Questions tagged [pxe]
Questions regarding network booting using PXE, or Pre eXecution Environment. In this method of booting, a client computer (or end computer) can boot using only its network card.
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No boot after installation Ubuntu 22.04
After installation of Ubuntu 22.04 no success to start up linux from hard disk. I get the notification PXE-E53: no boot filename received. PXE-M0F: Exiting PXE ROM. Non-system disk or disk error
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Grub2 boot from iso image
I have set up a PXE boot environment using pxelinux but since I updated my motherboard's firmware, it doesn't support legacy mode anymore. So I added support for UEFI mode to my PXE setup.
I have ...
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PXE and UEFI SecureBoot
I am trying to PXE boot with SecureBoot enabled. My PXE does boot with UEFI enabled, however when enabling SecureBoot I get the error “Boot failed. EFI Network. Failed Secure Boot Verification.”
My ...
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Choose interface on pxe boot host
I am trying to set up a PXE boot environment for Ubuntu 22.04 using IBM HS-22 blades at work. Most everything is going well except the HS-22 blades on boot will choose their USB interface to get a ...
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ow to install Ubuntu20.04 on HPE Server using pxe or USB? [duplicate]
I am going to install Ubuntu OS with pxe (using kickstart) or USB. However, both LAN Boot and USB are not recognized.
Model : HPE ProLiant DL380 G10(OS disk is 600GB, Memroy 1.5TB) OS : Ubuntu20.04(...
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I need help with a PXE Server on Ubuntu 22.04 using dnsmasq
I am currently trying to setup a PXE server on a ubuntu22.04 server to install iso's or any other images via networkboot/pxeboot.
I use dnsmasq for that and have encountered some problems.
first, ...
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PXE Foreman install of 20.04 fails as NIC is unsupported
This is my first post so be gentle!
I am using Foreman to PXE install a bare metal server with Ubuntu 20.04.
The install fails trying to configure the network. Further investigation reveals the Intel ...
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Ubuntu 22.04 autoinstall pxe not getting user-data
testing on VirtualBox an automated install of ubuntu desktop, i have a router, dhcp, tftp, http server.
This is my pxelinux.cfg/default:
UI menu.c32
LABEL Ubuntu
MENU LABEL Ubuntu
KERNEL ubuntu/...
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autoinstall ubuntu 22.04 LTS autoinstall does not work in uefi mode
I'm working on autoinstall ubuntu 22 for my company (using VMWare and PXE). It works fine with legacy configs, but not with UEFI.
I have continued the install process to the end and then get the ...
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Problems with 20.04 autoinstall not picking up user-data file
I have a pxe server setup and can boot to pxe just fine, however autoinstall doesn't seem to pick up my user-data file. Here is my main.ipxe file.Any ideas?
#!ipxe
set boot-url=http://192.168.x.x
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Xubuntu netboot: vmlinuz not found
I try to boot linux via PXE-boot, but it keeps saying that vmlinuz can not be found. I wish there were more information on which exact filepath it's searching.
This is the relevant part of my default ...
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Ubuntu Autoinstall ISO netboot (PXE)
I need to install machines from the network using PXE. I already have an ISO (22.04), which I generated to work with my own user-data (autoinstall).
I found some ways over the internet to use PXE with ...
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load drivers to initrd
I have an issue with pxe deploy.
I have mounted ubuntu-20.04.5-live-server and using the initrd and vmlinuz of it for the pxe.
I am at the point in the pxe deploy that the initrd and vmlinuz has ...
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PXE Booting an already setup environment
I've already setup a PXE boot server, and been able to boot the Ubuntu Live CD. This is served up via a tftp server. I used this as a guide: https://c-nergy.be/blog/?p=13771
I now have a virtual ...
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After installing ubuntu server error PXE-E53 and PXE-M0F - Fujitsu Primergy S1
My server was running on Debian 11. I have wanted to reinstall it with a new Debian version and after installation, it wrote me:
Please remove installation medium, then press Enter
I have removed the ...
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Can't install Ubuntu 22.04LTS in my laptop
I wanted to install ubuntu on my laptop. Everythings goes fine(except there's an error "XDG_RUNTIME_DIR is not owned by us (uid 0), but by uid 999!(This could eg happen if you try to connect to a ...
