Posts made by SMoRZ3

Englsh:

I can’t tell what version of Linux you are using. We tried Ubuntu 12, that didn’t work. We then tried Ubuntu 11, that failed. Then we went to Ubuntu 10 and that worked fine for us with Fog .32 I would try Ubuntu 10 with Fog .32 and see how that goes. You could always put in a spare hard drive in to test it, and keep this started server hard drive out so you can always go back to where you left off…

Portuguese:

Eu não posso dizer qual a versão do Linux que você está usando. Nós tentamos Ubuntu 12, que não funcionou. Em seguida, tentou Ubuntu 11, que falhou. Depois fomos para o Ubuntu 10 e que funcionou muito bem para nós com névoa 0,32 Gostaria de experimentar o Ubuntu 10 com névoa 0,32 e ver como isso vai. Você pode sempre colocar em um disco rígido de reserva para testá-lo e manter este servidor iniciado o disco rígido para que você sempre pode voltar para onde você parou …

-SMoRZ3

Good luck! We couldnt get Fog to deploy an image properly on either Ubuntu 12.04, or 11.04. Using Ubuntu 10.04 with Fog 32 gave no deployment issues… Now on to figuring out why multicast fails partway through, and with unicast works just fine… X(

I believe [URL=‘http://www.fogproject.org/wiki/index.php/Bypass_Host_Registration’]THIS[/URL] is what you’re talking to Chad…

I’m pretty new at this, and actually haven’t done a multicast yet, but this is how I think I would do it concerning your setup and how you want to use fog…

Assuming you have your image on your server/laptop, you can then connect your small 8 PC network up. Get all the PCs hooked up, and have them boot to network+PXE. Spam a key (i usually hit space) and it will find and boot into the FOG screen. Do the full system inventory. When it asks for a PC name, you can either name it so its easier to identify, or leave it blank. If you leave it blank, its name in the fog host table will be its MAC address. Then tell it the image ID, and OS ID, and then skip the rest, and then select not to image now. It will auto restart the PC after sending its inventory information. At the BIOS screen/POST turn off the PC. After you’ve done this to all 8 PCs, you can then select them all in fog (host section, all hosts) and multicast the image to them as a task. (add them to a group). Then, after that, delete them all out of FOG and start the next group of 8 computers.

This would probably be faster than individually finding and adding all the MAC address by hand…

You also don’t have to multicast if your switch wont support it. If this is the case, just allow it to image on reboot, and dont skip the imagining.

-SMoRZ3

Ive never syspreped before, but I noticed when my virtual machine rebooted and went through the sysprep boot it asked for a win xp pro disc. Is this normal? Or did I do something wrong?

I also learned that there is an AVGPrep software that I should have ran before syspreping. It loses all of its activation after syspreping…

Será que ela nunca diz “Error” em qualquer lugar na tela do PC que você está tentando implantar a?

(Does it ever say “Error” anywhere on the PC screen you’re trying to deploy to?)

“Deploy Locking / Pausing”

"Hello I am using the FOG 12:32
The server is running normal and I have done the upload image all blz.
But at the time of deployment, cloning, and the server goes down, pausing to deploy. when the server returns the deployment continues. but the server is always falling.

what can be wrong?"

Sounds like its stuck in a loop trying to send the image, but is probably erroring out and then you get the “Will restart in 1 minute” prompt?? I would guess maybe a kernal change?

[quote=“chad-bisd, post: 4800, member: 18”]Where does it fail? Does it deploy successfully but not boot, or does it fail during the deploy. If it deploys but won’t boot, you might try to AHCI settings in the bios on the Win7 machines. More than likely, it is set for Win7, but not for WinXP.[/quote]

I would also suggest checking this first.

I know when I down graded a 2 new Dells that shipped with Win7 to XP I had to mess with the AHCI settings to get XP to boot, so I too would agree that you might want to try that as well. After I downgraded the one, I uploaded that image and then deployed it to the second, but it wouldn’t boot. I then remembered about the BIOS change and then it worked.

-SMORZ3

[quote=“ssx4life, post: 4754, member: 268”]As a friendly reminder (I made that snapin). That if you run it as a snapin you will want to flag it for a reboot.

If you run the .exe as a stand alone and reboot it will also work (handy for a flash key)

Again… oemscan.exe will ONLY work on XP home / pro / MCE2K5, and will ONLY auto activate if you have an SLP key on oem hardware

Enjoy![/quote]

Yeah, its real nice and keeps it simple, I’ve just been running it manually and restarting manually, haven’t felt like taking the time to automate it or anything yet.

Does anybody know if I use the driverpacks.net software, and tell that to keep the drivers on the hard drive, can I just sysprep and upload the image and when it gets thrown on a new PC/hardware setup it will just go through all the drivers? I’m just curious since its pretty easy to make an XP install disc with most updates and drivers integrated right into the install.

