PXE Boot problem

[Alexander Swen]

Hi Katarzyna, or Olivia? 

I might have some userfull comment: 

Met vriendelijke groet, 
Alexander Swen 
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> Error in client: Could not chain image: Operation not supported".

> I have DHCP configured with demohost:

> cat /etc/dhcp/dhcpd.conf
> deny unknown-clients;
> option dhcp-max-message-size 2048;
> use-host-decl-names on;

> subnet 192.168.10.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 {
> option routers 192.168.10.1;
> option domain-name "FAI4";
> option domain-name-servers 192.168.10.250;
> option time-servers 192.168.10.2;
> option ntp-servers 192.168.10.2;
> server-name FAI4;
> next-server FAI4;
replace hostname FAI4 with ipaddress as I am not sure pxe clients are able to resolve hostnames 

> filename "fai/pxelinux.0";
> }

> host demohost {
> hardware ethernet 52:54:00:17:8f:0e;
> fixed-address 192.168.10.11;
> option host-name "demohost";
> }

> But when I try to run fai-chboot I get an error:
> fai-chboot -IFv demohost
> Booting kernel vmlinuz-2.6.32-5-amd64
> append initrd=initrd.img-2.6.32-5-amd64 ip=dhcp
> FAI_FLAGS=verbose,sshd,createvt

> fai-chboot: unknown host: demohost

> I am missing something??

Could demohost be missing in your dns? (try "host demohost") it might even help to add demohost to your /etc/hosts file 

> Thanks,
> Olivia
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