@Junkhacker Fog can run DHCP. Most allow you to turn DHCP off.

@Sebastian-Roth Yes, because he found a boot file that worked, and because we gave him instructions on how to make both work at the same time.

@Dcopple said:

Sorry new here, So after installing fog 1.2 i’d update the trunk and it should let me image win 8/8.1 ? Would this image it in UEFI mode or legacy only ?

That depends on your PXE boot / DHCP configuration.

It’s simple.

Undionly.kpxe and undionly.kkpxe and pretty much ANY file that does NOT have an .efi extension is used for BIOS.

ANY file WITH an .efi extension is used for UEFI.

There are two versions of the .efi files, the ones in /tftpboot are 64 bit. The ones in the i386 folder ( /tftpboot/i386 ) are 32 bit.

And, the boot files have nothing to do with your original error. It’s that FOG is treating this like… whatever image type you have it set to… I am assuming Win7. Windows 7 image handling obviously does not work for windows 8.1.

There is support written for Windows 8.1 in FOG trunk. You can either update to Trunk to get that functionality, or wait for FOG 1.3.0 to be released.

I think it might work… give it a try and let us know? Worst thing that could happen is it doesn’t work.

@george1421 said:

We may need to update the wiki to be sure to include all arch settings. I see it lists this for the Linux dhcp, but not for the windows 2012 setup (step 3). @Wayne-Workman

The steps are the same for all architecture types - you’d just change the number in step 3 and then maybe give the names something that is specific to the arch you have setup.

That said - I also understand that someone who doesn’t understand it already will be totally lost for how to set it up for additional architectures. So we do need more steps. Maybe even a video.

wiki

Also - in case anyone is wondering what the heck we are talking about, we are talking about this: https://wiki.fogproject.org/wiki/index.php?title=BIOS_and_UEFI_Co-Existence

@davido38
No, use groups. Put all hosts in one group and just edit the AD settings for the group.

I’m sort of ashamed that I haven’t done any of the things I said I’d do in this thread yet I’ll make it a point to test out the various file types soon.

@the_duke Consider yourself lucky.

@skotteru I use Active Directory and I deployed a whole lot of Win8.1 machines recently and I don’t sysprep. I maintain one image for each model of PC in my building - this is to keep my images lean and mean and fast - fast to deploy - fast to boot. (5 minute deployment time for 40GB image).

You upload when the client is not on the domain, and use the fog client (Legacy and New works on 8.1) to join the domain after imaging.

But you will find lots of mixed opinions on how to do it.

You know what I say, now? Do what floats your boat, I don’t care lol. I’m maintaining an image per model!

Imaging solutions will always have to support the network driver / kernel of the month. Always. Always. Always.

Because we I.T. folks want to immediately image the 700 brand-new computers we just purchased for half a million dollars. And we will go to whatever solution is necessary to get it done, and immediately too. Luckily, the Linux kernel is very robust in design and release frequency.

Sample output:

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02/03/2016 14:33:01

Pending Hosts:
837     R0219508346WDMB
838     r0219508713WDMB

Number of Approved Hosts:
450

Number of Total Hosts:
452

Number of Total MAC addresses:
493

uptime Output:
 14:33:01 up 20 days,  5:54,  1 user,  load average: 0.77, 0.90, 1.00

free Output:
              total        used        free      shared  buff/cache   available
Mem:        4038628      807812      452320        2652     2778496     3145004
Swap:       4063228       15872     4047356

Connected TCP Socket Connections:
State      Recv-Q Send-Q      Local Address:Port          Peer Address:Port
LAST-ACK   1      1               10.2.1.11:50359        54.164.24.149:http
ESTAB      0      0               10.2.1.11:50760        54.164.24.149:http
ESTAB      0      64              10.2.1.11:ssh               10.2.3.9:49455
CLOSE-WAIT 1      0               10.2.1.11:50372        54.164.24.149:http
ESTAB      0      0               10.2.1.11:43108       54.209.230.199:http
ESTAB      0      0               10.2.1.11:58418       54.209.230.199:http
SYN-SENT   0      1               10.2.1.11:41105            10.2.3.28:microsoft-ds
LAST-ACK   1      1               10.2.1.11:42702       54.209.230.199:http
CLOSE-WAIT 1      0               10.2.1.11:58319          52.6.165.90:http

All current MySQL Processes:
37      root    localhost       fog     Sleep   7               NULL    0.000
38      root    localhost       fog     Sleep   48              NULL    0.000
39      root    localhost       fog     Sleep   51              NULL    0.000
40      root    localhost       fog     Sleep   52              NULL    0.000
41      root    localhost       fog     Sleep   0               NULL    0.000
7589    root    localhost       fog     Sleep   2               NULL    0.000
8459    root    localhost       fog     Sleep   3               NULL    0.000
9621    root    localhost       fog     Sleep   2               NULL    0.000
11409   root    localhost       fog     Sleep   3               NULL    0.000
12354   root    localhost       fog     Sleep   2               NULL    0.000
12465   root    localhost       fog     Sleep   2               NULL    0.000
12510   root    localhost       fog     Sleep   2               NULL    0.000
12529   root    localhost       fog     Sleep   2               NULL    0.000
12535   root    localhost       fog     Sleep   2               NULL    0.000
12555   root    localhost       fog     Sleep   2               NULL    0.000
12694   root    localhost       fog     Query   0       init    SHOW FULL PROCESSLIST   0.000

@Jordonlovik I’ve successfully captured/deployed Optiplex 9020s both on AHCI and “RAID On” SATA Operation modes.

