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To help this tread, HP Computer : ProBOOKG2 :

System Manufacturer	HP
System Product	HP ProBook 640 G2
System Version	
System Serial Number	xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
System Type	Type: Notebook
BIOS Vendor	HP
BIOS Version	N76 Ver. 01.07
BIOS Date	04/18/2017
Motherboard Manufacturer	HP
Motherboard Product Name	80FD
Motherboard Version	KBC Version 22.6E
Motherboard Serial Number	xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Motherboard Asset Tag	
CPU Manufacturer	Intel(R) Corporation
CPU Version	Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-6200U CPU @ 2.30GHz
CPU Normal Speed	Current Speed: 2700 MHz
CPU Max Speed	Max Speed: 8300 MHz
Memory	7.66 GiB
Hard Disk Model	WDC WD5000LPLX-60ZNTT1
Hard Disk Firmware	02.01A02
Hard Disk Serial Number	WD-xxxxxxxxxxx
Chassis Manufacturer	HP
Chassis Version	
Chassis Serial	xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Chassis Asset	```

During creation process of Golden Image, in VirtualBox, i choosed Dynamic disk …
On VirutalBox, i can see : Virutal Size : 160Gb.

@quazz said in Win7x64 : Golden Image : partitions problems ...:

Can you try leaving the file empty and see if that helps?

Failed … and same error.
But i agree with your idea and, it’s make sense.

Maybe i don’t use the right process to create my VM into Virtualbox …
I choosed a 160Gb Virtual Size disk …

I used ssh connection to copy and paste the result …

 * Imaging using Partclone (gzip)
Partclone fail, please check /var/log/partclone.log !
##################################################
#                                                                            						#
#                        A warning has been detected!                        				#
#                                                                            						#
####################################################
Image failed to restore and exited with exit code 1 (writeImage)
   Info: Partclone v0.2.89 http://partclone.org
Starting to restore image (-) to device (/dev/sda2)
note: Storage Location xxxxx/images/, Image name ImgUniverselle
we need memory: 5247876 bytes
image head 4160, bitmap 5239616, crc 4100 bytes
Calculating bitmap... Please wait... get device size 159935889408 by ioctl BLKGETSIZE64,
Target partition size(159936 MB) is smaller than source(171692 MB). Use option -C to disable size checking(Dangerous).
   Args Passed: /images/ImgUniverselle/d1p2.img* /dev/sda2 
######################################################
#                                                                            						             #
#                          Will continue in 1 minute         					            #
#                                                                            						           #
#####################################################
* Press [Enter] key to continue

fdisk -l on the hp2530p :

Disk /dev/ram[0 – 15] : 124 MiB, 130048000 bytes, 254000 sectors ## there is many ram disk here ...
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 4096 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 4096 bytes / 4096 bytes
Disk /dev/sda: 149.1 GiB, 160041885696 bytes, 312581808 sectors
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disklabel type: dos
Disk identifier: 0xc91a5cff

Device     Boot  Start       End   Sectors  Size Id Type
/dev/sda1  *      2048    206847    204800  100M  7 HPFS/NTFS/exFAT
/dev/sda2       206848 312581631 312374784  149G  7 HPFS/NTFS/exFAT

@quazz Hi,
You wants a picture of the error with the HP2530 computer ?

(no usb stick or any SD cards …)

Hi,
If i add only « :1 » in the d1.fixed_size_partitions, i have this error :
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B48PuYLEHxQLaUMxaWpOcmRnb3M/view?usp=sharing

If i add « 2:1 » in the file d1.fixed_size_partitions and use setupcomplete.cmd to expand the space of C after deploy (by using diskpart utility, https://forums.fogproject.org/topic/1178/extend-your-disk-partition-to-max/4), it work on Optiplex7010 … but NOT in a smaller disk (hp2530p, « Target partition size is smaller than source ») …

Hi,
Thanks to Tom … the issue is not completely resolved but “in progress” …

• I edited the d1.fixed_size_partitions : “2:1”
• after a new DL of the image, the resultt is :
  https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B48PuYLEHxQLWWNDR2E0QWhPZEU/view?usp=sharing

Same result o7010, hp8000 or 640G2.

How can expand the space of C after deploy ?

