Closed xenorites closed 5 years ago
Thinstation
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5 years ago uefi uses a different binary, syslinux.efi this is often renamed to bootx64 for 64 bit systems
uefi is not faster. my testing indicates an additional 2 seconds to startup, but that's my hardware.
xenorites
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5 years ago I am not using syslinux to boot the image, I am using iPXE to replace syslinux. ipxe.efi is served by my boot server and the client attempts to execute the above script. iPXE is a modern fork of gPXE, and on EFI systems is stupidly fast.
I am able to get to the iPXE cli and boot other images, but ThinStation hangs immediately, locking one of the cores at 100%. I have tried adjusting the kernel command line arguments to get some debug, but am getting nowhere.
Thinstation
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5 years ago You should seek support at that project.
xenorites
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5 years ago I just built a test environment to use syslinux.efi instead of iPXE to see if the problem is with iPXE or not, and am observing the exact same behavior as with iPXE. syslinux.efi boots, and successfully downloads both the kernel and initrd images; then it immediately hangs, locking one core.
Here is a screenshot of what my test VM displays - I get the same behavior on an HP ProBook 655 G2, and an OptiPlex 7030. I'll try a couple more machines tomorrow to see if it's related to a machine or generation, but the three boxes I am testing with are pretty varied.
Thinstation
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5 years ago Allmodules build? Disabled fastboot?
xenorites
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5 years ago My build execution was ./build --allmodules; I have set fastboot to false. Please see below for my full build.conf:
