I have a new PC with a reference Intel motherboard and AMI BIOS (5.010 on a LynxPoint-LP chipset motherboard). There is no OEM support, so I’m on my own with this. I have a PXE network and WDS 2008R2 server that I’m using to deploy a Windows 10 image from. I have several PCs using … Read more
I have a dvd with a RHEL 6.6 installer with its customized kickstart file for automation, and this dvd has been tested in other servers and is able to perform an installation, so it works fine. The problem is that in my HPE DL 20 Gen9 there is no way to make it boot even … Read more
Attempting to install Ubuntu 16.04 Server onto a newly initialised disk. Using UEFI, and a 4.5TB / partition. After installing without issue, on rebooting, the server will not get past Grub. Hardware: New Supermicro Server Hardware 6 x SSD RAID 5 – 4.5TB Virtual Disk BIOS Fully updated Installation Steps: Selection of UEFI Virtual CD … Read more
I’m trying to boot PCs from a Windows 2012R2 WDS server in UEFI mode. If, and only if, the client is in a different subnet from the DHCP/PXE servers, this fails with some of them. (It always works in BIOS mode, but I need UEFI.) The symptom is that after the initial DHCP request/offer/request/ack sequence, … Read more
I am wondering which settings are recommended for a R430 to run in Software Raid mode. The server is equipped with 4 disks which should run in Raid 1 for the boot/system and Raid 10 for data. However a OpenSuse Leap can install but has problems installing the GRUB2 boot loader, so I am wondering … Read more
I have a libvirt/qemu/x64 UEFI guest running Windows 10. The problem is that it starts successfully every other time. When I issue a guest start commmand (any libvirt method) 1st time, the guest starts executing UEFI and is then shut down before trying to boot from storage. I verified by setting it to boot W10 … Read more
We use WDS to install new workstations, and the newest batch we’ve gotten are set to use UEFI, so I’m trying to adjust my setup accordingly. Previously, we had the 66 and 67 options set on our DHCP server for the WDS server and the boot file path, respectively. We did not need option 60, … Read more
I have a PowerEdge T20 with Arch Linux installed. I rebooted to try to boot from a USB disk, but the system enters Gnome desktop without showing any POST screen. I have an old 17″ monitor that I’m booting with, which I believe should rule out any monitor/resolution related issues. I have tried holding down … Read more
I’ve got a new Fedora box that I’m setting up as a Xen host (Dom0), which is proving a little more difficult than expected. First stop – install Xen via DNF and reboot. Find that the Xen boot option fails (lots of errors about multiboot). After a bit of googling I learn that this is … Read more
While booting a Dell PowerEdge r720, UEFI crashes, making it mostly unbootable. This exception occurs after pressing F2 to get to “F2 System Setup” which means getting to the menu to switch back to BIOS boot mode is NOT possible. Using the F11 boot menu gives lets me get to the LifeCycle Controller or successfully … Read more
