This is really cool... I set my fog server up with this, but it's hanging when loading the ISO's for the recovery console... Hangs at "Loading Boot Sector.....booting..."
Hi great video, actually i am trying to get MSART ERD 6.5 to work, the computer boots from the menu selection, brings across the ISO image and then just comes up Boot failed, I have added the following configuration:
LABEL Windows 7 kernel fog/win7/memdisk append initrd=fog/win7/erd6.5.iso raw MENU LABEL Windows 7 ERD 6.5 TEXT HELP DART ERD 6.5 ENDTEXT
Any ideas what i am doing wrong? Thanks in advance
Hi, i've some problems i edited the menu and change the kernel to memdisk and use append iso raw. but when i try to boot i get some errors:
- loading boot sector error; getting cached packet 01 pxe api call failed error 000. Can you help me out? Can you send me your default.cfg? nuno_ar@yahoo.com
Quite possibly one of the best FOG videos I've seen. Well done. Quick question though, is it possible to use FOG to boot into Windows from an iSCSI target? Cheers.
@tgm41z I was working at that last week, but I kept running into errors during the install or while booting if I'd installed directly to the iSCSI target. It should be doable. I was chainloading gPXE from my existing fog menu, and had DHCP from DNSmasq to boot a different image after using gPXE. I tried getting help on their mailing list, but didn't get any answers and they don't have forums. If you have any success, let me know. All my tests were don with windows 7.
@lspiehler You shouldn't use gPXE anymore. Its outdated and no longer being supported/developed. Use iPXE, a gPXE fork instead. I look forward to seeing on on the mailing list!
OK, old video but I was wondering if you could provide a tutorial on this server setup (w/software) from the ground up. Been trying to do it at home for ages but cant bridge the gap between lin/win/iso.
I saw this and have been trying to implement fog with some of the additional in your video. I would appreciate it if you could provide your default config file for pxelinux.cfg. I have run into problems getting WinPE to fully function after boot. Trinity also fails to find the TRK media. Any configuration files that I could look at would be helpful.
I also would like to try and implement gpxe as well, but I'll wait till I figure this out first.
Absolutely fantastic video mate, has really helped me get this system up and running (in a basic form, at least so far!) in my workplace! Now got an Acronis True Image Home disk booting, just need to work out how to get the recovery console disks to boot and I'm set!
I noticed in your menu you have 'XP Recovery Console Only'. What image did you use for this? Does it work? I was able to find a site that showed a way to slim down the XP recovery console (8MB). Problem is it works from a CD, but when you do it through PXE it blue screens.
I run 2 PXE servers on my 2 favorite distributions. The one at the office with FOG is CentOS, and I run one at the house that is Debian based. The one at the house has the same tools, but I did not install FOG. I just set it up from scratch because I'll never use FOG at home and can't afford the extra overhead.
@macmillana I'm assuming you're trying to boot iso images from your network. You can now use memdisk to boot iso images. In your pxe configuration. Use this syntax:
KERNEL memdisk
APPEND iso initrd=/isoimage.iso raw
"raw" is optional. If that doesn't help, show me your config files and error messages, and try to be more specific. You can get memdisk by downloading the latest syslinux package. If you are unfamiliar with this, browse through some wiki pages on syslinux and pxe booting. Good luck!
@SSX4life The latest version on memdisk supports iso images. (I had been waiting, so I was pretty excited.) kernel ghost/memdisk append iso initrd=ghost/acronis.iso raw MENU LABEL Acronis TEXT HELP This allows you to boot to Acronis. ENDTEXT
That is the entry inside one of the menu's subfolders for booting the acronis iso. (whish I forgot about in the video.) The ghost folder is in the root of the /tftpboot folder. Its where all the images are.
That post did not keep my format, sorry. But you sound like you know what you're talking about, so I think you can figure it out. They're all in a folder called ghost because this all started when I was trying to network boot ghost. This is from the default file to make a submenu. LABEL fog.Imaging, kernel vesamenu.c32, append pxelinux.cfg/imaging.menu, MENU LABEL + Imaging Software, TEXT HELP, This menu includes bootable versions of Ghost and Acronis.,ENDTEXT.
Then you put the submenu options in a file called imaging.menu in the same format as the default file. This information in a comment sucks, but I wanted to publish it. If you have any more specific questions let me know and I can give you better information in a more friendly format. I also just recently reorganized the menu and added the disk fitness check utility. Maybe soon I'll re-demo it. Glad you liked the video!
Where can I get this exact image you are using?
Trololololoish 1 week ago
This is really cool... I set my fog server up with this, but it's hanging when loading the ISO's for the recovery console... Hangs at "Loading Boot Sector.....booting..."
You wouldn't have any suggestions, would you?
buggvin 4 months ago
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mindyourowndamnself 4 months ago
Wow, awesome menu!
