[ipxe-devel] Issues chainbooting iPXE to WDS 2012R2

Tue Apr 15 13:29:49 UTC 2014

Ah, perfect! It's very straightforward. Pop into the Windows Deployment Services console, navigate to the Boot Images category and right click on a boot image and choose Create Discovery Image. This is also defined here: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd637996(v=ws.10).aspx . If you don't have any boot images, you can import them off of any Windows installation disc.
Follow the wizard steps and it will save a WIM file at the end. Now you just need to wimboot that wim file! For example, if your current wimboot setup is:
:wimboot  cpuid --ext 29 && set arch amd64 || set arch x86  kernel wimboot  initrd winpe/${arch}/ISO/bootmgr       bootmgr  initrd winpe/${arch}/ISO/boot/bcd      BCD  initrd winpe/${arch}/ISO/boot/boot.sdi boot.sdi  initrd winpe/${arch}/winpe.wim         boot.wim  boot || goto failed  goto start 

You could put your Discover image next to winpe.wim as discover.wim and create a new script section with this modification:
[...]  initrd winpe/${arch}/discover.wim         boot.wim  boot || goto failed  goto start 

This would work. If you wish, you can create more than one discover image, for example an x86 one and an x64 one.
The discover image is just a Windows Setup wim file with additional command line parameters passed to setup.exe, documented here: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc770495(v=ws.10).aspx
I hope this helps!
--Ian
From: nicholas.krouse at nccvt.k12.de.us
To: ian at internals.io
Subject: RE: AW: [ipxe-devel] Issues chainbooting iPXE to WDS 2012R2
Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2014 13:21:36 +0000

How could I use wimboot to boot the discover image? That would be very excellent as my wimboot works great!

Nick

From: Ian Bannerman [mailto:ian at internals.io]

Sent: Tuesday, April 15, 2014 9:19 AM

To: Nicholas Krouse

Cc: ipxe-devel at lists.ipxe.org

Subject: RE: AW: [ipxe-devel] Issues chainbooting iPXE to WDS 2012R2

Perhaps there may be someone who will take you up on the screenshare; myself, I must work in bit :)

Since you can browse to the ftp share normally, I'm not sure what may be behind the error (I just don't have much experience with tftp :)

Is your :wimboot script entry work currently, can it start downloading files? If so, you could work around the issue by creating a discover image and using wimboot to boot the Discover Image
 wim file; you would not need to chain wdsnbp.com. 

--Ian

From:
nicholas.krouse at nccvt.k12.de.us

To: ian at internals.io

Subject: RE: AW: [ipxe-devel] Issues chainbooting iPXE to WDS 2012R2

Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2014 13:11:08 +0000

I did everything is that thread to try to trouble shoot the issue, however I am running WDS 2012r2 without SCCM. Also Yes I have browsed to that tftp server
 and had no issues grabbing the file, my DHCP server is on a separate windows box. And it has no problem. If you would be interested we could set up a screen share and I could show you what I mean. I really appreciate your time! But the ipxe linux server running
 Ubuntu server has all the diag content and live content and I would like it to point to my WDS server to manage the win images.

Thanks
Nick Krouse

From: Ian Bannerman [mailto:ian at internals.io]

Sent: Tuesday, April 15, 2014 8:58 AM

To: Nicholas Krouse

Cc: F.Hummel at ads-tec.de; 
ipxe-devel at lists.ipxe.org

Subject: RE: AW: [ipxe-devel] Issues chainbooting iPXE to WDS 2012R2

I threw the photo on imgur so it wasn't lost in the chain here: http://i.imgur.com/TPcEOEb.png

I don't have much experience with tftp myself, so I'm not particularly sure what steps to take to troubleshoot the error. From your previously sent out menu file I can see you've tried pulling
 in various suggestions from the forum thread here: http://forum.ipxe.org/showthread.php?tid=7242 

How about this, have you confirmed that you can browse to the FTP server from another machine over the path
ftp://10.200.0.74/boot/x86/ and see the file wdsnbp.com?

--Ian

From: 
nicholas.krouse at nccvt.k12.de.us

To: ian at internals.io

Subject: RE: AW: [ipxe-devel] Issues chainbooting iPXE to WDS 2012R2

Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2014 12:28:09 +0000

Ian

Thanks for your help. Attached photo is the error I get when trying to boot ipxe then chain load a wds server. The ipxe server has all diags and live environments
 and I use wds 2012 r2 from my windows installs for students (its very easy for me to manage). I believe the issue is with my WDS server not having the correct tftp packet size. Thanks in advance for your time!

Thanks
Nick Krouse

From: Ian Bannerman [mailto:ian at internals.io]

Sent: Tuesday, April 15, 2014 8:14 AM

To: Hummel Frank; Nicholas Krouse; 
ipxe-devel at lists.ipxe.org

Subject: RE: AW: [ipxe-devel] Issues chainbooting iPXE to WDS 2012R2

I have systems downloading various wims to 'boot.wim' as he has without issue, yep! 

But! I do not have personal experience using bootmgr without fonts (prior to Windows 8), nor info on the potential impact it has on errors. I just gleaned that from the documentation / fourms
 discussions. For example, the iPXE documentation has examples on http://ipxe.org/howto/winpe and http://ipxe.org/howto/sccm where fonts are listed
 for older bootmgrs. 