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PXE automation installation Ubuntu 20.04 desktop
I'm currently doing PXE automation installation Ubuntu 20.04 desktop. I'm following this guide https://www.laroberto.com/ubuntu-pxe-boot-with-autoinstall. but the guide is for Ubuntu live server image....
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Install with PXE of ubuntu 22.04 blocked
I would like to install ubuntu 22.04 automatically with the PXE.
When using the "cloud-init" script the installation freezes on "connecting ..." with a looping animation "/-|/&...
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pxe autoinstall fails with ubuntu 20.04.04
I use .pcengines.ch (apu2) hardware and set up a pxe environment autoinstall works with ubuntu-20.04.3-live-server-amd64.iso but it fails when upgrading to ubuntu-20.04.4-live-server-amd64.iso.
Log of ...
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PXE default file parameters for preseed
I'm trying to automatically install Ubuntu desktop via PXE + preseed, but I don't understand the configuration needed in the default file.
Most examples look something like this:
label Ubuntu 20.04
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pxe-kexec didn't detect initrd in ubuntu 22.04?
running pxe-kexec to boot ubuntu 20.04
as you can see , pxe-kexec auto detect the kernel and initrd
administrator@ubuntu:/var/log/installer$ sudo pxe-kexec -l "Ubuntu 20.04 Server with preseed&...
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ubuntu 22.04 autoinstall storage section , "autoinstall config did not create needed bootloader partition"
I try to customize storage layout in user-data for autoinstall
here is part of my user-data
storage:
#layout:
# name: direct
config:
- type: disk
match:
size: ...
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ubuntu 22.04 PXE boot , after installation , physical machines just won't bootfrom harddisk
it's really odd. after couples of playing around with ubuntu 22.04 .I have made two ISOs that can be install ubuntu 22.04 server/desktop automatically.
now I'm trying to configure my old PXE server to ...
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ubuntu 22.04 pxe auto install hangs like forever
I already make a bootable auto install ISO of ubuntu 22.04 server , and now I want to provide it in my original PXE environment
my PXE IP: 192.168.11.7
hereis my dhcpd.conf about pxelinux
filename &...
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Using isc-dhcp-server along side an existing DHCP server for PXE
This may be more of a networking question but very long story short, I'm in the process of setting up a PXEBoot server (TFTP/HTTP) to automate network installs of Linux and the last thing I need to do/...
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Syslinux Install Directory
I installed syslinux using the following:
apt install -y syslinux
I'd like to know where it was actually installed. I can't seem to find the files anywhere. I'm trying to set up a PXE boot server on ...
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22.04 Jammy PXE Booting Help
In summary, my issue specifically is when I PXE boot a UEFI system, I get stuck at a grub> prompt. It appears that the UEFI systems aren't loading the grub.cfg file and I'll be damned if I can ...
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Difference between Ubuntu Desktop and Ubuntu server with ubuntu-desktop package
I'm using PXE to install Ubuntu 22.04 (and other versions) based on information from https://www.molnar-peter.hu/en/ubuntu-jammy-netinstall-pxe.html and other sources. Basically all information (and ...
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Why doesn't overlayroot work properly with a net-booted NFS root on a RPi4?
This question has not generated much interest (and no solutions): this may because it is not just a question about Ubuntu and is also not sufficiently documented. I have therefore extensively ...
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What repo provides package 'cd-boot-images-amd64'?
According to https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/netbooting-the-server-installer-on-amd64/16620 there is a package or meta-package named 'cd-boot-images-amd64' but apt on focal fossa (with no "extra&...
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Ubuntu PXE server for Windows 10 x64 PE (live) with Wimboot
I'm just trying to create an Ubuntu PXE server to boot over LAN Windows 10 x64 PE from .wim file by wimboot.
I've installed isc-dhcp-server and configured /etc/dhcp/dhcpd.conf:
default-lease-time ...
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Ubuntu preseed failing to automate country selection
I am trying to pxeboot and install Ubuntu 18.04.6 using cobbler and everytime I choose the Ubuntu-18.04.6-hwe I get this (see screenshot) it always drop out to selecting the Country location.
pxeboot ...
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How to run autoinstall on a specific user-data file depending on the host?
The environment I'm working in has dozens of different servers, and several times per year new ones get added. We use PXE booting (Legacy/BIOS and EFI) for provisioning these new machines. I'm in the ...