Could you please share your default and/or other menu files?
twig2123 5 months ago
Hi great video, actually i am trying to get MSART ERD 6.5 to work, the computer boots from the menu selection, brings across the ISO image and then just comes up Boot failed, I have added the following configuration:
LABEL Windows 7 kernel fog/win7/memdisk append initrd=fog/win7/erd6.5.iso raw MENU LABEL Windows 7 ERD 6.5 TEXT HELP DART ERD 6.5 ENDTEXT
Any ideas what i am doing wrong? Thanks in advance
morleycable 7 months ago
how did you solve the problem with windows rebooting and the los of cd to go on with the installation ?
sweetkiller1190 9 months ago
Hi, i've some problems i edited the menu and change the kernel to memdisk and use append iso raw. but when i try to boot i get some errors:
- loading boot sector error; getting cached packet 01 pxe api call failed error 000. Can you help me out? Can you send me your default.cfg? nuno_ar@yahoo.com
nunoavsr 10 months ago
Hi uploader, can you please help me with creating menu items for already taken images so that a client can basically select the image? Please help me
zeudonym 11 months ago
Quite possibly one of the best FOG videos I've seen. Well done. Quick question though, is it possible to use FOG to boot into Windows from an iSCSI target? Cheers.
tgm41z 1 year ago
@tgm41z I was working at that last week, but I kept running into errors during the install or while booting if I'd installed directly to the iSCSI target. It should be doable. I was chainloading gPXE from my existing fog menu, and had DHCP from DNSmasq to boot a different image after using gPXE. I tried getting help on their mailing list, but didn't get any answers and they don't have forums. If you have any success, let me know. All my tests were don with windows 7.
lspiehler 1 year ago
@lspiehler You shouldn't use gPXE anymore. Its outdated and no longer being supported/developed. Use iPXE, a gPXE fork instead. I look forward to seeing on on the mailing list!
ralgith 3 weeks ago
Nice Job,
I have question , did you manage to load windows 7 dvd iso as install dvd via pxe ?
if yes could you please advice
Thanks :-)
tbaror 1 year ago
this all looks like vmware
migxp1 1 year ago
I'm curious how you were able to get the XP Recovery Console booting over PXE, I've yet to find clear documentation on how to do this.
iankasley 1 year ago
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I would like a copy of the image you use. Send it to kyley23@gmail.com. Thanks
kyley231 1 year ago
Can I have a copy of your default.config file please
kyley231 1 year ago
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OK, old video but I was wondering if you could provide a tutorial on this server setup (w/software) from the ground up. Been trying to do it at home for ages but cant bridge the gap between lin/win/iso.
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HReality 1 year ago
I saw this and have been trying to implement fog with some of the additional in your video. I would appreciate it if you could provide your default config file for pxelinux.cfg. I have run into problems getting WinPE to fully function after boot. Trinity also fails to find the TRK media. Any configuration files that I could look at would be helpful.
I also would like to try and implement gpxe as well, but I'll wait till I figure this out first.
Thanks..
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dan99503 1 year ago
Absolutely fantastic video mate, has really helped me get this system up and running (in a basic form, at least so far!) in my workplace! Now got an Acronis True Image Home disk booting, just need to work out how to get the recovery console disks to boot and I'm set!
MrSamlock 1 year ago
I noticed in your menu you have 'XP Recovery Console Only'. What image did you use for this? Does it work? I was able to find a site that showed a way to slim down the XP recovery console (8MB). Problem is it works from a CD, but when you do it through PXE it blue screens.
segdell 1 year ago
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segdell 1 year ago
I run 2 PXE servers on my 2 favorite distributions. The one at the office with FOG is CentOS, and I run one at the house that is Debian based. The one at the house has the same tools, but I did not install FOG. I just set it up from scratch because I'll never use FOG at home and can't afford the extra overhead.
ljspiehler 1 year ago
Which operating system you used for your PXE server ?
SubX1900 1 year ago
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macmillana 1 year ago
Dear Sir,
Please help me. I have been trying to make a bootable CD since 1 year. But, I am unable to do it. my efforts are going on....
In this Video clip, you have done customizing PXE BOOT MENU with FOG project. I am also interested in creating a BOOTABLE CD.
eagerly waiting for your reply.
macmillana 1 year ago
@macmillana I'm assuming you're trying to boot iso images from your network. You can now use memdisk to boot iso images. In your pxe configuration. Use this syntax:
KERNEL memdisk
APPEND iso initrd=/isoimage.iso raw
"raw" is optional. If that doesn't help, show me your config files and error messages, and try to be more specific. You can get memdisk by downloading the latest syslinux package. If you are unfamiliar with this, browse through some wiki pages on syslinux and pxe booting. Good luck!
lspiehler 1 year ago
very nice work!
Any chance you could share with us your default.cfg file used in FOG? I'm curious how you were able to pxe boot .iso images =)
please do share!
SSX4life 1 year ago
@SSX4life The latest version on memdisk supports iso images. (I had been waiting, so I was pretty excited.) kernel ghost/memdisk append iso initrd=ghost/acronis.iso raw MENU LABEL Acronis TEXT HELP This allows you to boot to Acronis. ENDTEXT
That is the entry inside one of the menu's subfolders for booting the acronis iso. (whish I forgot about in the video.) The ghost folder is in the root of the /tftpboot folder. Its where all the images are.
lspiehler 1 year ago
That post did not keep my format, sorry. But you sound like you know what you're talking about, so I think you can figure it out. They're all in a folder called ghost because this all started when I was trying to network boot ghost. This is from the default file to make a submenu. LABEL fog.Imaging, kernel vesamenu.c32, append pxelinux.cfg/imaging.menu, MENU LABEL + Imaging Software, TEXT HELP, This menu includes bootable versions of Ghost and Acronis.,ENDTEXT.
lspiehler 1 year ago
Then you put the submenu options in a file called imaging.menu in the same format as the default file. This information in a comment sucks, but I wanted to publish it. If you have any more specific questions let me know and I can give you better information in a more friendly format. I also just recently reorganized the menu and added the disk fitness check utility. Maybe soon I'll re-demo it. Glad you liked the video!
lspiehler 1 year ago
If you could post in detail or make a video of how you did the submenus that would be great!
rogergrose 1 year ago
I noticed that the latest version of memdisk does not support Dell Diagnostics (CW1337A0.exe) had to use 3.81
rogergrose 1 year ago
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Dewclaws 1 year ago