Server :
FOG Version: 1.4.2 SVN 6072
OS: Debian 8

Client :
Service Version: SmartInstaller v0.11.12
OS: Win7x64 PRO

Description :
I recently build my Win7x64PRO universal image using VirutalBox, postdownloadscripts and sysprep. It’s works perfectly but … i tried to deploy it to a small disk and partclone said « Target partition size is smaller then source » … so after some research, i discovered a big problem with my universal image : after a deploy on a big harddisk, the partitionning is not correct …
In fact, the reserved system partition is very big and the C partition is fixed like set to virtual box … How i can fix this ?
Below, i take somes screenshots to explain my problem …

VirtualBox configuration :
Version : 5.0.26
VM configuration disk :
Virtual Size : 160Go
Real Size : 9,12Go

Windows disk Manager on VM :
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B48PuYLEHxQLUEU5clJOZC1Vb3c/view?usp=sharing

Definition of golden image on FOG GUI :
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B48PuYLEHxQLdXlTcW90RS1DWnc

Windows disk Manager on HP8000 after deploy :
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B48PuYLEHxQLdzRHb0EtY1k2NkU

We can see the big size of the reserved parition … not 100Mb but 72Go !

Windows disk Manager on DELL o7010 after deploy :
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B48PuYLEHxQLSUdpam1STEV0cjg

On the optiplex 7010, same problem … the reserved partition is more larger … 305Go.

On the both computers, the system C partition is always 159Go ….

I juste want this simple partitionning :

• Reserved partition : always 100Mb
• System C partition : rest of the disk ……

I don’t use sysprep to expand or touch any partition.

What can i do to use all space for the C partition and have a classic 100Mb reserved partition ?

ls -la of universal image folder on NAS

drwxrwxrwx  2 root root 4.0K Oct 17 11:01 .
drwxrwxrwx 63 fog  root 4.0K Oct 17 14:20 ..
-rwxrwxrwx  1 root root    3 Oct 17 10:34 d1.fixed_size_partitions
-rwxrwxrwx  1 root root 1.0M Oct 17 10:34 d1.mbr
-rwxrwxrwx  1 root root  190 Oct 17 10:34 d1.minimum.partitions
-rwxrwxrwx  1 root root   30 Oct 17 10:34 d1.original.fstypes
-rwxrwxrwx  1 root root    0 Oct 17 10:34 d1.original.swapuuids
-rwxrwxrwx  1 root root 8.1M Oct 17 10:34 d1p1.img
-rwxrwxrwx  1 root root 9.8G Oct 17 11:01 d1p2.img
-rwxrwxrwx  1 root root  190 Oct 17 10:34 d1.partitions

cat d1.minimum.partitions

label: dos
label-id: 0xc91a5cff
device: /dev/sda
unit: sectors

/dev/sda1 : start=        2048, size=       52316, type=7, bootable
/dev/sda2 : start=      206848, size=   335335424, type=7

cat d1.partitions

label: dos
label-id: 0xc91a5cff
device: /dev/sda
unit: sectors

/dev/sda1 : start=        2048, size=      204800, type=7, bootable
/dev/sda2 : start=      206848, size=   335335424, type=7

Many thank for your help.

I worked hard to build my universal image … and now, it’s ruined by this problem

Hi,
Thank for answers …

@george1421 :
I’m not sure if i really understood your things …

You said :
you may need to use persistent groups to set some default actions
Can you write an example ?

You will have the most flexibility if you use the post install scripts to connect to AD
I use post install scripts to connect my AD with the desktop computer. But, for theses laptops, i don’t need to connect to AD …

I think, i’m not really need to alter the unattend.xml because i use a specific unattend file for theses laptops.

You can only install “things” that windows will find during installation : yes, i understood this part

I use my specific unattend file to create my user Utilisateur. But i can’t personnalize this user with unattend …

@Seb-B : i will try your way

I will be back !

Server

• FOG Version: 1.4.2 SVN 6072
• OS: Debian 8

Client

• Service Version: SmartInstaller v0.11.12
• OS: Win7x64 PRO

Description

Hi everyone,
This topic is not really about an issue …
I’m searching a way to use my Golden Image to different profiles.