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Autoinstall user-data in initrd
I am currently playing around with the cloud-init autoinstall procedure.
The way we installed ubuntu or debian via PXE was to start a linux miniroot, get ubuntu/debian kernel and initrd. patch the ...
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FaiServer 5.3.6 on Ubuntu 20.04: live-boot no supported filesystem images found at /live. (initramfs)
I'm trying to upgrade my FAIserver env from jessie (FAI-Server 4.3.1+deb8u1) to focal (FAI-Server 5.3.6ubuntu1)
on the old system (Jessie) I generate nfsroot with the command:
fai-make-nfsroot -glfv
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Configuring PXE boot with separate DHCP server
I'm trying to configure a PXE boot server, but the DHCP is on a separate machine.
I have 2 WDS servers already running, and they can be chosen in the boot menu. But this freshly configured Linux ...
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Subiquity installer via ipxe not properly loading autoinstall file?
I'm trying to move our company to use the new Subiquity installer.
We currently run an ipxe setup that calls the old Debian installer, which I have converted to kick off subiquity instead. The issue ...
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Ubuntu 20.04 PXE boot fails - "Unable find a live file system on the network"
When attempting to boot Ubuntu 20.04 via PXE, I'm getting the error Unable to find a live file system on the network.
I use the NFS method:
menu label ^Install ubuntu
kernel /images/ubuntu20-04/casper/...
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Need help to set up PXE
I am trying to find info on using ubuntu server as a PXE boot. So our Client that we are building machines for gave us their own ISO. the computers they give us already aotumatically go into a PXE ...
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When PXE booting Ubuntu live, does root=/dev/ram0 mean to run the image from its RAM?
I have been able to successfully pxe boot an Ubuntu live ISO. I am wondering how to get it to run on the client machine. The behavior I am trying to eliminate is that when I shutdown the pxe server ...
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Automated Server Installs config file top-level keys ”late-commands“ cant use wget or curl
i have encountered a problem about Automated server install.
This is my env:
Server: centos 7.6 x86_64(its a kvm system)
Node1: no system
Node2: no system
I want to automated install Ubuntu-20.04.3 ...
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How to fix initrd issues 'Cannot open root device "ram0"'
I've installed successfully netboot.xyz and I'm able to install Linux and Windows on multiple devices without any issues.
Recently I got a few Dell Precision laptops with an USB-ethernet adapters and ...
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PXE server, netboot
I read a bit about netbooting, PXE, thinclient, diskless and so on and I am still confused with one thing: what components has an image to include in order to be "netbootable"?
Are all the ...
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PXE boot timeouts setting
I trying to set up a PXE boot server. Everything is working but when the client is booting after the pxelinux.0 is loaded there is a boot: prompt.
When I hit enter to the pxelinux.cfg/default enter ...
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NFS over TCP not available from x.x.x.x
Ubuntu 21.10
I setup a fully functional PXE server but lately I received an error.
I followed this
/etc/exports:
/netboot/nfs *(rw,sync,no_wdelay,insecure_locks,no_root_squash,insecure,...
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PXE server with NFS
Ubuntu 21.10
I setup a functional PXE server but lately I received an error. I supposed the NFS export does not work. The permissions are 777. Can anybody have a solution to that?
I followed this
/etc/...
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Where are netboot files for hirsute 21.04?
I am searching for netboot files for Hirsute Hippo 21.04, ie linux and initrd.gz
The usual repo path that worked for 20.04 LTS (
http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/focal/main/installer-amd64/...
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Running cachefilesd cache on ramdisk (tmpfs) for PXE NFS boot
I am running ubuntu 20.04 LTS (kernel 5.4.0-81-generic) from PXE and I wish to add a local cache. Because I don't want to have a partition on all my devices for caching, I wish to use a ramdisk for ...
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Ubuntu 20.04.2 autoinstall cloud-config fails
I'm PXE booting and auto installing a 20.04 server without success. The server is acquiring the user-data file from my cloud-init server however it fails at the some point on each install, ...
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PXE server - broadcast port restriction on boot client demand
I would like to setup my PXE server to attribute a correct IP-address, only for clients requesting network boot.
Therefor I've configured my network adapter with 2 IP addresses on a different range.
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