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    • RE: Ubuntu 17.10 Desktop PXE boot - No Internet

      @george1421 OK, so I ended up using your method, but then went back to my method of using http instead of tftp. I found http loaded almost 30 secs. to a minute faster. Here’s my code for that:

      :ubuntu
      kernel http://${fog-ip}/${fog-webroot}/images/ISO/LINUX/ud1710x64/casper/vmlinuz.efi
      initrd http://${fog-ip}/${fog-webroot}/images/ISO/LINUX/ud1710x64/casper/initrd.lz
      imgargs vmlinuz.efi root=/dev/nfs boot=casper netboot=nfs nfsroot=${fog-ip}:/images/ISO/LINUX/ud1710x64 quiet splash ip=dhcp rw
      boot || goto failed
      goto start
      

      Which loaded great, but this brings me back to my original issue. No Internet, Kind of. So I technically am getting internet, but DNS doesn’t seem to be loading correctly. I can ping 8.8.8.8 all day long, but if I try to ping www.google.com, it fails.0_1510327017024_20171110_090539.jpg
      So then I was going to go into the network settings to confirm the DNS settings and I get this:0_1510327079423_20171110_090456.jpg
      If I load everything from a CD or USB it all loads great, if I load from PXE it does the same thing every time. Thoughts?

      posted in Linux Problems
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      steven.attaway
    • RE: Ubuntu 17.10 Desktop PXE boot - No Internet

      @george1421 Alright, so I did everything you said on the first post and it did fail with me too. I went to http://archive.ubuntu.com and downloaded the netboot kernel (linux) and the netboot initrd (initrd.gz), but now it goes straight to the Ubuntu Installer. I’m actually wanting the live desktop.

      posted in Linux Problems
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      steven.attaway
    • Ubuntu 17.10 Desktop PXE boot - No Internet

      So here is the issue. I finally got Ubuntu 17.10 Desktop to boot up over PXE, but after it loads I don’t have internet. To be honest, it appears as if the network adapter didn’t load at all. What am I doing wrong? Here is my advanced menu entry for ubuntu:

      :ubuntu
      kernel http://${fog-ip}/${fog-webroot}/images/ISO/LINUX/ud1710x64/casper/vmlinuz.efi || read void
      initrd http://${fog-ip}/${fog-webroot}/images/ISO/LINUX/ud1710x64/casper/initrd.lz || read void
      imgargs vmlinuz.efi initrd=initrd.lz root=/dev/nfs boot=casper netboot=nfs nfsroot=${fog-ip}:/media/images/ISO/LINUX/ud1710x64 ip=dhcp splash quiet -- || read void
      boot || goto failed
      goto start
      

      Also, what type of code is the advanced menu options? It annoys me that I have to rely on everyone else’s code instead of knowing it good enough to just put in what I need when I need it.
      Thanks for the help everyone.

      posted in Linux Problems
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    • RE: Booting Linux and Windows ISO over PXE Post #1245

      @Wayne-Workman Thanks guys for all your help.

      posted in FOG Problems
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    • RE: Booting Linux and Windows ISO over PXE Post #1245

      @Wayne-Workman I am fine with you guys marking it as solved, but I would still like some direction on the coding side and maybe a reference to where I can find a list of what commands I can use, so that I am not just following what other people are doing and I can learn it for my self. Thanks.

      posted in FOG Problems
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    • RE: Booting Linux and Windows ISO over PXE Post #1245

      @Wayne Workman @Tom-Elliot OK so it makes total sense now why extracting is the way to go. I’m not a big fan, but it does seem that it will be the most stable and proven method. So with that being said,

      1. What would be the correct command line for what I showed you earlier? Assuming all folders are the same and the .iso file will be extracted into some basic folder name, one folder deeper.
      2. Is this the same method for Microsoft?
      3. Is there a page that I can reference with all the commands that are being used in the fog advance configuration options? I like trying new things, but I can’t try new things if I can’t speak the language.
      4. I like the speed of Sanboot, but I notice a lot of initrd being used. Is one better than the other?