Hi comprx,

I don’t know if you’re still working on this, or if you’ve moved on, but I’m trying to work on something similar.
I’ve been following [URL=‘http://countscomputercorner.blogspot.com/2010/02/deploy-windows-xp-pro-with-all-post-sp3.html’]THIS[/URL] tutorial for basic guidance for just creating a “super” install disc for XP Pro OEM.
I basically use nlite to create an automated install file, integrate the service packs / hot fixes. Then after its done and at the “burn screen” I minimize it. I then use the driverpacks base to force all the drivers into the disc as well. I also make it keep all the drivers on the hard drive, even then ones that aren’t used. I then rip the disc to an ISO. This might be a pretty good way to go for a PC shop, except the automated install might be a problem. I also run the OEMScan.exe file located in [URL=‘http://fogproject.org/forum/threads/how-to-create-a-universal-windows-xp-image-using-mysysprep-exe-and-vm-ware.616/’]THIS[/URL] tutorial to activate my PC after XP is installed. I’m almost ready to complete the second tutorial to make a “golden image” of XP on fog, but I’m still tweaking the XP install.

Hope this helps. -SMoRZ3

[quote=“boon, post: 4519, member: 833”]I’ve uploaded the files SSX4LIFE posted here:
[URL=‘https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B6xOimbg2JqVZnhQUjRSaWFoNHM’]sysprep.zip[/URL]
[URL=‘https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B6xOimbg2JqVS2R6bXFad1Rka28’]oemscan.exe[/URL][/quote]
Boon, Thanks for posting the “snap in” version of OEMScan.

Thanks Boon, never heard of this, but I think it might be my new best friend!

How are you fully updating the machine (Windows/Microsoft Updates) if the machine isn’t activated? I just used that SLP key, and my virtual machine can’t update using it… Thanks

Hi all,
I’m just getting into syspreping and I have some questions…

I have a PC setup exactly how I want it (WinXP_Pro_OEM_SP3)). I’m going to upload it to fog as a backup. Then I plan on running sysprep.

I’m also just reading into the [URL=‘http://driverpacks.net’]Drivers Pack[/URL] website. And trying to copy some of the suggestions in [URL=‘http://fogproject.org/forum/threads/how-to-create-a-universal-windows-xp-image-using-mysysprep-exe-and-vm-ware.616/’]this tutorial[/URL].

[1] I really don’t care about image size, but if I just beef up this image with all the drivers possible, could I potentially have a universal setup built off of a real PC, instead of a VM PC like in the provided tutorial? I’m assuming updating the image would mean having to deploying the pre-syspreped image, updating it, then re-syspreping it which is where having the VM would be ideal.

[2] I also was wondering if I really need to use the sysprep.inf file to give an admin account password since the image im making already passworded it, or would syspreping remove this password so I then need the sysprep.inf to give it back?

[3] Also the create random computer name should be fine because fog will then rename it after the image is deployed right?

[4] We also just use the Product Keys on the Dell boxes we have. I should just be able to use the same code on every PC since it will auto activate because of the OEM Bios correct? I mean, we’ve never syspreped before and never had an issue with all the XP machines using the same image with the same product key/activation.

I know this is a lot, but I’ve read so much that its all just one big blurry confusing mess on exactly what is possible with sysprep. It seems like everyone has their own opinion on how to do it, which doesn’t seem to help with the confusion!

I’m just trying to make a setup that possibly works with more than one hardware configuration if at all possible.

Thanks for any answers.
-SMoRZ3

Well, unfortunately I get stuck right at the get-go. The image takes on VM, but I can’t use my keyboard or mouse at the log-in screen to even do anything. I’ve tried a few things, but can’t get it to work. Could this be because we have never syspreped any images before uploading them to fog for deployment?

Yeah, all the images have been made on the actual hardware. I’m just starting to try the VMs since Win7 seems to almost require it… I just gotta get that darn pesky XP Pro OEM disk…

I guess I can grab 1 of each model PC, I was just trying to find a quicker/easier solution.

Thanks!

We have a ton of Dell Optiplex GX620’s. I’ve made an image that works, but is behind on winupdates and the like. I pulled this image from FOG onto a VM (VirtualBox), but it doesn’t seem to work. Windows boots, but it won’t let me use the keyboard or mouse or anything.

When you say capture, do you mean take a snapshot?

Does anybody know where you can get an XP Pro OEM disc? I have a Dell version, but it doesn’t take the Perserving OEM Actication key thats provided by Microsoft.

Basically the version I have cant be activated, so then i cant do updates which makes using the VM useless as far as saving time…

Thanks

Hi all,
I’ve just recently been researching imaging and fog…

We’ve been using it for a while, but we have many model specific images that are now out of date. Would it be possible to image a VM with an older image, run updates, and then re-upload it and have it work with the original real hardware again? This would be for XP machines. Could this be possible with syspreping (something I never heard of until last week, sheesh!)?

I’ve been trying to search the forums for answers, but I’m guessing my syntax isn’t correct because I haven’t gotten any relevant hits.

Thanks.