Posts made by dureal99d

Ok so here is the result, I got it working thanks to a person on this forum named aaoyagi.

When I followed his instructions my Linux distros booted without fail via my fog server over the network!!!

In case anybody wants the steps:

First in your /etc/exports add this line:
/var/www/fog/iso/15.04_64 *(ro,sync,no_wdelay,insecure_locks,no_root_squash,insecure)

Then restart your nfs server. If you’re running Ubuntu it’s sudo service nfs-kernel-server restart

Next, extract the Ubuntu iso to a direcotry named 15.04_64 in your /var/www/fog/iso directory.

In your Advanced menu use this:
:MENU
menu
item --gap – ---------------- iPXE boot menu ----------------
item ubuntu15.04_64 Boot Ubuntu 15.04
item return return to previous menu
:ubuntu15.04_64
set path /fog/iso/15.04_64
set nfs_path /var/www/fog/ISO/15.04_64
kernel http://${fog-ip}${path}/casper/vmlinuz.efi || read void
initrd http://${fog-ip}${path}/casper/initrd.lz || read void
imgargs vmlinuz.efi root=/dev/nfs boot=casper netboot=nfs nfsroot=${fog-ip}:${nfs_path} ip=dhcp splash quiet – || read void
boot || read void
goto start

Hopefully it works for you too. You don’t have to set the variables. I just did it that way in case I ever have to change where the iso directory lives.

@aaoyagi Thank you so much you don’t know how long ive been trying to figure this out. If I could id shake your hand, but for now the best I can do is IS be amazed at how awesome what you figured out is. Again thank you.

@george1421 said:

ou have done all of that, but are getting an apache error in

i will do so, in just a few

I am trying to upgrade to trunk with no luck. it states. Apache error you do not have permission? how? i currently run 15.10 and fog 1.2.0

@Sebastian-Roth ok so i made the changes but now i get a permission issue still but i get much further than i ever have. funny thing is it now reports that it is not a directory whatever that means?? any suggestions and yes i am patient enough to wait for what i desire!!!

oh I see. Let me be clear I do know Linux and I use it a lot or I wold not have gotten this far trust. however, I am not to good at some more intricate things. with that said I believe I understand what you are saying. I must mount the iso using a loop method in the fog ipxe directory, in which furios iso mount will do well and being as fog already has its nfs exported I can simply piggy back off of it by doing so. so I must make sure the nfsroot point to the iso that is mounted to ensure success. I will give it a try

if I must change my nfs what do I do to change it?

I don’t understand how to mount an iso in Ubuntu as relates to fog that is

@Wayne-Workman THank you so much I really need it.

I don’t know what exporting via nfs means, I assume it means that the folder is read write accessible.

Can I booth this image by placing it in the images folder? or should I extract the total iso to the image folder and set 755 permissions.

If I can get s step by step it would be nice. Inclusively I have tried to upgrade to trunk but I get a cannot access this server apache error.

Hi all I am pretty new to fog but have managed to do some pretty cool stuff with this amazing software. I am currently using version 1.2.0 and I am having one heck of a time getting unbuntu 15.10 to boot the live cd though I know it can bee done. I get this error and I just don’t know what I’m doing wrong (see screen shot) Oh and here is my config setup from the advanced menu.

:MENU
menu
item --gap – ---------------- iPXE boot menu ----------------
item mint 17 Mint 17.2 mint x64
item mac mac reflect
item clone Clonezilla 2015
item ubuntu Ubuntu 15:10
item shell ipxe shell
item return return to previous menu
choose --default return --timeout 5000 target && goto ${target}

:mint
kernel http://${fog-ip}/fog/service/ipxe/mint/casper/vmlinuz
initrd http://${fog-ip}/fog/service/ipxe/mint/casper/initrd.lz
imgargs vmlinuz root=/dev/nfs boot=casper netboot=nfs nfsroot=${fog-ip}:/var/www/fog/service/ipxe/mint/ locale=en_US.UTF-8 keyboard-configuration/layoutcode=us mirror/country=US
boot || goto failed
goto start

:mac
initrd http://${fog-ip}/fog/service/ipxe/mac/mac.iso
chain memdisk iso raw ||
goto MENU

:clone
initrd http://${fog-ip}/fog/service/ipxe/clone/clone.iso
chain memdisk iso raw ||
goto MENU

:ubuntu
kernel http://${fog-ip}/fog/service/ipxe/ubuntu/casper/vmlinuz.efi
initrd http://${fog-ip}/fog/service/ipxe/ubuntu/casper/initrd.lz
imgargs vmlinuz.efi root=/dev/nfs boot=casper netboot=nfs nfsroot=${fog-ip}:/var/www/fog/service/ipxe/ubuntu/casper/ locale=en_US.UTF-8 keyboard-configuration/layoutcode=us mirror/country=US
boot || goto failed
goto start

:shell
shell ||
goto MENU

:return
chain http://${fog-ip}/${fog-webroot}/service/ipxe/boot.php?mac=${net0/mac} ||
prompt
goto MENU

autoboot

of course neither Linux distros work mint wont even try to boot ppast 1 second and Ubuntu starts but fails with the error I posted. in the screenshot. I don’t really know what I’m doing wrong but if someone could help me I would be ever grateful thanks in advance !!!