      Seriously, thanks for all the help.

      posted in FOG Problems
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    • RE: Booting Linux and Windows ISO over PXE Post #1245

      Thanks Wayne. Don’t feel pressure to work on it.
      I understand where you are coming from. I worked on this all day.
      What is the proper way to make this work though, or can it work? Do I have to extract the .iso to folders? I really don’t want to do that, but if that is what I have to do to make it work then I am willing to do it.
      I am the systems admin for over 100 computers and a fog server would make life so much easier. Being able to install windows over PXE, test hardware over PXE, or run AV over PXE would cut down on so much time.
      Again don’t feel pressure to work over the weekend. This can wait. Thanks for the response though.

      posted in FOG Problems
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    • Booting Linux and Windows ISO over PXE Post #1245

      Ok, So I know that this question has been asked a thousand different ways by a thousand different people. I know this because I am sure I have read all of them, However; I still am having issues and I don’t know what I am doing wrong. Here is what I want:

      1. I want to be able to create submenus. Example: On the main Fog PXE menu I want a Windows menu and a Linux menu and a Tools menu. In my windows menu I want to be able to put different versions of Windows so that I can boot to them, the same thing with the Linux menu and the same thing with Tools menu.
      2. I want to be able to keep my .iso files on my server without having to extract them, if possible, and be able to boot into them as if I burned them to a disc and inserted into a computer.
      3. I need to be able to do Windows .iso, Linux .iso and pretty much anything else I may be able to get my hands on. I know that all .iso files act differently depending on what the .iso file is.

      Here is my Advance configuration Options:

      
      :MENU
      menu
      item --gap -- ----------blah blah blah----------
      item hostinfo Computer Information
      item Hirens Hirens Boot Disc 15.2
      item Ubuntu Ubuntu Dekstop 15.04 x64
      item Sophos Sophos Antivirus scan
      item Parted Parted Magic 03/06/2015
      item winVHP64bit Windows Vista Home Premium SP2 64 bit
      item winVHP32bit Windows Vista Home Premium SP2 32 bit
      item return return to previous menu
      choose --default return --timeout 15000 target && goto ${target}
      
      :hostinfo
      echo This Computer: ||
      echo MAC Address: ${net0/mac} ||
      echo IP Address: ${ip} ||
      echo Netmask: ${netmask} ||
      echo Serial: ${serial} ||
      echo Asset Number: ${asset} ||
      echo Manufacturer: ${manufacturer} ||
      echo Product: ${product} ||
      echo BIOS Platform: ${platform} ||
      echo ||
      echo Press Any Key To Return To Menu ||
      prompt
      goto MENU
      
      
      :Hirens
      sanboot http://${fog-ip}/${fog-webroot}/images/ISO/TOOLS/Hirens15.2.iso
      chain memdisk iso raw ||
      goto MENU
      
      :Ubuntu
      kernel http://${fog-ip}/${fog-webroot}/images/ISO/LINUX/memdisk iso
      initrd http://${fog-ip}/${fog-webroot}/images/ISO/LINUX/UbuntuDesktop15.04x64.iso
      chain memdisk ||
      goto MENU
      
      :Sophos
      sanboot http://${fog-ip}/${fog-webroot}/images/ISO/TOOLS/SophosAV.iso
      chain iso raw ||
      
      :Parted
      kernel http://${fog-ip}/${fog-webroot}/images/ISO/TOOLS/memdisk iso
      initrd http://${fog-ip}/${fog-webroot}/images/ISO/TOOLS/PartedMagic2015_03_06.iso
      chain memdisk iso raw||
      Goto MENU
      
      :winVHP64bit
      sanboot http://${fog-ip}/${fog-webroot}/images/ISO/WINDOWS/WinVHPSP264bit.iso
      chain memdisk iso raw||
      goto MENU
      
      :winVHP32bit
      initrd http://${fog-ip}/${fog-webroot}/images/ISO/WINDOWS/WinVHPSP232bit.iso
      chain memdisk iso raw ||
      goto MENU
      
      :return
      chain http://${fog-ip}/${fog-webroot}/service/ipxe/boot.php? mac=${net0/mac} ||
      prompt
      goto MENU
      
      autoboot
      

      I am new to fog server, I am not a programmer, so I am not familiar with any programming languages. So I am sure I butchered my commands up above. I have just been piecing together things I have found online.

      Basically what I am asking is can someone tell me what I am doing wrong. I can see the PXE server, it will boot to the FOG menu, and I can load Hirens, Ubuntu, Sophos, & Parted. Windows just loads to a cursor; However, nothing on the Hirens menu boots correctly, I get some kind of error on every selection, Ubuntu ends up saying it can’t find initramfs file, Sophos fails to completely load and comes up with command prompt, Parted says in can’t mount .sqfs file. I feel like I am missing something simple, but I don’t know what it is. I have seen some people include commands with nfs information in them. I can’t find a /nfs folder, but when I run apt-get install <nfs software> it tells me I already have it installed.

      I am running Ubuntu server 15.04 and FOG 4469 v.1.2.0.

      HELP!!!

      posted in FOG Problems
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