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hi all,

trying to set up DRBL as a PXE server but struggling, so ive installed DRBL on ubuntu 24.04.2 via this

wget -O /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/drbl-gpg.asc https://drbl.org/GPG-KEY-DRBL
add-apt-repository "deb http://free.nchc.org.tw/drbl-core drbl unstable"
apt update
apt install drbl
drblsrv -i
drblpush -i

when i run command “drblpush -i” i leave as defaults apart from the below

I have two interfaces “ens18” is the management ip (how i ssh into the server) and “ens19” is the nic attached to the dhcp network, this ive made a static ip but its on the same network the dhcp clients are on

so i say “ens18” is for public internet

i say no to collect mac address

i say no to offer same ip to clients

50 to the initial number

150 to how many drbl clients

ens19 as: 10.100.1.50 - 10.100.1.199

i accept

i dont know what to choose when i asks me what mode i want, i say 2

i say 2 to i do not want clonezilla

pxelinux password i say no

boot prompt yes

70 seconds for boot prompt

yes to graphics

DRBL as a NAT i say no

but i get this when trying to boot a client via PXE (i attach pic)

basically i want DRBL to host clonezilla live usb only, like when i attach clonezilla live usb to a pc

i dont want DRBL as a dhcp server as i have a dhcp server

thanks,
rob

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ok i found the file where it saved all my answers to the options

Setup for general

[general]
domain=drbl.org
nisdomain=penguinzilla
localswapfile=yes
client_init=graphic
login_gdm_opt=login
timed_login_time=
maxswapsize=128
ocs_img_repo_dir=/home/partimag
total_client_no=150
create_account=
account_passwd_length=8
hostname=clonezilla-
purge_client=yes
client_autologin_passwd=
client_root_passwd=
client_pxelinux_passwd=
set_client_system_select=yes
use_graphic_pxelinux_menu=yes
set_DBN_client_audio_plugdev=no
open_thin_client_option=no
client_system_boot_timeout=70
language=en_US.UTF-8
set_client_public_ip_opt=no
config_file=drblpush.conf
collect_mac=no
run_drbl_ocs_live_prep=yes
drbl_ocs_live_server=
clonezilla_mode=full_clonezilla_mode
live_client_branch=alternative
live_client_cpu_mode=amd64
drbl_mode=full_drbl_mode
drbl_server_as_NAT_server=no
add_start_drbl_services_after_cfg=yes
continue_with_one_port=

Setup for ens19

[ens19]
interface=ens19
range=50-199

but it still doesnt boot into the DRBL PXE server, what am i doing wrong please

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You like making your setups complicated.

The error DHCP access denied suggests either your external DHCP isn’t configured to allow PXE boot of something in your config is wrong/not sending requests to this DHCP.

Are there any firewalls between this system and your DHCP, does your host PVE allow these connections?

Confirm you have Option 66: TFTP server name (IP of your DRBL server)
and Option 67: Boot file name (e.g., pxelinux.0 or lpxelinux.0)

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thanks @Rod-IT

i have read this and going to try it out

I have opnsense fw so i need to change it here, il work out what values i need to put in as i have “set default bios filename” and “set x64 uefi/ebc 64 bit filename”

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finally got it working i get the DRBL pxe boot menu and i can start clonezilla live via pxe now but now i get this

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now im trying to figure out as i dont want to use the DHCP server provided by DRBL i want to use our existing one, how i go about that

i turned off the dhcp server as i dont want clonezilla to run my dhcp server, i want to still use my opnsense dhcp and now i get this

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found the script on the DRBL server (dnsmasq with proxy dhcp so only serving out the pxe info), i ran it and now i can use my opnsense dhcp server with DRBL

but can i please get some help with my second to last post please about the “snd hda intel no codecs found”

thanks,
rob