################################################
### --- Thinstation Build Config --- ###
################################################
#
#
# This is Thinstation s basic setup file. In this file you decide which
# hardware, programs and features to be included in the Thinstation
# boot image generated by running "./build".
#
# You can customize/limit the possibilities in the thinstation.conf
# files later.
#
# Anything after a "#" is a comment. You activate "things" by removing
# the "#" and remove "things" by putting a "#" in front of them.
#
# First we define which modules to include. Modules are hardware
# drivers. NEVER include more than necessary - the more modules, the
# longer boot time.
########################################################
### --- Machine Modules to include in boot image --- ###
########################################################
# A machine profile is a set of modules for a specific set of hardware
# components like a thinclient with adapters. It does not include any
# filesystem modules, those need to be selected individualy. Making a
# a machine profile is a two step process. First you will need to make
# an allmodules build like "./build --allmodules" with the extensions-x
# package included. Once the client machine is booted with that image
# you can open and xterm or telnet in and run "hwlister.sh". hwlister.sh
# will compile some lists and attempt to post them to the pxe server assigned
# to the client. If the pxe server is this workstation and you are hosting
# files directly out of this build env, you can then run
# "./mkmachine SOME-MODEL" and the files will be put into the machine folder
# under that model name. Now all you have to do is add a line to this file
# like "machine SOME-MODEL" and you will no longer have to make
# allmodules builds. If this is not the pxe server, you will have to
# move stuff around on your own, but the most important files are
# modules.list and firmware.list.
################################################
### --- Modules to include in boot image --- ###
################################################
# Any modules may be added as "module" or "module_pkg".
# If defined as a "module", the driver is included in the boot image.
# If defined as a "module_pkg", the driver is added from outside the
# image, such as from a tftp server. See note below for more details.
#
# Normally you should use "module". Only use "module_pkg" if you want
# to dynamically load modules.
# Note: If you create a module_pkg network driver, and decide to load it
# from a tftp server, it won t work. This is because the image
# won t have a network driver to get the module_pkg in the first
# place.
#!Hardware
#!!Machine module list
#machine m704 # Gigabyte m704 Rover PC
#machine WYSE9150se # WYSE 9150se Thin Client
#machine NT-A3500 # Foxconn AMD E-350 Barebone
#machine NT-535 # Foxconn Intel D525 Barebone
#machine Dell-FX170 # Dell FX170 D525 Atom Machine
#machine VMWare # A good set of modules for a VmWare Virtual Machine
#machine Virtualbox-4.1 # A good set of modules for a Virtualbox Virtual Machine
#machine qemu
#machine VIA-Epia-CLE266 # VIA Epia/Eden based on the the CLE266 chip. Rather common in thin clients a few years old
#machine classic_generic # Big list of modules that you can choose by unremarking them
#machine IGEL-M300C # Igel CX700 Via
#machine HP-t5135 # HP CX700 Via
#machine foxconn-nT-330i # Foxconn nT 330i Barebone
#machine foxconn-nT-435 # Foxconn nT 435 Barebone
#machine foxconn-nT-535 # Foxconn nT 535 Barebone
#machine foxconn-nT-A3800 # Foxconn nT A3800 Barebone
#machine foxconn-nT-i2847 # Foxconn nT i2847 Barebone
#machine foxconn-nT-iBT18 # Foxconn nT iBT18 Barebone
#machine foxconn-nT-n270 # Foxconn nT n270 Barebone
#machine Acer-Revo-M1-601 # Acer Revo M1-601
#machine Lenovo-T420s # Lenovo T420s Laptop
#machine Lenovo-T430s # Lenovo T430s Laptop
#!!Wireless Stuff
#package wpa_supplicant
#package wireless
#package wifi-connect
#!!!Misc Modules
#!!Filesystem Support
# Every mounted device needs a filesystem, so choose which ones you need.
module usb-storage
#module autofs4 # Automount and autofs support
module isofs # ISO9960 file system support for CDRoms
module udf # CDRom UDF file system support
module vfat # Fat and VFat file system support
#module ntfs # NTFS file system support
#module ext2 # Ext2 file system support
module ext4 # Ext4 file system support
#module nfs # NFS file system support
#module cifs # CIFS support (use either this or smbfs - not both)
#################################################
### --- Packages to include in boot image --- ###
#################################################
# A package is a program or utility.
# Any packages may be added as "package" or "pkg".
# If defined as a "package", the program is included in the boot image.
# If defined as a "pkg", the program is added from outside the image.
# Normally, you should use "package". Only use "pkg" if you want to
# dynamically load programs.
# --- Packages to include in boot image
# --- Packages below may be "package" or "pkg"
#!!Miscellaneous
#package overlayfs # This is needed in order for squashfs compression mode to work.
#package ts-classic # The classic ts logic for network/netfiles/hostname/mounting/telnetd/telnet/playcd
#package automount
package netfiles # Adds only this package instead of the whole ts-classic. netfiles lets you get thinstation.conf.xxx files
# from the TFTP-server
package udisks
package automount
#package networkmanager
#package udisks-glue
package ntp # Utility to obtain date & time from network
#package sound-esd # Enable sound-esd or sound-nasd if you want to be able to control
#package sound-nasd # sound on your thin client from another computer or
# your remote session.
package alsa
#package gnome-media
#package gnome-core
package gnome-control-center
package volumeicon
#package kismet
#package gst-plugins-base
#package gst-plugins-good
#package crystalhd
#package libva
#package iptables # IP Tables support
package cpufreq
#package cpuspeed
#package wine # Windows Application Execution Platform
#!!X related
# --- XOrg 7.7
#package xorg7-v4l
package xorg7-vesa #A fallback driver that works with almost everything. Does allow resolution changes
package xorg7-vmware
package xorg7-qxl
package xorg7-ati #ATI video driver for most modern ATI chipsets. Usually requires several firmwares
package xorg7-amdgpu
package xorg7-nouveau #New opensource nvidia driver
#package xorg7_nvidia #Proprietary nvidia driver
package xorg7-openchrome #Via Video Chipsets driver
package xorg7-intel #Intel video driver for most modern chipsets except the GMA3500/3600
#package xorg7-sis
#!!Locale or localization files for keyboard and fonts. (Language/Country)
#package locale-cs_CZ # Czech
#package locale-da_DK # Danish
#package locale-de_DE # German
#package locale-en_GB # English-Great Britain
package locale-en_US # English-US
package locale-es_ES # Spanish
#package locale-fi_FI # Finnish
#package locale-fr_BE # French Belgium
#package locale-fr_CA # French Canadian
#package locale-fr_CH # French Switzerland
#package locale-fr_FR # French
#package locale-hr_HR # Croation
#package locale-hu_HU # Hungarian
#package locale-it_IT # Italian
#package locale-ja_JP # Japanese
#package locale-nb_NO # Norwegian (bokmål)
#package locale-pl_PL # Polish
#package locale-pt_PT # Portuguese
#package locale-pt_BR # Portuguese-Brazil
#package locale-ru_RU # Russian
#package locale-sv_SE # Swedish
#package locale-tr_TR # Turkish
#!Applications
#!!Connection Package types. Choose *at least* one!
