[fog] Insert system disk when booting from HDD

[Dubz]

Hey guys,

 

First post here hoping you can help me out with this weird problem i'm getting.

 

So i've setup fog, can pxe boot into the menu, but after the 3 seconds times out.

i get the message:

 

Booting from local disk...

Insert system disk in drive.

Press any key when ready...

 

Now if i press a key the machine will continue to boot perfectly fine, if i move network boot down the boot priority list, it will boot into the os with out this prompt

 

in my /tftpboot/pxeconfig.cfg/default

 

LABEL fog.local

localboot 0

MENU DEFAULT

MENU LABEL Boot from hard disk

TEXT HELP

Boot from the local hard drive.

If you are unsure, select this option.

ENDTEXT

 

i'd like to know if there is anyway i can change this prompt as it stops the machine booting into the OS every time the machine is restarted.

 

Regards Arron

[Dubz]

Also this is only happening on a Toshiba Portege R700.

I dont get the message on our desktop machines HP Compaq 8000

[morganw]

Can you get a BIOS update for this? I would guess it's more likely to be a problem with the PXE implementation or a issue timing of the machine startup. Check the BIOS for settings like "wait for hard disk" or any other startup timing parameters, some computers will have this incase the drives spin up too slowly. You could try changing the drive to a different model which, if it works, would suggest a timing issue with the drive. You could also try using another NIC or using Etherboot to try a different PXE implementation.

[Chad]

Sorry for the necropost, I had this error on a Toshiba Tecra recently using FOG 0.29 and was looking for ideas when this thread came up.

 

The solution I found was to replace the pxelinux.0 file in /tftpboot with that from FOG 0.28, all seems OK after that. May be worth a try.