@Elliott--Thanks for the suggestions. I'll keep trying too. @ Joseph--I tried your suggestion of the gPXE boot cd to bypass the NIC. Unfortunately it's doing the same things--sees the pxe boot menu but doesn't load FOG, goes straight to Windows login, then reboots itself. I'm updating kernels right now. Thanks for the help though!
-Jim "A handful of questions: * what does the restart message say? No restart message is present * has an image been deployed to this machine before or is it a manual install? This machine has been uploaded and been deployed to. (It's the one in my classroom, so it becomes the guinea pig for a lot of things.) * is the FOG client installed? Yes My *guess* is that you have the FOG client installed and it's seeing the task and rebooting, but for whatever reason, it's not when it boots via PXE... but I'd have to know the answers above to go further. ~Elliot" ________________________________________ From: [email protected] [[email protected]] On Behalf Of Joseph Simshauser [[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, September 02, 2010 9:11 AM To: Tech-Geeks Mailing List Subject: Re: [tech-geeks] FOG image upload problem It could be NIC related. You could try this Ethernet boot CD instead of your NIC directly: http://rom-o-matic.net/ Also, I know we had some Samsung netbooks that did not like the default kernel. I updated to the latest "PS" kernel and they worked. There is also a "KS" kernel to, but I didn't try that one as the "PS" kernel worked. To update go to the "About" (blue circle with an "i" in it) section. There is a "Kernel Updates" spot where you can pick a different kernel to load. Joseph Simshauser [email protected] Technology Department Cahokia Unit School District 187 http://cusd187.stclair.k12.il.us/techweb/ "History is much like an Endless Waltz. The three beats of War, Peace, and Revolution continue on forever." On 9/2/2010 8:56 AM, Ochs, James wrote: > I could definitely see the "Active Tasks" queued. I even set it to run Mem > test. It didn't; it was doing the reboot cycle. I finally killed the task > because the constant start up& download was a bit much for me. I wonder why > this is happening. Is there a way to force the client to to pick up the > assigned task? It sits at the PXE boot and then moves on to Windows; it's > just not getting its active task. Thanks for the ideas! > > Jim Ochs > [email protected] > Potomac CUSD #10 > 7915 US Rte 136 > Potomac, IL 61865 > ph: 217-987-6155 > fax: 217-987-6663 > ________________________________________ > From: [email protected] [[email protected]] > On Behalf Of Joseph Simshauser [[email protected]] > Sent: Thursday, September 02, 2010 8:36 AM > To: Tech-Geeks Mailing List > Subject: Re: [tech-geeks] FOG image upload problem > > I'd say the first thing is to make sure there is a task of some kind. You > never know, it could have been canceled or if you say typed "fog" wrong on > the registration it might not have even been queued. So, inside your web > console, if you click "Tasks" (the yellow star) and "Active Tasks," you > should see any Deploy or Upload tasks you have currently queued. > > Joseph Simshauser > [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> > Technology Department > Cahokia Unit School District 187 > http://cusd187.stclair.k12.il.us/techweb/ > > "History is much like an Endless Waltz. The three beats of War, Peace, and > Revolution continue on forever." > > On 9/2/2010 8:28 AM, Ochs, James wrote: > No, I'm positive it was "upload." How can I tell if the image is corrupted? > I'm willing to try about anything. Thanks! > -Jim > > > Jim Ochs > [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> > Potomac CUSD #10 > 7915 US Rte 136 > Potomac, IL 61865 > ph: 217-987-6155 > fax: 217-987-6663 > ________________________________ > From: > [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> > [[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>] > On Behalf Of Mike Oliveri > [[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>] > Sent: Wednesday, September 01, 2010 2:44 PM > To: Tech-Geeks Mailing List > Subject: Re: [tech-geeks] FOG image upload problem > > The only time I've seen that happen is when an image I deployed was corrupted. > > Is it possible you accidentally clicked the deploy button instead of the > upload button? If it's going past the task, it sounds like it thinks the task > is done. > > Mike > > > On Sep 1, 2010, at 1:41 PM, Ochs, James wrote: > > I'm trying to upload an image from an XP Pro computer. When I send the > command and then restart the machine, the computer runs in an endless > re-boot. It starts, sees the PXE option--but doesn't pick up its task, loads > Windows to the login screen, then displays a re-start message, and then > repeats. Is there a way to force an upload? Anything else I can try? > Thanks! > Jim > > Jim Ochs > [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> > Potomac CUSD #10 > 7915 US Rte 136 > Potomac, IL 61865 > ph: 217-987-6155 > fax: 217-987-6663 > | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org | > > > > > > | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org | > > | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org | > | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org |
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