package freerdp # X RDP Client - fork of rdesktop
#package rdesktop # X RDP client for Windows Terminal Services (ver 1.7)
#package vncviewer # VNC client (vncviewer)
#package xorg7vnc # Remote Control Client Workstation
#package ica # Citrix ICA client support
#package tarantella # Tarantella client support
#package xnest # XDM in a window client
#package urxvt # Light Xterm Client (vt102)
#package xterm # Xterm Client (vt220)
#package ssh # Secure Shell client
#package tn5250 # 5250 terminal emulator
#package dillo # Dillo light web browser
#package thinlinc # Cendio ThinLinc client support
#package nx # No Machine NX client
#package 2x # 2X client
#package spice # Redhat Spice Client
#package java # Java runtime
#package firefox # Firefox current Web Browser
#package chrome # Google Chrome Web Browser
#package chromium # Chromium Web Browser
#package kiosk # Rkiosk Plugin for Firefox
#package flash # Flash Current
#package filezilla # FileZilla FTP Client for X
#package git # GIT Version Control System
#package gparted # Gnome Partition Manager
#package open-vm-tools
#package vboxguest
#package medit # Notepad
#package mplayer # DVD and video player
#package vmview # VMware Open-View Client, PCOIP
#package xbmc # XBMC Media Center for X
#package evince # X PDF Viewer
#package openkiosk # OpenKiosk is a cross platform kiosk web browser based on Mozilla Firefox
#package xdmcp-connect # Simple connection to XDMCP server
#!!Window Managers. Choose no more than 1 window manager.
# Not needed if you don t want to manage windows.
#package openbox # A spartin clean/fast window manager.
#package xdesktop-kiosk # A locked down desktop kiosk using the openbox wm (See packages/xdesktop-kiosk/build/conf for
# more help.
#package icewm # "ICEWM" window manager. Makes TS a light workstation.
#package icewm-theme-xp
#package icewm-themes # Extra IceWM themes
#package icewm-theme-bernstein
#package icewm-theme-bluecrux
#package icewm-theme-liquid
package xfwm4
#package xfwm4-extra
package xfce4-power-manager
package terminal # Terminal emulator for xfwm4 -- Pulls in xfwm4
package thunar # File Manager for xfwm4 -- Pulls in xfwm4
#!!Window Manager Utils
#package idle-shutdown # Package that lets you specify automatic shutdown settings and logic.
