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*[[Modifying existing DHCP server to work with FOG|Can I use my existing DHCP Server?]]
 
*[[Modifying existing DHCP server to work with FOG|Can I use my existing DHCP Server?]]
 
*[[PXE|What is PXE?]]
 
*[[PXE|What is PXE?]]
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*[[IPXE|What is iPXE?]]
 
*[[Rate/Bandwidth limiting]]
 
*[[Rate/Bandwidth limiting]]
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*[[Deploying_your_Image_a_group_of_clients#Unicast_vs._Multicast_vs._Torrent-Cast_images | Unicast vs. Multicast vs. Torrent-Cast]]
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=== Operating systems ===
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[[Installation#Installation_manuals]]
  
 
=== Other Questions ===  
 
=== Other Questions ===  
 
*[[debianinstaller|Is there an installer for Debian?]]
 
 
*[[FOG on a MAC|Can I run the FOG Server on a MAC (G4)?]]
 
*[[FOG on a MAC|Can I run the FOG Server on a MAC (G4)?]]
*[[Imaging Windows 2000|Does FOG work with Windows 2000?]]
 
*[[Imaging Windows 2003|Does FOG work with Windows 2003?]]
 
*[[Imaging Windows 2008|Does FOG work with Windows 2008?]]
 
*[[FOG with VMWare|Will FOG work with VMWare?]]
 
*[[Supported OSes|What OSes does FOG Server run on?]]
 
 
*[[Images|Where are images stored?]]
 
*[[Images|Where are images stored?]]
 
*[[Default Username and Password?]]
 
*[[Default Username and Password?]]
*[[What Operating Systems can be imaged with FOG?]]
 
 
*[[SATA Support|Can I image SATA drives with FOG?]]
 
*[[SATA Support|Can I image SATA drives with FOG?]]
 
*[[SAS Support|Does Fog support SAS?]]
 
*[[SAS Support|Does Fog support SAS?]]
 
*[[Ubuntu 12.04 static ip configuration]]
 
*[[Ubuntu 12.04 static ip configuration]]
 
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*[[debianinstaller|Is there an installer for Debian?]] (outdated)
== How-To Guides ==
 
 
 
 
 
*[[How to remote control a computer through FOG]]
 
*[[Multicasting over a router|How to multicast over a router]]
 
*[[Modifying the Init Image|How can I modify the init.gz file?]]
 
*[[Changing Serial Number|After making one image, can I change the Windows Serial Number?]]
 
*[[Upgrading FOG|How do I upgrade FOG?]]
 
*[[WOL Forwarding|How to forward Wake-on-LAN and DHCP traffic from one subnet to another subnet.]]
 
*[[Cross-hardware deployment|How to create an XP image that will deploy across different hardware types.]]
 
*[[Graphical Menu Configruation Advanced |How to modify the PXE menu color / font]]
 
*[[How to change your pxe background| How to modify the default pxe boot menu background.]]
 
*[[Bootable Media | Using FOG on removable media.]]
 
*[[Wake On LAN Bug workaround]]
 
*[[How to use the wakeonlan perl script instead of etherwake.exe]]
 
*[[Using a Snapin to update ntuser.man]]
 
*[[Uninstall FOG]]
 
*[[SVN|Installing SVN version of FOG]]
 
*[[Change FOG Server IP Address]]
 
*[[How to get Macintosh's Netboot working with your FOG server]]
 
*[[Make Snapins Using FOSS]]
 
*[[Adding Storage to a FOG Server]]
 
*[[Bonding Multiple NICs]]
 
*[[Moving your images directory/Adding Storage to the Images directory]]
 
*[[How to translate FOG]]
 
*[[Booting/Imaging a computer without PXE capable Network Card]]
 
*[[Using FOG with an unmodifiable DHCP server/ Using FOG with no DHCP server]]
 
*[[How to install window XP using unattended and FOG]]
 
*[[Build FOG file system with BuildRoot - init.gz ]]
 
*[[Build FOG Core Kernel ]]
 
*[[Build TomElliott Kernel]]
 
*[[Switching to gpxelinux on Ubuntu FOG server]]
 
*[[Installing the FOG Bypass Host Registration]]
 
=== PXE Menu Editing / Adding 3rd party software support ===
 
 
 
*[[Boot looping and Chainloading]]
 
*[[Include DOS based applications into the PXE boot menu]]
 
*[[Include GParted | Include GParted in the FOG Bootmenu.]]
 
