stretch uefi install ends up with no framebuffer for console

2020-07-17 Thread rbraun204
Hey all, i'm installing stretch onto a HP Z4G4 workstation via netboot and in uefi mode. The only video hardware in the box is a NVIDIA Corporation GP107GL [Quadro P620]. The install goes as expected. Only installed standard utils and ssh server. On first boot grub comes up and boots into

default grub config location for PXE UEFI boot

2018-08-28 Thread rbraun204
Hey guys, I'm trying to setup isc-dhcp-server/tftpd-hpa for PXE UEFI netboot installs. I have a working config for bios PXE installs, but am trying to convert it over to allow for UEFI installs aswell. Currently, I can PXE boot UEFI clients, but end up with a bare grub prompt. I'm just not

Best practices for updating systems over extremely slow links

2016-10-27 Thread rbraun204 .
I have a couple of debian boxes in very remote areas that are connected back to our wan via a 56kbps satellite link. Most of the time we have a constant stream of data coming/going to that machine so the link is saturated quite a bit. I'm having all sorts of trouble getting apt to play nicely