#package wbar # Adds icons to desktop
#package idesk
#!!Other services
package www # Web access to client. From a browser: "http://<IP number>"
# The standard page is for general user settings, administrative access
# is on port 6800.
#package lp_server # Remote printing daemon (JetDirect compatible)
#package lpr # LPR Print Server, for use with samba-server package
#package lprng # LPRng Print Server, supports network based printing
#package cups
#package sshd # Dropbear secure shell server
#package tftpd # Built in tftpd server. Useful for making a tftpserver
# for thinstation on a WAN over a slow link.
#package samba-server # Samba server FS Support, allows you to share
# local floppy/cdrom/hd/printer to other Windows
# PCs. Needs supermount for removeable media.
package samba-client # Samba smbclient, gives a shell like environment to access an samba server
#package hdupdate # Package for updating TS images on a hardisk over a network connection
#package scp # Add ability to download files over internet using scp. This package
# adds some networking based options for downloading configuration files or
# in using hdupdate package.
#package openvpn # OpenVPN Client Support
#package vhusbip # The VirtualHere USB Server enables remote access to USB devices over a network.
# Install the Generic Build of the VirtualHere Server on an unlimited number of computers
# and share a single USB device per computer server, with no payment required.
# To share more than one USB device simultaneously from a single server you must purchase an "Unlimited Device License".
#!!PCSCD Card Readers
#package gemplus410 # Card reader Gemplus 410 (Serial) and Gemplus 430 (USB)
#package ccidreader # Generic USB card reader
#package asedriveiiie-usb # Drivers for smart cards of readers of AseIIIeUSB and AseIIIeUSB KB
#!!Miscellaneous
package gtk-2.0 # Full gtk-2.0 plus clearlooks theme
package gtk-3.0
package gtk-theme-adwaita
package icons-cursor # Anti Aliased Mouse Cursor Theme
package icons-hicolor # Hi-Color icons for some applications and themes. Does not really contain any icons.
#package icons-gnome # gnome Hi-Color icons theme. Needed by most other icon themes.
package icons-adwaita
#package icons-tango # tango Hi-Color icons theme
#package icons-neu # neu Hi-Color icons theme
#package fonts-misc
#package fonts-jis-misc # Japanese Industrial
#package fonts-util
#package fonts-cyrillic
#package fonts-Speedo-Bitstream
package fonts-TTF-BH # This one works nicely most of the time and is small.
package fonts-TTF-vera
#package fonts-TTF-MS # Fonts for rendering documents developed on the MS Platform.
# Might want to talk to a lawyer before using these.
package fonts-TTF-liberation
package fonts-TTF-noto
#package fonts-75dpi-Adobe
#package fonts-75dpi-Adobe-Utopia
#package fonts-75dpi-BH
#package fonts-75dpi-BH-Typewriter
#package fonts-75dpi-Bitstream
#package fonts-100dpi-Adobe
#package fonts-100dpi-Adobe-Utopia
#package fonts-100dpi-BH
#package fonts-100dpi-BH-Typewriter
#package fonts-100dpi-Bitstream
#package fonts-Type1-Adobe-Utopia
#package fonts-Type1-BH
#package fonts-Type1-Bitstream
#package fonts-Type1-IBM
#package fonts-Type1-xfree86
#package lshw # list hardware
#package e3 # Basic vi like Editor
#package rox # Basic File Manager
#package debug # metapackage to include other debugging packages and stop during bootup to check things.
package extensions # Adds various shell commands, will increase image size.
package extensions-x # Adds various utility s for the X Environment !!!! INCLUDES hwlister.sh !!!!
#package eGalax # eGalax TouchKit Drivers/Utility for serial and usb touchscreens by EETI.
#package installer # Wipes a drive, makes partitions and downloads thinstation from a pxe server
#package devstation # Starts a tftp server that hosts files from the boot-images/pxe folder
#package ca-bundle # Adds many standard SSL and PKI root certificats. Include this package if you have issues with certificate trusts.
#package set-resolution # Allows the user to change the resolution via the start-menu.
#package local-install # Makes it possible to install Thinstation locally on the machine but still have a central image
# management via automatic updates and version control when the client boots. For more information
# see /ts/build/Documentation/README.local-install and /ts/build/thinstation.conf.sample
# (generated during first build)
#package custom-idle # Shuts down the client based after X minutes if some applications/sessions are not running.