*[[Include SystemRescueCD | Include SystemRescueCD in the FOG Bootmenu.]]
 
*[[Include DSL | Include DSL in the FOG Bootmenu.]]
 
*[[Include Puppy Linux| Include Puppy Linux in the FOG Bootmenu.]]
 
*[[Create Custom Fog Registration menu| Create Custom Fog Registration process in the FOG Bootmenu.]]
 
*[[Include Parted Magic | Include Parted Magic in the FOG Bootmenu.]]
 
*[[Include any ISO in the FOG Bootmenu]]
 
*[[Edit PXE menu to create sub menus]]
 
  
 
== Knowledge Base Articles ==
 
== Knowledge Base Articles ==
  
 
=== Installation and Configuration===
 
=== Installation and Configuration===
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*[[Booting into FOG and Capturing your first Image]]
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*[[Deploying your Image a single client]]
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*[[Deploying your Image a group of clients]]
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*[[FOG on a MAC]]
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*[[NAS Storage Node]]
 
*[[tftp timeout....]]
 
*[[tftp timeout....]]
 
*[[Unable to connect to TFTP]]
 
*[[Unable to connect to TFTP]]
 
*[[MySQL setup error when installing]]
 
*[[MySQL setup error when installing]]
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*[[Windows_TFTP|Installing Windows TFTP Client]]
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=== The FOG Interface ===
 
=== The FOG Interface ===
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*[[Dashboard Error: Permission denied...]]
 
*[[Reset WebUI FOG password]]
 
*[[Reset WebUI FOG password]]
*[[Dashboard Error: Permission denied...]]
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=== Using FOG ===
 
=== Using FOG ===
 
*[[gunzip not found]]
 
*[[gunzip not found]]
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*[[Supported Snapin's and Command Line Switches]]
 
*[[Supported Snapin's and Command Line Switches]]
 
*[[Debug Mode is asking me for a password]]
 
*[[Debug Mode is asking me for a password]]
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*[[Slow capture and deployment]]
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=== Hook System ===
 
=== Hook System ===
 
*[[Hook System]]*
 
*[[Hook System]]*
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*[[FOGController]]*
 