Thanks,

--Ian

> Subject: AW: [ipxe-devel] Issues chainbooting iPXE to WDS 2012R2

> Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2014 14:08:06 +0200

> From: F.Hummel at ads-tec.de

> To: ian at internals.io; 
nicholas.krouse at nccvt.k12.de.us; ipxe-devel at lists.ipxe.org

> 

> Well – found that sequence to be functional by trial-and-error.

> Did you try it?

> 

> As far as the fonts are concerned - I do not use older bootmgr versions.

> If you don't load the fonts (there are other sets for older bootmgr) you will not see error messages if the PE does not boot successfully.

> You will just see a black or blue (not BSOD) screen...

> 

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> 

> Von: Ian Bannerman [mailto:ian at internals.io]

> Gesendet: Dienstag, 15. April 2014 13:23

> An: Hummel Frank; Nicholas Krouse; ipxe-devel at lists.ipxe.org

> Betreff: RE: [ipxe-devel] Issues chainbooting iPXE to WDS 2012R2

> 

> That's odd. I have not encountered any issues using a similar set up to this - initrd winpe/${arch}/winpe.wim winpe.wim ← Names must match and must match the entry in your bcd!

> 

> Are you sure that's a requirement? If boot.wim matches the reference in the BCD this should be fine.

> 

> My understanding is also that fonts are only required for Windows 8 and newer WIM/bootmgr combos.

> 

> --Ian

> > Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2014 09:30:44 +0200

> > From: F.Hummel at ads-tec.de

> > To: nicholas.krouse at nccvt.k12.de.us;
ipxe-devel at lists.ipxe.org

> > Subject: Re: [ipxe-devel] Issues chainbooting iPXE to WDS 2012R2

> > 

> > Hi,

> > 

> > :wds-server

> > dhcp

> > set wdsserver 10.200.0.74

> > set alternatetftp 10.200.0.74

> > set net0/dhcp-server ${wdsserver}

> > set net0/filename wdsbnp.com ← Typo, not the cause for the current prob

> > set net0/gateway ${wdsserver}

> > set net0/next-server ${wdsserver}

> > set net0/user-class PXEClient

> > -------------------------------------------------------------------

> > Your sequence:

> > :wimboot

> > cpuid --ext 29 && set arch amd64 || set arch x86

> > kernel wimboot

> > initrd winpe/${arch}/ISO/bootmgr bootmgr

> > initrd winpe/${arch}/ISO/boot/bcd BCD

> > initrd winpe/${arch}/ISO/boot/boot.sdi boot.sdi

> > initrd winpe/${arch}/winpe.wim boot.wim

> > boot || goto failed

> > goto start

> > -------------------------------------------------------------------

> > You are missing the fonts and left and right must look the same. Should look like this:

> > 

> > :wimboot

> > cpuid --ext 29 && set arch amd64 || set arch x86

> > kernel wimboot

> > initrd winpe/${arch}/ISO/bootmgr bootmgr

> > initrd winpe/${arch}/ISO/boot/bcd bcd ← take care! Case sensitive!

> > initrd winpe/${arch}/ISO/boot/boot.sdi boot.sdi

> > initrd winpe/${arch}/ISO/boot/segmono_boot.ttf segmono_boot.ttf

> > initrd winpe/${arch}/ISO/boot/segoe_slboot.ttf segoe_slboot.ttf

> > initrd winpe/${arch}/ISO/boot/segoen_slboot.ttf segoen_slboot.ttf

> > initrd winpe/${arch}/ISO/boot/wgl4_boot.ttf wgl4_boot.ttf

> > initrd winpe/${arch}/winpe.wim winpe.wim ← Names must match and must match the entry in your bcd!

> > Imgstat ← enables you to see if all files have been loaded

> > prompt ← stops until you continue after reading imgstat output

> > boot || goto failed

> > goto start

> > 

> > My experience with wimboot is that it is quite unreliable. Sometimes it works, sometimes not - depending on the boot.wim file. But I could not find out why it fails with some wim-files and succeeds with others.

> > That's why I use syslinux memdisk and the ISO file containing the very same wim-file failing with wimboot which always works.

> > E.g.:

> > set sanboot-url http://123.456.789.012

> > initrd ${sanboot-url}/win7pe_x86.iso

> > chain syslinux/memdisk iso raw

> > 

> > 

> > 

> > mit freundlichen Grüßen

> > with kind regards

> > 

> > i. A. Dipl.Ing. (FH) Frank Hummel

> > Systementwicklung

> > System development

> > 

> > ads-tec GmbH

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> > 

> > 

> > 

> > Von: ipxe-devel-bounces at lists.ipxe.org [mailto:ipxe-devel-bounces at lists.ipxe.org] Im Auftrag von Nicholas Krouse

> > Gesendet: Montag, 14. April 2014 20:22

> > An: ipxe-devel at lists.ipxe.org

> > Betreff: [ipxe-devel] Issues chainbooting iPXE to WDS 2012R2

> > 

> > Hello 

> > 

> > I use iPXE for my main boot menu in my classroom for my students. When I attempt to chainboot to my WDS Server 2012 r2 I get error 0x3d126001 and the boot fails. I have searched google and ipxe forums high and low looking for a solution. I use wds over
 wimboot as it make management of my wim files quick and easy for me and my students. If there is any way you could help me it would be greatly appreciated! Attached is my current menu.ipxe. Thanks for your time in advance.

> > 

> > Thanks

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