#package custom-background # Allows you to dynamically set a diffrent background in the conf-files when the client boots.
# For example have a background-image in the build with an error-message and then in
# thinstation.conf.network set the "regular" background. This way the user will receive an
# error message on the screen if the client was unable to get the config files from the
# Web- or TFTP-server when it booted.
#package hdd-spindown # Sets hard drives into sleep mode (spin down) when they are idle. See thinstation.conf.sample for info.
#package openssl # Probably needed by the Citrix Receiver 13.2 version.
# Parameters
########################################
### --- Miscellaneous Parameters --- ###
########################################
#!!Basic
param fastboot false # Mangles the filesystem a special way as to improve boot spead and reduce
# memory utilization. Cool/Dangerous . Harder to dubug other packages. (Finishing Touch)
# Set to 'true' to enable or 'lotsofmem' for slightly slower booting but no squash lag on app launch.
param tsuser tsuser # Name of the user that thinstation will run as. Needs userauto package.
param tsuserpasswd randomstring # Do Change! Console/telnet password for non-root
param rootpasswd randomstring # Do Change! Console/telnet password for root
# If this is enabled, Telnetd will be enabled.
param tsadminpasswd randomstring # Admin password of web interface
param xorgvncpasswd randomstring # VNC Access Password
param storagepasswd randomstring # Password for storage server
param dialuppasswd randomstring # Password for dialin account
param sambapasswd randomstring # Password for samba shares when using user mode security
#param kernelcmdline "radeon.modeset=0" # Add additional kernel command lines. e.g. disable radeon framebuffer
#param stripelf yes # Strip extraneous information from elf binaries (Maybe not Safe)
#param acpisupport disable # Tells the kernel not to load acpi modules. (Breaks some Intel Chipsets if disabled)
#param uvesafb disable # Disable uvesafb (legacy option like modesetfb)
#param extra_vid LVDS-1:d # Add an extra video= parameter to kernel cmd line (good for disabling outputs on video cards)
param bootlogo true # Enable or Disable the use of the Boot splash.
param boottheme default # Backgound picture during boot
#param splash verbose # kernel splash setting (0=off, silent or verbose (default=silent)
param splash silent
param fbmtrr 0 # MTRR value for uvesafb (default = 0, 4 is the best) grep your log to make sure you have not set it to high
#param fbnocrtc true # This is usually a good thing.
param fbsm ywrap # Window scrolling method (redraw, ypan, ywrap) ywrap is best, but may not work correctly for all people
#param fbvtotal 16 # Override Video Bios Reported Memory in MB
#param fbmaxhf 67 # Override Video Negotiated Max Horizontal Frequency
#param fbmaxvf 61 # Override Video Negotiated Max Vertical Frequency
#param fbmaxclk 155 # Override Video Negotiated Max Clock Frequency
#param fbnoedid true # Don t do video edid
#param bootresolution 1024x600-32 # Resolution used during Thinstation boot.
#param bootresolution 1024x768-32 # You can wright your own resolution mode here, if you know it.
#param bootresolution 1152x864-32
param bootresolution 1280x768-32
#param bootresolution 1366x768-32 # Otherwise, you may want to refer to the vbe_modes.list you created with hwlister.sh
#param bootresolution 1280x1024-32 # for modes that your card supports.
#param bootresolution 1400x900-32 # It is also used by xrandr if no xrandr options are specified.