At this point, image work with a desktop configuration by using :

• sysprep
• setupcomplete.cmd
• jonction to domain by FOG feature
• only one local user : the built-in administrator

but … for some latop in my office, we need a diffrent profile :

• no domain
• local admin
• local standard user in autologin

By the postdownload script, i can inject a specific sysprep & setupcomplete.cmd by using kernel ARGS and a simple way :

if [ $model != "VARtest" ] && [ -f "$unattendWin7" ]; then
	echo "Desktop computer ..."
	        . ${postdownpath}fog.drivers
	        . ${postdownpath}fog.ad
	        . ${postdownpath}fog.registry
	        . ${postdownpath}fog.antivirus
	        . ${postdownpath}fog.bonus
fi

if [ $model == "VARtest" ] && [ -f "$unattendWin7" ]; then
	echo -n "Laptop ... Laptop is " $model
	        . ${postdownpath}fog.drivers
	        . ${postdownpath}fog.sysprepLaptop
	        . ${postdownpath}fog.antivirus
fi

In fog.sysprepLaptop, i copy the specific laptop unattend file into the /ntfs/Windows/Panther.

This unattend activate the built-in admin account and create a user local account by this way :

<LocalAccounts>
      <LocalAccount wcm:action="add">
         <Password>
            <Value>qwerty</Value>
            <PlainText>true</PlainText>
         </Password>
         <Description>Compte Utilisateur</Description>
         <DisplayName>Utilisateur</DisplayName>
         <Group>Users</Group>
         <Name>Utilisateur</Name>
      </LocalAccount>
   </LocalAccounts>

Now, i want to personnalize this standard account … for examples … :

• on desktop : some specifics icons
• in the start menu : some specifis icons
• in the taskbar : some specific icons
• ect …
• need to delete some icons into the start menu
• need to set this account in autologin …

BUT i can’t add / delete files during setupcomplete … why ? because, the user “Utilisateur” has no folder (C:\Users\Utilisateur) before her first connexion into the computer …

What is the good way to add & personnalize an account after a deploy ? … without use Sysprep / CopyProfile ?

I already use CopyProfile to set the build-in account for the desktop configuration …

Maybe 'i’m totally in a wrong way …

My bad …
After many waste of time to find the culprit, i finally found it … : me !
Why ?
Because i realized many many MANY tests (upload task, download task) to create my best-dream-universal-win7x64-image …

So … i simply forgot to disable FOG service BEFORE ran sysprep on the Golden Image … (did it in the small test image)

Now, the Sysprep works fine …

But now, i know all sysprep logs … :

• cbs.log
• setup.etl
• session.xml
• setupact.log in Windows folder
• setupact.log in Windows\Panther folder
• setupact.log in Windows\Panther\unattendGC folder
• setupapt.dev in Windows\inf
• setupapt.offline in Windows\inf
• setuperr in Windows\Panther …

Shame on me !

Server

• FOG Version: 1.4.2 - SVN Revision: 6072
• OS: Debian 8

Client

• Service Version: FOG SmartInstaller : version 0.11.12
• OS: Windows 7 PRO x64

Description

Hi all,

I’m working on my Win7x64 Golden Image and have a strange issue.

First, I would like to describe my environement and my test environement …

• All drivers, scripts and images are on a NAS

I use 2 Windows 7 PRO x64 images on a o7010 computer (same error with HP8000) :

• Small win7 image used to test scripts, drivers injection and other things … Windows updated to may 2017. No GPO.
• Golden win7 image with all softwares, all updates and all GPO for our domain.

I use SYSPREP and the same unattend file for both images.

• no antivirus program on the images

Before i capture the image (same process for the both image), i run sysprep with an fonctionnal unattend xml file.

After a deploy, i use PostdownloadScript to :

• put .cab drivers into the C:\Windows\DRV folder (with the registry hack to add this value in … the device path …)
• add some registry keys to join our samba domain (like DomainCompatibilityMode, DNSNameResolutionRequired etc …)
• copy a unattend.xml NAS file into the C:\Windows\Panther folder
• hack the unattend.xml (with sed tool) to set ComputerName, Password, MachineObject … with FOG values (domain jonction checked in the GUI)
• copy the antivirus folder on C:\ for a installation at the SetupComplete.cmd process (msi method)

In the Golden image, all reg keys has already modified before capture the image.
Not on the small Win7 image.
But, for futur, if i need to add / modify a regsitry value without rebuild image, i use fog to do that …

In the Golden image, i set the GPOs.
I set no GPO on the small test image.

