Posts made by Hunter

VA Beach, VA

I have my FOG system in two parts, i.e. DHCP and FOG on two separate machines.

The Fog Server is on a 8-port GBit switch (port 1 going back to a 10/100 “router” i.e. like the one you’d have at home) leaving me with 6 spare ports, on a workbench for when I do imaging. The FOG Server itself is:

fog 0.32, Ubuntu 11.10
Gateway DX4200-09
AMD Phenom 9150e Quad-Core (1.80Ghz per core, I think)
4GB RAM
1x 640GB 7200pm HDD

Essentially, I found the best PC just laying around doing nothing. And it’s doing it’s job fine.

The DHCP Server also doubles as a Fileserver for random files around the office, ISO’s, etc… It’s currently got a 10/100 Ethernet port running Linux Mint 10, on a different switch (also a GBit, with a link back to the same router). Just for kicks, here are it’s stats:

Mint Linux 10 “Julia”
IBM ThinkCentre
Intel Pentium 4 @ 2.66Ghz
1GB RAM
1x 250GB HDD

Again, made from parts around the office.

This is probably a stupid question.

I’ve created an image, but then “high command” wants new features added, different installed programs - so I’ve been deleting the image definitions, making new ones. As each new image definition is created, the numbers keep increasing. I must be up to 15 now. So if I were instead to just upload an image over a new image, would the old image simply be overwritten? Are there any risks? Or am I better off simply doing what I’ve been doing?

Well, that sort of worked. Certainly things are turning on at a more regular basis. However, I’m starting to think that the Windows shutdown command may have something to do with it.

If I turn on the computer, manually powering it off around the BIOS screen, I can successfully remotely power on the machine on a regular basis. However if I let the computer fully start up and then perform a start -> shutdown command, I can no longer remote start… Very interesting…

One thing Ive noticed is sometimes the “Wake up” command task directed towards a host will work (thus turning the machine on), other times it will not, even if directed towards the same host.

The host machines are Veriton N281G’s, there is no obvious "Wake on LAN "option in the BIOS, though I believe it may be “Power On by PCIE Devices” or “Power On by Modem Ring” (both enabled by default, out of the box).

I’m just trying to figure out all the options/possabilities. These computers (nettops) are simply imaged here before being sent elsewhere as kiosks. I’ve been trying different ways to turn them on/wake them up from poweroff and/or sleep.

Trying to figure out what Fog does, and why it’s wake command has at least a 50% success rate of remote start.

Does anybody have any experience with uploading Windows Embedded images from a Wyse thin client to the Fog server and than pushing this image out to target machines?

I ask, because last time I tried to install something to a Wyse thin client not from a USB-drive that had been formatted using their format utility – the install (while initially appearing to have installed correctly, when shutdown and started back up) would go on an endless startup, shutoff, start up cycle.

I don’t know if this the above was because Wyse thin clients require the correct image to be installed on them, or if the install itself must be through some “special” way, i.e. via USB. I believe, in my readings that I read that the Wyse images could be deployed via Windows Deployment Service (with some add-in that can be downloaded), but that’s why I chose FOG to avoid having to go through the hassle of I daresay begging the company to purchase the licenses and such that come with Windows Server.

In the end, if Wyse Thin clients cannot be deployed via FOG, then I will have to pass on recommending the use of these thin clients, else I’ll have to be doing all the configuration by hand…

EDIT: I have uploaded a PDF I found at the Wyse support website regarding prepping for deployment (via WDM).

[url=“/_imported_xf_attachments/0/147_Prepping a WES7 Image for Deployment.pdf?:”]Prepping a WES7 Image for Deployment.pdf[/url]

Sorry to revive this thread. Is it possible to have multiple kernels? As I said, updating the kernel to 3.3.3 (appears) to have worked for the Acer computers I was working with, however. I just found a few HP DC5000 computers. I’ve tried to get a hardware inventory (not ready to image them yet) and yet the boot seems to stall right after the initial PXE screen.

One thing I’ve noticed in the “Host” screens is a spot for Kernel. Is this referring to a kernel on the client itself, or what kernel fog uses to interact with that particular client.

[quote=“Remus, post: 3808, member: 1046”]Our network is issued ip address’s by a D-Link DSL-502T ADSL Modem, which is plugged into a network switch.

So I guess the DHCP server on our network is the dlink modem. I don’t know a lot about routers or dhcp, and would appreciate any advice on what to look for in the modems settings.[/quote]

You could disable DHCP on your router and build/configure a stand-alone DHCP server out of any spare computer you might have. I did mine using Linux Mint. That said, I believe their is a way to build/use the fog server has a DHCP server.

[quote=“joshua, post: 3872, member: 146”]Hunter, when you goto the server IP /fog/client in your web browser, you should already have a download for Sysprep.
for me when I goto 192.168.1.63/fog/client I see this:
[ATTACH=full]120[/ATTACH]

However, if you want to add more to it, I guess you could just modify the index.php file to include whatever you wish.
You can find that file here in Ubuntu 10 (and probly the same for all Debain based installs).
/var/www/fog/client/index.php

Hope this helps[/quote]

Thanks for the direction, it works, added a DL for the Win7 unattend file.

Is there a way to modify the fog/client webpage? And if so, how could I add a file download such as adding a download for the unattend file for sysprep?

I think by updating the kernel, this solved the problem. Thanks!

I’ve been trying/researching several client/server imaging software including Fog and Norton Ghost.

It would appear that Fog is more successful than Ghost. I can actually pull an image via Fog. With that said, I cannot deploy the image without it freezing (or making no apparent progress, simply staying at 0% even after 10 minutes)

I am trying to pull an image from an Acer Veritron N282G and deploy that image to other Acer Veritron N282G. Any help would be great, as I’m trying to get these done, and it’s going on my second week of trial-and-error.