[ipxe-devel] strange failure while win7 install to iscsi-disk

[Oliver Rath]

Hi list,

Im trying to install win7 (32bit professional) directly to an
iscsi-Target (linux-iscsi, kernel 3.2.6), given by ipxe (undiolnly.kpxe).

First I created a WinPE (3.0, with iscsi-support) which boots fine.

Then I connected to a free iscsi-Target ( 20 GB ) of a Linux-iscsi
Target, works fine.

Then I startet setup.exe of a win7 disk and wantet to install to this
target. It came a failure "cannot install to ... because the ibft is
empty" or sth like this.

Now i created an alternative netboot via sanhooking the 20G disk an
sanbooting then the winpe-disk via ipx. The result was a free 20G
iscsi-disk, which i was able to mount persistantly via iscsicli-command.

I started the setup.exe again and then i got the failure " .. cannot be
installed. The hardware of the computer doesnt probably not support
booting .. Be sure, that the controllerof the disk ist activated in the
bios". Ok, the message was in german, so the english is probably ;-) not
exactly the same like in an english installation.

Now i dont know what to do now. It is also strange, that i cant take the
builtin disk for installing also, if i boot winpe. The win7-disk is
taken by samba-ressource.

Client is a q5010 fujjitsu-siemens with dualcore, 2gb ram, intel 82xxx
gbit cat. Server is an Thinkpad X61 dualcore 4gb ram intel 82566MM gbit nic.

Whats wrong here?

Tfh!

Oliver