FOG Client Won't Image - HELP

[prestogeek]

Driving me crazy. This should be working and apparently was up until the previous admin left.

Looked through much of the documentation, forums, googling, etc. No one seems to have my exact problem:

(I register the host, create the task)

Client boots via PXE

TFTP works connects with FOG

I watch scrolling displays from FOG

Partlcone does not start.

 

I get a cursor - it boots again in to a small FOG menu wherein I can choose some options. So I tried all of them. They all end up rebooting back into the cursor and ....No Operating System Found.

It apparently wipes (or sets the wipe) but never images.

 

I tried a restart of FOG, restarted the MySql and TFTP services (because I got the "database schema out of date" message) but it doesn't work. Previous admin says it worked without issue for him and he did nothing special to prep machines.

 

ANY HELP greatly appreciated, I don't have the chops to fresh install to Ubuntu (or the time now) and I got to get these machines imaged. A free bottle of booze awaits you if you can help and come by Baltimore any time soon.

[3s-gtech]

You shouldn't need to fresh install Ubuntu - if you can SSH in to the server (or just access it) you should be able to re-run the installfog.sh script. It's surprising what this will fix. You just need to know where it was stored on the server (check default/guides online), cd to it and run it.

[prestogeek]

Will it wipe all settings? I mean I know my DHCP server, etc. so if it's just that easy as entering all those types of parameters I could probably do it rather quickly. I 'm just afraid ruining the installation and not having any time to figure it out. I inherited the place and it's been on fire ever since. TX

[3s-gtech]

It *shouldn't* do so. It's worth noting the settings from FOG beforehand, even with a screengrab. Your images themselves should stay intact, so long as the image store is pointing to the same place afterwards (if it's the default, then no problem). It may be worth using WinSCP to remote in and grab some configs etc too - or if this is a VM, snapshot it first.

[Zourous]

If you're still stuck, post in the fog forums, they are pretty good at getting back to you fast.