Re: PXE-booting UEFI machines

2024-07-26 Diskussionsfäden Thomas Lange
If you can boot grub on this machine, you can also use an FAI autodiscover ISO. -- regards Thomas

Re: PXE-booting UEFI machines

2024-07-26 Diskussionsfäden Russell Jones
gt; > > -- Forwarded message -- > From: andrej > To: fully automatic installation for Linux > Cc: > Bcc: > Date: Fri, 26 Jul 2024 03:53:19 + > Subject: Re: PXE-booting UEFI machines > Heh. Thanks, but that's not really an option, we have machi

Re: PXE-booting UEFI machines

2024-07-25 Diskussionsfäden Thomas Lange
There's a mixed mode for partition tables which support GPT and legacy BIOS. > On Fri, 26 Jul 2024 03:53:19 +, andrej via linux-fai > said: > Heh. Thanks, but that's not really an option, we have machine where we need to install on GPT which BIOS mode doesn't > like. ;)

Re: PXE-booting UEFI machines

2024-07-25 Diskussionsfäden Thomas Lange
Ask him in the irc channel. This topic popped up yesterday. regards Thomas > On Fri, 26 Jul 2024 03:54:20 +, andrej via linux-fai > said: > Were his machines also showing erratic behaviour or simply wouldn't PXE boot at all?

Re: PXE-booting UEFI machines

2024-07-25 Diskussionsfäden andrej via linux-fai
Diese Nachricht wurde eingewickelt um DMARC-kompatibel zu sein. Die eigentliche Nachricht steht dadurch in einem Anhang. This message was wrapped to be DMARC compliant. The actual message text is therefore in an attachment.--- Begin Message --- Thanks Thomas, Were his machines also showing errati

Re: PXE-booting UEFI machines

2024-07-25 Diskussionsfäden andrej via linux-fai
Diese Nachricht wurde eingewickelt um DMARC-kompatibel zu sein. Die eigentliche Nachricht steht dadurch in einem Anhang. This message was wrapped to be DMARC compliant. The actual message text is therefore in an attachment.--- Begin Message --- Heh. Thanks, but that's not really an option, we have

Re: PXE-booting UEFI machines

2024-07-25 Diskussionsfäden Thomas Lange
I've just learned that some network cards need to be set into a COMBO mode for properly booting PXE in UEFI mode. Here's the log from the FAI irc channel: 07/25/24 [20:25:45] < dpw> My UEFI PXE boot problem is solved: the Intel i350 network adapters firmware must be flashed in a certain "usage mo

Re: PXE-booting UEFI machines

2024-07-25 Diskussionsfäden Matthew Pounsett
I have never been able to get any of our Dell machines to PXE boot in UEFI mode. I switch the boot to BIOS mode and they’re fine. This may not be the optimal solution. :) On Thu, Jul 25, 2024 at 18:43 andrej via linux-fai wrote: > Diese Nachricht wurde eingewickelt um DMARC-kompatibel zu sein.