#param bootresolution 1680x1050-32
#param bootresolution 1920x1080-32
#param bootresolution 1400x1050-32
#param bootresolution 1920x1200-32
param desktop file:./backgrounds/Hive_Lite.jpg # Custom image to load as desktop background
param defaultconfig thinstation.conf.buildtime # The file with default setup. No other config file is found
# during boot.
param basename thinstation # Used for all config/tftp/scp file names
param basepath thinstation # Used to determine path to tftp/scp files
param baseurl http://bootserver.domain.com # Used to determine url to wget files
#param baseurl http://192.168.78.17 # Used to determine url to wget/http files - your local web server
#param baseurl 'http://${SERVER_IP}' # Used to determine url to wget/http files - if you wan't to use a web server on the same server as the TFTP server
#param keyfile ./id_rsa # Path for private key file used for ssh/scp
#param knownhosts ./known_hosts # Path for ssh known_hosts file for ssh/scp
#param localpkgs false # to determine is PKG files are to be loaded locally
#param fulllocales true # Use full locale support for packages
#param icaencryption false # Use ica encryption support, add 290k to image
param haltonerror false # Will halt on error, default is true
param hardlinkfs true
param sametimestmp true # When enabled, the timestamps for all files and folders will be set to 00:00 of todays date in your timezone
param initrdcmd "gzip" # Compression mode and level of initrd file. none, gzip -9, lzma -9 ,bzip2 -9
param bootverbosity 3 # Increased vebosity when booting TS
# 0 no verbose messages
# 1 boot
# 2 network
# 4 init
# 8 kernel
# 16 modules
# 32 packages
# 64 email bootlog file to SMTP server & user set in
# thinstation.conf file. This will only work
# if networking is working.
#
# Combinations can be used (e.g. 24 does Kernel and Module Messages)
#!!Advanced
# Leave this alone unless you can t download (wget required on your Linux box):
param downloads /downloads
param bootimages "iso syslinux pxe refind"
param bootserver "172.27.10.152" # Used for the pxe image config files to specify where to download
# the syslinux image from. Result is generated in
# /ts/build/boot-images/pxe/boot/lpxelinux/pxelinux.cfg/default
# so that you can specify APPEND initrd=http://<bootserver>/boot/initrd
param syslinuxtheme "default"
#param httpproxy http://192.168.1.2:8080
#param bootfssize 50% # Modify the size of the tmpfs filesystem
package alltimezone
param allres true # Includes a lot of resolution splash images for live-cd s
param allfirmware true # Includes a lot of firmwares for live-cd s
param earlymicrocode false # Builds microcode initramfs for early loading
# by kernel. Needs kernel with MICROCODE_EARLY=y.
param blacklist snd-pcsp.ko
#param mesa_3d disable # The Mesa 3D Graphics Library disableWhich version of syslinux are you using?
Thinstation
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5 years ago You are also gonna need autonet
xenorites
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5 years ago I'm using the syslinux that is distributed with ThinStation, which appears to be version 6.04. I went ahead and added autonet and rebuilt again to test; unsurprisingly nothing changed EFI side. I do quite appreciate the tip, as it was the thing I was missing in getting my TS build to actually connect once booted.
Thinstation
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5 years ago The unwinder for the kernel was changed between 4.18 and 4.19. Syslinux 6.04pre2 is the only version that supports ORC unwinder when booting via efi. I don't know if when the iPXE project will support ORC.
xenorites
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5 years ago Ok, so it does look like the issue is with syslinux/iPXE; I was successfully able to get it to boot with syslinux 6.04pre2 on exactly one of my test machines so far, the HP 355 G2 (sorry, I thought it was a 655 before). I guess I am stuck with BIOS booting ThinStation for the time being. I'm looking forward to when this issue starts popping up on more things, as I am sure it eventually will...
Thanks for the assist and pointing me in the right direction!
Thinstation
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5 years ago Let me know. All my efi machines are working as long as I use 6.04pre2, I have heard that pre1 is better, but I have my doubts. You could change the kernel options and go back to the legacy FramePointer unwinder.
I am attempting to add a few ThinStation clients to my existing iPXE infrastructure, and ideally I would like them to boot using UEFI as it is dramatically faster in all my experiences.
I am using the following iPXE script to successfully boot into a BIOS PXE environment; however for some reason it hangs when booting via UEFI:
Any advice would be appreciated; I would be happy to assist in any debug I can.