
      class "UEFI-64-3" {
      match if substring(option vendor-class-identifier, 0, 20) = "PXEClient:Arch:00009";
      filename "ipxe.efi";
      }
      
      class "Apple-Intel-Netboot" {
          match if substring (option vendor-class-identifier, 0, 14) = "AAPLBSDPC/i386";
          option dhcp-parameter-request-list 1,3,17,43,60;
          if (option dhcp-message-type = 8) {
                  option vendor-class-identifier "AAPLBSDPC";
                  if (substring(option vendor-encapsulated-options, 0, 3) = 01:01:01) {
                      # BSDP List
                      option vendor-encapsulated-options 01:01:01:04:02:80:00:07:04:81:00:05:2a:09:0D:81:00:05:2a:08:69:50:58:45:2d:46:4f:47;
                      }
                  elsif (substring(option vendor-encapsulated-options, 0, 3) = 01:01:02) {
                      #BSDP Select
                      option vendor-encapsulated-options 01:01:02:08:04:81:00:05:2a:82:0a:4e:65:74:42:6f:6f:74:30:30:31;
                      # filename "i386-efi/ipxe.efi";
                      filename "snp.efi";
                      }
                  }
              }
      
      class "Legacy" {
      match if substring(option vendor-class-identifier, 0, 20) = "PXEClient:Arch:00000";
      filename "undionly.kkpxe";
      }
      
      ### END FOG
      
      

      I tested ipxe.efi in 64-bit and 32-bit, as well as snp.efi, but it still doesn’t work. I get some kind of spinning planet when I try to boot.

      I admit I don’t fully understand the documentation page: https://wiki.fogproject.org/wiki/index.php/FOG_on_a_MAC

      Thanks in advance!

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    • RE: LENOVO L13 : IPXE initialising Devices

      Same thing here with this laptop. We’ve also tested the experimental kernel but same problem.

      Thanks 🙂

      posted in Hardware Compatibility
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    • Store an image temporarily

      Hello everyone!

      I’m going to need to clean up my storage space and I’d like to know if it’s possible to temporarily store image files to free up space?

      My idea:

      • I take a screenshot of my image parameters,
      • I assign another image to the PCs using this image to store elsewhere (or maybe I can leave this assignment anyway)
      • move the image folder contained in /images
      • delete the image from FOG

      As soon as I can, I do the opposite:

      • move the image folder to /images
      • recreate the image in FOG with my saved settings,
      • reassign the image to the PX.

      Will this work?

      Thank you for your help 🙏

      posted in General
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    • RE: ProBook 450 G9 slow to image

      I have very good news.

      While analyzing the chipset of the network card, I realized that it was an Intel (and not a realtek) I219-LM and that it was an old chipset.

      So I downloaded the bzImage 5.15.98 kernel and made it available in the appropriate folder on the FOG server, calling it bzImage_5.15.98.

      Then, in the host description, I put bzImage_5.15.98 in front of the machine kernel.

      And oh magic, everything went back to the way it was before 13 GB/mn

      posted in Hardware Compatibility
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    • RE: ProBook 450 G9 slow to image

      Hello

      I’m experiencing the same problem with HP ProTower G9, but with the added bonus of randomness 😞

      I’m using Fog 1.5.9 and kernel 5.10*.

      The first PC, I deploy an image very quickly but it freezes at the end, perhaps a network cut. Impossible to restart the deployment, it deploys at 5Mb / min or something like that.

      2nd identical PC, I deploy the image at high speed. I modify it and capture it just as quickly.

      3rd identical PC, impossible to bring the image down quickly. I decide to update the Linux kernel to version 6.1.63. There’s some improvement, it’s stable between 400 and 600 MB/min. It’s not as fast as my previous deployments.

      I don’t know what to do to improve this knowing that I have to deploy 13 other new PCs by Wednesday.

      Thank you all for this tool that I love!

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