USB Bootable Media - Revision history

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‎USB Boot UEFI client into FOG menu (harder way)

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‎USB Boot UEFI client into FOG menu (harder way)

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‎USB Boot UEFI client into FOG menu (harder way)

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 <li>Insert your flash drive into a Windows based computer and format it with FAT32 disk format</li>
 <li>On that flash drive create a folder called '''EFI'''</li>
-<li>On that same flash drive create a folder called '''BOOT''' in the '''EFI''' folder creating this path "'''x:\EFI\BOOT'''". <fnot color="red">Note: I have not tested if case is important or not, I used upper case for everything and it worked. That is as far as I tested.</font></li>
+<li>On that same flash drive create a folder called '''BOOT''' in the '''EFI''' folder creating this path "'''x:\EFI\BOOT'''". <font color="red">Note: I have not tested if case is important or not, I used upper case for everything and it worked. That is as far as I tested.</font></li>
 <li>Copy the ipxe.efi kernel created in the previous section to the flash drive in the EFI\BOOT folder. That file '''MUST BE RENAMED to bootx64.efi''' (note the case difference. I did not test to see if case is important)</li>
 <li>At this point remove the usb thumb drive from the build up computer and insert the drive into a target computer</li>

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 <li>Select the USB boot device under the EFI section of the EFI menu</li>
 <li>You should see the iPXE boot banner and then after about 30 seconds it should be prompted for the IP address of your FOG server. Key in the '''IP ADDRESS''' of your '''FOG server''' and press '''Enter'''.</li>
-<li>At this point you should boot into the FOG iPXE menu.</li>
+<li>At this point you should boot into the FOG iPXE menu.</li></ol>
 == Reference ==

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 syslinux.cfg
-If you need to image a computer and you feel the need to boot the task from the USB stick, it is possible to do this. Given the same above instructions the only difference is you copy the 01-00-01-a2-c3-d4-e5 from /tftpboot/pxelinux.cfg/ to the usb stick and rename it to syslinux.cfg. '''You should use caution when using this method because depending on your computer, bios, and random other mysterious factors you may image the usb stick, or corrupt the data if you pull your stick out at the wrong time in a panic.'''
+If you need to image a computer and you feel the need to boot the task from the USB stick, it is possible to do this. Given the same above instructions the only difference is you copy the 01-00-01-a2-c3-d4-e5 from /tftpboot/pxelinux.cfg/ to the usb stick and rename it to syslinux.cfg. <font color="red">You should use caution when using this method because depending on your computer, bios, and random other mysterious factors you may image the usb stick, or corrupt the data if you pull your stick out at the wrong time in a panic.</font>
 '''Isolinux'''

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+'''Bootable USB Stick'''
 This method involves making the usb stick bootable using some capabilities of the Syslinux project http://syslinux.zytor.com/wiki/index.php/SYSLINUX
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 If you need to image a computer and you feel the need to boot the task from the USB stick, it is possible to do this. Given the same above instructions the only difference is you copy the 01-00-01-a2-c3-d4-e5 from /tftpboot/pxelinux.cfg/ to the usb stick and rename it to syslinux.cfg. '''You should use caution when using this method because depending on your computer, bios, and random other mysterious factors you may image the usb stick, or corrupt the data if you pull your stick out at the wrong time in a panic.'''
 '''Isolinux'''
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 ''More info on this coming soon to a wiki near you.''
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 '''GPXE'''

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	<font color="red">The below instructions have not been updated since 6 October 2009. I've tried to follow them, and made some progress using resources that were the latest available in October 2009.</font>		<font color="red">The below instructions have not been updated since 6 October 2009. I've tried to follow them, and made some progress using resources that were the latest available in October 2009.</font>
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	Sometimes a computer may not support PXE booting, or there other limitations which prevent this. This is a quick guide to get you started, more information can be found in depth at the sites of the projects. The drawbacks of this method is when you upgrade FOG you must also upgrade the files on the media.		Sometimes a computer may not support PXE booting, or there other limitations which prevent this. This is a quick guide to get you started, more information can be found in depth at the sites of the projects. The drawbacks of this method is when you upgrade FOG you must also upgrade the files on the media.

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	= Older instructions =		= Older instructions =
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		+	<font color="red">The below instructions have not been updated since 6 October 2009. I've tried to follow them, and made some progress using resources that were the latest available in October 2009.</font>

	Sometimes a computer may not support PXE booting, or there other limitations which prevent this. This is a quick guide to get you started, more information can be found in depth at the sites of the projects. The drawbacks of this method is when you upgrade FOG you must also upgrade the files on the media.		Sometimes a computer may not support PXE booting, or there other limitations which prevent this. This is a quick guide to get you started, more information can be found in depth at the sites of the projects. The drawbacks of this method is when you upgrade FOG you must also upgrade the files on the media.

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 <li>Section: '''Which revision''' should be set to '''Master (default)'''</li>
-<li>Press the '''Proceed >>''' button. After a bit you will be prompted to download a file called '''ipxe.efi''' be sure to save it. We will need this file in the section below.</li>
+<li>Press the '''Proceed >>''' button. After a bit you will be prompted to download a file called '''ipxe.efi''' be sure to save it. We will need this file in the section below.</li></ol>
 '''Boot drive creation process'''