*[[FOGController]]*
 
*[[FOGManagerController]]*
 
*[[FOGManagerController]]*
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== How-To-Guides ==
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=== FOG PXE/iPXE Menu ===
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*[[Boot looping and Chainloading]]
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*[[Create Custom Fog Registration menu| Create Custom Fog Registration process in the FOG Bootmenu.]]
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*[[Edit PXE menu to create sub menus]]
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*[[How to change your pxe background| How to modify the default pxe boot menu background.]]
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*[[Graphical Menu Configruation Advanced |How to modify the PXE menu color / font]]
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*[[Include DOS based applications into the PXE boot menu]]
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*[[Include GParted | Include GParted in the FOG Bootmenu.]]
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*[[Include SystemRescueCD | Include SystemRescueCD in the FOG Bootmenu.]]
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*[[Include DSL | Include DSL in the FOG Bootmenu.]]
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*[[Include Puppy Linux| Include Puppy Linux in the FOG Bootmenu.]]
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*[[Include Parted Magic | Include Parted Magic in the FOG Bootmenu.]]
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*[[Include any ISO in the FOG Bootmenu]]
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=== Kernels ===
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*[[Build FOG Core Kernel ]]
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*[[Build TomElliott Kernel]]
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=== OS Help ===
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*[[Auto_driver_Install]] (Windows)
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*[[Cross-hardware deployment|How to create an XP image that will deploy across different hardware types.]] (Windows)
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*[[How to get Macintosh's Netboot working with your FOG server]] (MAC)
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*[[What Operating Systems can be imaged with FOG?]] (ALL)
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=== Networking ===
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*[[Bonding Multiple NICs]]
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*[[Change FOG Server IP Address]]
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*[[Not passing PXE, or ProxyDHCP...NO PROBLEM Cisco]]
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*[[Multicasting over a router|How to multicast over a router]]
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=== Storage Nodes ===
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*[[Adding Storage to a FOG Server]]
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*[[Use_FOG_with_FreeNAS | Using FreeNAS as a StorageNode]]
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*[[Windows Storage Node|Using Windows Server as a nfs storage node]]
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*[[Moving your images directory/Adding Storage to the Images directory]]
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=== Upgrading/Uninstalling/Backup FOG ===
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*[[Backing up FOG]]
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*[[Restoring FOG from Backup]]
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*[[Uninstall FOG]]
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*[[Upgrading FOG | How do I upgrade FOG?]]
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*[[Upgrade_to_1.x.x | How do I upgrade to Fog 1.x.x]] (0.29,0.30,0.31,0.32 --> 1.x.x)
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*[[Upgrade_to_Revision| How do I upgrade to a particular revision?]]
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*[[Upgrade to trunk | How do I upgrade to Fog trunk]] & [[SVN| How do I upgrade to Fog SVN]]
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=== WOL ===
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*[[WOL Forwarding|How to forward Wake-on-LAN and DHCP traffic from one subnet to another subnet.]]
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*[[Wake On LAN Bug workaround]] (FOG version 0.21 only)
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*[[How to use the wakeonlan perl script instead of etherwake.exe]]
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=== Other ===
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*[[Changing Serial Number|After making one image, can I change the Windows Product Key?]]
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*[[Fog Tweaks]]
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*[[Modifying the Init Image|How can I modify the init.gz file?]]
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*[[Make Snapins Using FOSS]]
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*[[How to remote control a computer through FOG]]
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*[[Bootable Media | Using FOG on removable media.]]
 +
*[[Using a Snapin to update ntuser.man]]
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*[[How to translate FOG]]
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*[[Booting/Imaging a computer without PXE capable Network Card]]
 +
*[[Using FOG with an unmodifiable DHCP server/ Using FOG with no DHCP server]]
 +
*[[How to install window XP using unattended and FOG]]
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*[[Build FOG file system with BuildRoot - init.gz ]]
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*[[Switching to gpxelinux on Ubuntu FOG server]]
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*[[Installing the FOG Bypass Host Registration]]
  
 
== Troubleshooting ==
 
== Troubleshooting ==
  
*[[Is PC compatible with FOG kernel]]
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{{:Troubleshoot FOG}}
*[[Multicast]]
 
*[[Active Directory - FOG Setting]]
 
*[[PXE error code]]
 
*[[Error Messages]]
 
*[[Uninstalling FOG Service on WinXP clients]]
 
*[[Boot looping and Chainloading]]
 
*[[Setting up and building UDPCast...Failed!]]
 

Latest revision as of 05:04, 8 July 2016

Below are the knowledge base articles on this wiki. We will add more as we resolve and work around any issues.

General Questions

Networking Questions

Operating systems

Installation#Installation_manuals

Other Questions

Knowledge Base Articles

Installation and Configuration

The FOG Interface

Using FOG

Hook System

FOG Classes

How-To-Guides

FOG PXE/iPXE Menu

Kernels

OS Help

Networking

Storage Nodes

Upgrading/Uninstalling/Backup FOG

WOL

Other

Troubleshooting

Below, you will find a listing of all FOG troubleshooting related articles.

Debug Mode

Is PC compatible with FOG kernel

Troubleshoot TFTP

Troubleshoot FTP

Troubleshoot NFS

Troubleshoot MySQL

Troubleshoot Downloading - Multicast

Multicast

Multicasting

Troubleshoot Downloading - Unicast

Troubleshooting an image push to a client

Troubleshoot Web Interface

Active Directory - FOG Setting

The time in the logs and dashboard are off

PXE error code

Password Central

Error Messages

Uninstalling FOG Service on WinXP clients

Boot looping and Chainloading

Setting up and building UDPCast...Failed!

Troubleshooting_an_image_push_to_a_client

Looking at the network packets using tcpdump and wireshark