Ubuntu Server PXE Boot Guide

[smashedbotatos]

hi guys reboot of Ubuntu 11.10 server installation ends up with the following error "frequency out of range 92k / 58hz" any help would be appreciated...

thanks,
4ukh

When you get to he boot loader press tab and add vga=791

What that error means is your video card is outputting a resolution or refresh rate your monitor can't display. If that doesn't work try safe mode and tell me I that works.

 

[4ukh]

When you get to he boot loader press tab and add vga=791

What that error means is your video card is outputting a resolution or refresh rate your monitor can't display. If that doesn't work try safe mode and tell me I that works.

nothing happened while pressing tab key on the start-up by the way bear with me what you meant by "boot loader"?


thanks,
4ukh

 

[ImaPC]

I had this problem, when i installed Ubuntu on my physical machine, i found out it was to do with my Nvidia Graphics card.

vga=791 is depreciated.

When booting;

• Press and hold down left shift.

• Select the boot option by pressing up or down arrow keys. Most probably the first option.

• Press E at the boot menu to edit.

• Scroll to bottom, add "GRUB_GFXMODE=640x480".

• Press F10 to boot using this option.

If this succeeds, edit your grub menu file to make permanent...

sudo nano /etc/default/grub

Uncomment the line with GRUB_GFXMODE...

# The resolution used on graphical terminal
# note that you can use only modes which your graphic card supports via VBE
# you can see them in real GRUB with the command `vbeinfo'
#GRUB_GFXMODE=640*480

Then run;

sudo update-grub

Reboot and hopefully should boot ok.

 

[4ukh]

Dear smashedbotatos where is the PXE guide...?


pleaseeeeeeeee provideeeeeeeeeeeeee

 

[ImaPC]

Dear smashedbotatos where is the PXE guide...?


pleaseeeeeeeee provideeeeeeeeeeeeee

Hey 4ukh did you manage to solve your resolution problem in ubuntu?

 

[4ukh]

Dear smashedbotatos where is the PXE guide...?


pleaseeeeeeeee provideeeeeeeeeeeeee

ops my bad i just downloaded

thanks

4ukh

 

[4ukh]

Hey 4ukh did you manage to solve your resolution problem in ubuntu?

Actually I planned to reinstall it with open eyes and will let you know once it is up and running...

thanks,
4ukh

 

[smashedbotatos]

Update coming soon!! My new 2TB HDD's coming in today, and I have to reconfigure everything and as I do so I will revise, and add the next chapter for Linux. Also adding Dell Diagnostics to the diagnostic chapter.

Anyone have any luck with the VHD image?

 

[pallytank09]

I followed this guide and am trying to setup Trinity to boot. I end up with the menu structure but when I burrow down into it, the menu that should list the Trinity options is completely blank. Any thoughts?

 

[kevinjhaag]

Update coming soon!! My new 2TB HDD's coming in today, and I have to reconfigure everything and as I do so I will revise, and add the next chapter for Linux. Also adding Dell Diagnostics to the diagnostic chapter.

Anyone have any luck with the VHD image?

Looking forward to the updates! Again thanks for all your work.

 

[neodavidshepherd]

This should get you up and PXE booting to a menu and have FOG running on a server.

I've been fighting with fog for two weeks now, and this is much appreciated... I've downloaded the server, but am wondering if there is a login and password I'm missing somewhere. I'D LOVE TO USE IT BUT CAN'T !!

I've been trying to get it running on centos 6.2, but as a full gui install, so maybe that's my problem. It runs, but when I go to upload or deploy, I get the can't connect to tftp server error. I've checked my passwords in all files and configs a thousand times, and can connect to the thing ftp, so I don't think the pw is the problem.

If you can get me a login and pw for your vhd, I'd love to try it. Maybe some instructions in your manual about it?

Love the manual... would make one for centos if I could get it to work!

Thanks,

David

 

[smashedbotatos]

If you can get me a login and pw for your vhd, I'd love to try it. Maybe some instructions in your manual about it?

Love the manual... would make one for centos if I could get it to work!

Thanks,

David

I am planning on doing an update soon. I have just been super busy, and this will be a separate guide for the VHD actually.

Uploading a 2.4GB vhd image along with prefs to my dropbox account. Compressed it is 690MB!

The log in credential are as follows.
For the OS, FTP, SSH, and sudo.
USERNAME - pxeadmin
PASSWORD - password

For the fog WEB GUI
USERNAME - fog
PASSWORD - password

The bottom one is used for the webui front end. http://<yourserverip>/fog/management
Please change these passwords!!!


The pxe menu and bg.png are mine personally....don't call me lol

The menu entries have to be added, but the menu and sub-menu is all there and working.

 

[Benchtech]

I am planning on doing an update soon. I have just been super busy, and this will be a separate guide for the VHD actually.

Uploading a 2.4GB vhd image along with prefs to my dropbox account. Compressed it is 690MB!

The log in credential are as follows.
For the OS, FTP, SSH, and sudo.
USERNAME - pxeadmin
PASSWORD - password

For the fog WEB GUI
USERNAME - fog
PASSWORD - password

The bottom one is used for the webui front end. http://<yourserverip>/fog/management
Please change these passwords!!!


The pxe menu and bg.png are mine personally....don't call me lol

The menu entries have to be added, but the menu and sub-menu is all there and working.

I really would like to try this with the new VHD let me know when it's ready!

 

[smashedbotatos]

I am starting the new VHD today with Ubuntu Server 12.04. Also Starting the new guide for the VHD and it will include the following.

Introduction - Explains Where and How to Get the Files Needed.

Chapter 1 - Installing, Configuring, and Running The VHD For the First Time.

Chapter 2 - A Quick Tutorial and Walkthrough Of The Fogproject Server and PXE Booting.

Chapter 3 - Customizing The PXE Boot Menu, and TFTPBOOT folder structure.

Chapter 4 - Adding Rescue Anti-Virus Disks

That will be all for now.

 

[NorthernSpares]

smashedbotatos again many thanks for your great work. I am looking forwards to the outcome and putting it into practice with your new guide!

 

[Benchtech]

I am starting the new VHD today with Ubuntu Server 12.04. Also Starting the new guide for the VHD and it will include the following.

Introduction - Explains Where and How to Get the Files Needed.

Chapter 1 - Installing, Configuring, and Running The VHD For the First Time.

Chapter 2 - A Quick Tutorial and Walkthrough Of The Fogproject Server and PXE Booting.

Chapter 3 - Customizing The PXE Boot Menu, and TFTPBOOT folder structure.

Chapter 4 - Adding Rescue Anti-Virus Disks

That will be all for now.

+1 for awesomeness filler

 

[Foxer]

Good Job

Always good to see usefull information being posted for the community

 

[cooltech]

What about adding partedmagic?
http://partedmagic.com/doku.php

 

[cooltech]

Is this project still active?

 

[Euphoria]

THX SOO MUCH!!!

im search for do it exactly the same and find your tutorial! very complete.

See you.