This image was CentOS 7 minimal, fully updated as of April 2016. Using FOG Trunk r7286. Network is 1Gbps capable, target hardware was an old Optiplex 760 with a SATA II mechanical HDD.

FOG was running inside of a VM with 2 cores assigned, and 512MB RAM. It was running on a VM host that also hosts 3 other VMs, each with 2 cores assigned and 512MB RAM. The VM host hardware is an Optiplex 380 with a Core 2 Duo and SATA II mechanical HDD.

@george1421 said:

@gwhitfield said:

I stopped being prompted for the IP address and I hope that’s a good thing, I’m pretty sure that happened when I changed the DHCP policies.

wiki hint: Under efi booting, if we are getting the ipxe kernel being delivered to the target computer but the ipxe kernel either doesn’t get the next server, boot file, or possibly an IP address we should dig into what architecture is being requested and what the dhcp server’s policy is configured to deliver. @Wayne-Workman

Added a note: https://wiki.fogproject.org/wiki/index.php?title=BIOS_and_UEFI_Co-Existence#Step_3

Check this out, let us know what you figure out. I’d really enjoy helping with this should you need it. Either way, the number one best way that you could contribute to the fog project in this particular instance is giving thorough documentation of your steps for all to benefit from.

https://youtu.be/pIC_3BJOWIc?t=1m33s

https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd183644(v=ws.10).aspx

http://www.ingmarverheij.com/microsoft-vendor-specific-dhcp-options-explained-and-demystified/

Following the YouTube video’s example, You’d use the same values from the steps in the Server 2012 section, the process looks a lot alike.

@tprice What new documentation (for future readers)?

I was able to install Windows 10 via WinPE and FOG - after several small hiccups.

I think I’ve got this ironed out. this deserves a wiki article and a follow-along video.

@Charlee593 You have to set the filtering up for the vendor class identifier. The youtube video below shows this. But you’d use the string from our article, not the stuff that guy types in.

I’d be more than happy to assist with this in about 2 hours when I’m home.

@Omar.rodriguez Super nice find!

I am just going to copy what’s there, because all too often internet resources just vanish… needless to say, whatever you end up with, please do share in great detail.

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Thanks FN-GM, but I’d already seen that.
I tweaked the Office 2010 .bat file below.
The process for deploying Office 2013 is largely the same as 2010.
Unpack the .iso to an administrative share (the path and name must not contain spaces)
Run setup.exe /admin to run the OCT and create a .MSP file for silent install. Copy this file to the \updates\ folder.
Run the script, either manually or as a GPO startup script.

setlocal

REM *********************************************************************
REM Environment customization begins here. Modify variables below.
REM *********************************************************************

REM Get ProductName from the Office product's core Setup.xml file, and then add "office15." as a prefix. 
set ProductName=Office15.PROPLUS

REM Set DeployServer to a network-accessible location containing the Office source files.
set DeployServer=\\server\share\MS_Office_Professional_Plus_2013_32Bit

REM Set ConfigFile to the configuration file to be used for deployment (required)
set ConfigFile=\\server\share\MS_Office_Professional_Plus_2013_32Bit\ProPlus.WW\config.xml

REM Set LogLocation to a central directory to collect log files.
set LogLocation=\\server\share\MS_Office_Professional_Plus_2013_32Bit\Office2013LogFiles

REM *********************************************************************
REM Deployment code begins here. Do not modify anything below this line.
REM *********************************************************************

IF NOT "%ProgramFiles(x86)%"=="" (goto ARP64) else (goto ARP86)

REM Operating system is X64. Check for 32 bit Office in emulated Wow6432 uninstall key
:ARP64
reg query HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432NODE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\%ProductName%
if NOT %errorlevel%==1 (goto End)

REM Check for 32 and 64 bit versions of Office 2013 in regular uninstall key.(Office 64bit would also appear here on a 64bit OS) 
:ARP86
reg query HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\%ProductName%
if %errorlevel%==1 (goto DeployOffice) else (goto End)

REM If 1 returned, the product was not found. Run setup here.
:DeployOffice
start /wait %DeployServer%\setup.exe /config %ConfigFile%
echo %date% %time% Setup ended with error code %errorlevel%. >> %LogLocation%\%computername%.txt

REM If 0 or other was returned, the product was found or another error occurred. Do nothing.
:End

Endlocal

Source: http://www.edugeek.net/forums/office-software/104457-office-2013-install-startup-script-wanted.html

@ManofValor said:

BTW, my boss told me to start looking into other imaging options. I would hate for all this work to go to waste but he’s getting antsy for an imaging solution.

Don’t let us hold you back. And if you think that’s going to get you more attention, I do apologize but it won’t - it will push people away if anything. I feel both developers and moderators have given generous time and thought to you because your new, but it’s not nice to say your leaving while your still here (in our house, so-to-speak).

Your image didn’t upload completely, we need to figure out why, and then try again.

Please run this and give the output:
df -h

After that, re-upload this image. We need to know everything and anything that happens out of the ordinary while the upload is going. If you need to, take a video while it gets going so you catch everything.

After upload, please issue this command and give us the output, and then we will go from there.

cd /images/MCWP82;ls -lahRt;cat d1.fixed_size_partitions;cat d1.partitions;cat d1.original.swapuuids;cat d1.original.fstypes;cat d1.minimum.partitions