Chainloading PXE to iPXE using pxelinux.0 - Revision history

Tom-elliott.7271: /* Make things work */

2014-06-06T11:41:14Z

‎Make things work

Tom-elliott.7271: /* Make things work */

2014-06-06T11:41:01Z

‎Make things work

Tom-elliott.7271: Created page with "= Background = As a few people have had issues with iPXE booting correctly a, seemingly decent work around seems to work for most people. = Configure system = Obtain root acc..."

2014-06-06T11:39:10Z

Created page with "= Background = As a few people have had issues with iPXE booting correctly a, seemingly decent work around seems to work for most people. = Configure system = Obtain root acc..."

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= Background =
As a few people have had issues with iPXE booting correctly a, seemingly decent work around seems to work for most people.

= Configure system =
Obtain root access through terminal to your FOG Server. There are multiple means to do so.

The most common methods are:
# Open a terminal or console window.
# Login as your self and sudo up to root, su to root, or login straight as root.

If you logged in as your regular user try the command:
<pre>sudo su -</pre>
Enter your local user password.

If you don't have sudo permissions but know the root password, try:
<pre>su -</pre>
Enter the root users password.

Of course logging in straight as root you don't have to do any more work.

= Make things work =
* If you are trying undionly.kpxe and this is already configured as your boot file (option 67):
<pre>cd /tftpboot
mv undionly.kpxe undionly.kpxeREAL
ln -s pxelinux.0.old undionly.kpxe</pre>
* Create the pxelinux.cfg folder as it was removed.
<pre>mkdir /tftpboot/pxelinux.cfg</pre>
* Create the /tftpboot/pxelinux.cfg/default using whatever editor you desire.
<pre>vi /tftpboot/pxelinux.cfg/default</pre>
* Code is below, change x.x.x.x to the FOG IP Address.
<pre>DEFAULT vesamenu.c32
MENU TITLE Fog Reimage Menu
MENU COLOR TITLE 1;36;44 #ffffffff #00000000 std
LABEL iPXE Boot
MENU DEFAULT
KERNEL ipxe.krn
APPEND dhcp && chain http://x.x.x.x/fog/service/ipxe/boot.php?mac=${net0/mac}
PROMPT 0
TIMEOUT 1</pre>
= Complete =
Try testing this and see if all works.

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 ln -s pxelinux.0.old undionly.kpxe</pre>
 * If you want to keep troubleshooting for "other" users a little easier, change the boot file pointer back to pxelinux.0 (option 67)
-<pre> cd /tftpboot
+<pre>cd /tftpboot
 mv undionly.kpxe undionly.kpxeSOMERANDOMNAME
 ln -s pxelinux.0.old pxelinux.0</pre>

@@ Line 24: / Line 24: @@
 mv undionly.kpxe undionly.kpxeREAL
 ln -s pxelinux.0.old undionly.kpxe</pre>
 * Create the pxelinux.cfg folder as it was removed.
 <pre>mkdir /tftpboot/pxelinux.cfg</pre>
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 PROMPT 0
 TIMEOUT 1</pre>
 = Complete =
 Try testing this and see if all works.