So … if i deploy the small image on the computer, the SYSPREP works fine.
If i deploy the Golden Image on the computer, i have an error during the SYSPREP (rember, it’s the same unattend file … and same DVD installation source).
My first things : maybe it’s the unattend file …. but i tried an other test …
On my virtual machine, i open the unattend.xml and manually set the computerName … and i reboot.
The unattend works fine …
What the hell is going on ?
I saved all logs of the Golden image sysprep.
I found an error into the C:\Windows\Panther\setupact.log :

2017-06-16 13:00:40, Info IBS Callback_Specialize: Internal Providers Specialized Failed. System can’t proceed to handle Internal Providers
2017-06-16 13:00:40, Info IBS Callback_Specialize: Specialize return: [1627]
2017-06-16 13:00:40, Error [0x060435] IBS Callback_Specialize: An error occurred while either deciding if we need to specialize or while specializing; dwRet = 0x65b

I compare the 2 images before caputre (i used the snapshot feature) for the licence count and the both said « 1 ».

If it was not a FOG issue, the SYSPREP will not work with the small image & VirtualBox image … no ?

What do you thinks about that ?

fog.postdownload :

# verifier si l image est sysprepee ou non ...
unattendWin7="/ntfs/Windows/System32/sysprep/unattend_win7x64.xml"; # dirty way to determine si image universelle ou non ...
if [ -f "$unattendWin7" ]; then
	echo "Image Universelle"
	        . ${postdownpath}fog.drivers
	        . ${postdownpath}fog.ad
	        . ${postdownpath}fog.registry
	        . ${postdownpath}fog.antivirus
fi

fog.registry :

## Preparation variables & path ... cles DomainCompatibilityMode, DNSNameResolutionRequired ... ruche SYSTEM ##
regfileSYSTEM="/ntfs/Windows/System32/config/SYSTEM"
## DomainCompatibilityMode ##
keyLanmanWorkstationParameters="ControlSet001\services\LanmanWorkstation\Parameters"
keyDomain="DomainCompatibilityMode"
keyDomainValue="0x1"
...........................................
...........................................
## Edition du registre, ruche SYSTEM avec les variables definies precedemment ... ##
reged -e "$regfileSYSTEM" &>/dev/null <<EOFREG
cd $keyLanmanWorkstationParameters
nv 4 $keyDomain
ed $keyDomain
$keyDomainValue
nv 4 $keyDNS
ed $keyDNS
$keyDNSValue
q
y
EOFREG
reged -e "$regfileSYSTEM" &>/dev/null <<EOFREG
......................................................
......................................................
EOFREG

echo -e "...................................."; 
echo -e "...................................."; 
echo -e "...................................."; 
echo -e "\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b${ceol}Registry Hack done ! Clés registres ajoutées !"; # this just removes "In Progress and replaces it with done :-)"

fog.ad :

#!/bin/sh
# copie du fichier unattend depuis le NAS vers le dossier Windows ...
cp -f /images/postdownloadscripts/unattend_win7x64.xml /ntfs/Windows/Panther/unattend.xml

# suppresion d'un eventuel SetupComplete existant dans le dossier Windiws ... (sensible a la casse ...)
rm -f /ntfs/Windows/Setup/Scripts/*etup*omplete.*
# copie du fichier SetupComplete depuis le NAS vers le dossier Windows ...
cp -f /images/postdownloadscripts/SetupComplete.cmd /ntfs/Windows/Setup/Scripts/SetupComplete.cmd

hostadpwd="PASSWORD"; #only downside to this method- this is the plain ad password
unattend="/ntfs/Windows/Panther/unattend.xml";
if [ -f "$unattend" ]; then
    dots "Preparing Sysprep File";
# suppression d'un eventuel fichier unattend dans le dossier sysprep ... pour que Windows cherche uniquement le unattend.xml dans le dossier Panther
    rm -f /ntfs/Windows/System32/sysprep/unattend*.xml;
    echo "Done";
    dots "Writing Computer Name";
    sed -i "/ComputerName/s/*/$hostname/g" $unattend
    echo "Done";
    dots "ComputerName Set To";
    echo $hostname
    dots "Set PC To Join The Domain";
    if [ "$addomain" != "" ]; then
        sed -i "/<JoinWorkgroup>/d" $unattend
        sed -i -e "s|<Password></Password>|<Password>${hostadpwd}</Password>|g" \
            -e "s|<Username></Username>|<Username>${addomain}\\\\${aduser}</Username>|g" \
            -e "s|<MachineObjectOU></MachineObjectOU>|<MachineObjectOU>${adou}</MachineObjectOU>|g" \
            -e "s|<JoinDomain></JoinDomain>|<JoinDomain>${addomain}</JoinDomain>|g" $unattend
        echo "Done";
    else
        echo "Skipped";
    fi
fi```

