Questions tagged [fog]

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Is there a Linux equivalent to Windows' SysPrep

Coming into a large number of old PCs that I want to be able to wipe the drives and reload with a "Factory" install of Linux on the HDD. These machines have no CD-ROMs, so I am looking for something similar to a SysPrep in Windows, and then use FOG…
warren
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Setup BIOS to network boot to FOG server

I have a FOG server installed on my Ubuntu 12.4 OS. The FOG server is setup and running. On the client machine, I am trying to network boot into my FOG server, but it never connects. I can't figure out which PXE ROM option that I should use either,…
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Integrate Office 2010 (PKC Version) into Windows for deployment?

I'm having a hard time preparing my Windows 7 master image (sysprep), which will be deployed to various notebooks. Unfortunately we've only bought Office 2010 Home & BUsiness PKC (Product Key Card), which means, I can install Office only after…
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How does FOG Project PXE supply a computer name and join to the domain?

Without sysprepping (just uploading then deploying) I can get FOG to seamlessly join an imaged computer to a domain, and FOG will also supply a computer name I specify in the management console. My confusion (and question) comes when you supply a…
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Ruby fog installation error

I can't figure out how to fix this error. I install libxml2 and nokogiri is also installed properly. Building native extensions. This could take a while... ERROR: Error installing fog: ERROR: Failed to build gem native extension. …
Prasanth
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Auto start specific kernel using grub after a PXE boot

I've been working on getting a ipcop installation to work by PXE booting it from a FOG PXE server. When booting, it automatically switches to a grub commandline without booting into the ipcop installation on-disk. I've figured out what commands to…