@george1421 said in unable to deploy RAID 1 disk:

Ok after about 5 hours of working on this I have a solution

5 hours ! It’s unbelievable !!
So, if you want some command tests output, tell us and we will help you with pleasure to debug FOG

Many thank for your investigation !

Hi,
Like @george1421 said, i have a similair issue with my o3620.

Can you post the results of theses commands on a debug task deployment ? :

• cat /proc/mdstat
• mdadm -D /dev/md126

For me :

• cat /proc/mdstat

Personalities : [linear] [raid0] [raid1] [raid10] [raid6] [raid5] [raid4] [multipath] [faulty] 
md126 : active (read-only) raid1 sda[1] sdb[0] 
      976759808 blocks super external:/md127/0 [2/2] [UU]
      
md127 : inactive sdb[1](S) sda[0](S)
      5288 blocks super external:imsm
       
unused devices: <none>

• mdadm -D /dev/md126

/dev/md126:
      Container : /dev/md/imsm0, member 0
     Raid Level : raid1
     Array Size : 976759808 (931.51 GiB 1000.20 GB)
  Used Dev Size : 976759940 (931.51 GiB 1000.20 GB)
   Raid Devices : 2
  Total Devices : 2

          State : clean 
 Active Devices : 2
Working Devices : 2
 Failed Devices : 0
  Spare Devices : 0


           UUID : d7788497:a3f2cd21:2ff72bda:c45670f9
    Number   Major   Minor   RaidDevice State
       1       8        0        0      active sync   /dev/sda
       0       8       16        1      active sync   /dev/sdb

For me, the issue is the read-only state on the array. I just want to know if you have the same issue or if it is an other issue …

Thank you.

Hello.
After some new researches, i found informations about sysprep.
And I discovered new issues : the unsigned drivers.
In my first attempt, I had many error during Sysprep causing by unsigned drivers. Same error on 820G3, Optiplex7010 & HP8000.
Well. I found the solution : in my reference image and before the Sysprep op, i installed two importants updates : KB2685811 & KB2685813.
After a reboot, i sysprep /generalize /oobe /shutdown the image (I took a snapshot before).
And i retry with theses computers : no error during the sysprep
And i can confirm, the SetupComplete ran : after the deploy, i can confirm :

• the FOGService is started
• drivers are OK (excepted ACPI for DELL but i will fix that later)
  BUT the domain jonction fail … for all computers … error 1355.

I didn’t use any unattend file … after the deploy, I answer at the questions.
There is a link about the unattend file and the FOG Domain jonction feature ?

Oh … i’m really sorry for this mistake.
In fact, i realized some tests with Sysprep before to know the SetupComplete.cmd.
On Win10, I created an unattend file for the registry hack but … after deploy, i alway seen the OOBE screen. At this time, i said “What the hell with this screen ?” and … went back to Windows 7 for tests. Before THIS mistake, i didn’t understand the link with Sysprep and the SetupComplete.cmd but now … i think I understand
Today, i will try some tests with Sysprep.
But, just to understand, why the domain jonction feature is broken if i have a SetupComplete.cmd in the Windows\Scripts\ folder ?
You say “SetupComplete will not run” … Maybe it’s totally another problem … ?

Hm, maybe i did a misktake.
The FOG documentation said : “f you plan to use Sysprep before image capture and are also planning to use the FOG Client” … but, i never use the “Sysprep.exe”.
On my Vbox, i just

• create the SetupComplete.cmd with the script*lines
• disable FOG
• upload the image on FOG

On client, i just donwload the image …

@george1421 I read the OEM / VLK things.

After a “slmgr -dli”, i think i have a VLK license :
In “Description”, i can see “VOLUME_KMSCLIENT channel”.
And, the product number not start by “OEM” …

Source : http://mywindowshub.com/determine-windows-license-type-oem-retail-volume/
PS : we used a KMS Server to activate all Win7 in our office.