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Posted: 29 Sep 2005 		 

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Overview

During the linux boot process the variable $PROXYADDR gets its value from the zenimage server. With this variable it is possible to make a universal script to get a text file from the zenimage server.

One of the advantages of copying the "menu" separate from LINUX.2 is that it is very easy to adjust without starting a LINUX station. It is a plain text file in the TFTP directory on the zenimage server.

For this reason we adjust LINUX.2 by adding the script GETMENU.S and adjust the script PROMPT.S

GETMENU.S and PROMPT.S

Explanation

  1. Start a Linux machine.
  2. Copy LINUX.2 from <Zen-server>\SYS\TFTP.
  3. Rename LINUX.2 to LINUX.GZ
  4. Extract LINUX.GZ
  5. Mount the extract file.
  6. Add a task in PROMPT.S.
  7. Create the file GETMENU.S.
  8. Make PROMPT.S bootable.
  9. Unmount the file.
  10. Gzip the file.
  11. Rename the file to LINUX.2
  12. Copy LINUX.2 to <Zen-server>\SYS\TFTP.

Work to do

For the transport between the zenimage server and the linux machine I have used a USB stick. The stick must have a minimum of 64 Mb free space, because when extracted, LINUX.2 will be approximately 50 Mb.

Start a terminal session on your Linux machine and go to your USB stick.
Go to the root of the stick (cd /) and make a new directory zen. (md /zen)

To rename, extract, and mount LINUX.2, you can use the following script.

mount.s

With the following command you can make or change the script:
pico mount.s

 #!/bin/bash
#
#
# Author:
#   Henny@vanderben.com, 2005
#
# Version:
#   1.0 07 july 2005
#
# Function:
#   Rename, unzip en mount LINUX.2 to ZEN
######################################################################
echo "Linux.2 rename in linux.gz"
mv linux.2 linux.gz
echo ""
echo "Uzip Linux.gz"
gzip -d linux.gz
echo ""
echo "Mount Linux in zen"
mount -o loop linux /zen
cd /zen

Make the script executable.
chmod 777 mount.s

Start the script.
./mount.s

Go to the bin directory.
cd bin

prompt.s

pico prompt.s

#!/bin/ash
. /bin/config.s manual
mountFloppyifLS120
if [ $? != 0 ]; then echo "Failed to mount floppy drive. If there is a floppy in the drive, REMove it before running img"; fi

export MANUALREBOOT=YES
export SHELLACTIVE=YES
. /bin/getmenu.s
ash -rcfile /bin/bashrc

Place . /bin/getmenu.c before ash -rcfile /bin/bashrc.

getmenu.s

pico getmenu.s

#!/bin/bash
#
#
# Author:
#   Sibrand@Minnen.net, Henny@vanderBen.com
#
# Version:
#   1.0 07 july 2005
#
# Function:
#   Get imaging menu from TFTP server, make it bootable en start menu.s
#########################################################################
# Get menu.txt van ZEN server and rename it in /bin/menu.s
tftp -c get $PROXYADDR:menu.txt /bin/menu.s
# make menu.s executable
chmod 777 /bin/menu.s
# start menu.s
menu.s

Make GETMENU.S executable.
chmod 777 getmenu.s

umount.s

To dismount, gzip and rename LINUX, you can use the following script.
pico umount.s

#!/bin/bash
#
#
# Author:
#   Henny@vanderben.com, 2005
#
# Version:
#   1.0 07 july 2005
#
# Function:
#   Unmounten ZEN en zip en rename LINUX to LINUX.2
####################################################################
echo "Unmount ZEN"
cd /
umount /zen
echo ""
echo "Zip Linux in linux.gz"
gzip -9c linux > linux.gz
echo ""
echo "Rename Linux.gz to linux.2"
mv linux.gz linux.2
echo ""
echo "Ready"

Make the script executable.
chmod 777 umount.s

LINUX.2 is ready to use. Unmount the USB stick (umount /media /<USB>) and copy the new file in the TFTP directory on the zenworks image server.

The adjustment for LINUX.2 is ready.

MENU.TXT

The menu is divided into three blocks:

  • Variables
  • Functions
  • Program

Only the variables need to be adjusted to let the menu work the way you want it to.

Variables

UNC

The path to the ZENworks image server <Volume>/<Complete path>

###################################### Path to images on Zen server
unc=<Volume>/<Complete path>
Table #D

This table is used to build the driver menu. There are four columns. Every row is a menu item. Don't use spaces because they are used as separators.

  • Column 1    #D
  • Column 2    Name of driver
  • Column 3    Item number in menu (maximum= 9, if you need more items you should build a second driver menu)
  • Column 4    Complete name from zmg file in image directory
	###################################### TABLE: #D driver-name 
#
# Column 1: Table must begin with #D 
# Column 2: Type must be without spaces
# Column 3: Number is item number in menu
# Column 4: Complete name from zmg file in image directory
#
# Maximum 9 items
#
######################################  
<#D> <type1> <1> <driver1.zmg>
<#D> <type2> <2> <driver2.zmg>
<#D> <type3> <3> <driver3.zmg>
<#D> <type4> <4> <driver4.zmg>
<#D> <type5> <5> <driver5.zmg>
<#D> <type6> <6> <driver6.zmg>
<#D> <type7> <7> <driver7.zmg>
<#D> <type8> <8> <driver8.zmg>
<#D> <type9> <9> <driver9.zmg>
Table #I

This table consists of the names of the standard zmg files. There are two columns.

  • Column 1    #I
  • Column 2    Name ZMG image
###################################### TABLE: #I image-name 
#
# Column 1: Table must begin with #I 
# Column 2: Complete name from zmg file in image directory
#
######################################  
#I xpsp2nl.zmg
#I sysprep.zmg
#I install.zmg
#I txtfiles.zmg
#I addinf.zmg

Functions

We have chosen to work with functions and not to add any programs. One of the examples is the function CLS, to clear the screen. CLS is not standard in this LINUX version so we wrote a function.

The following functions are used in this menu.

Clear
 ###################################### Clear screen
cls()
{
for i in 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
do
	echo ""
done
}
Use first HDD
###################################### 1st HDD active
acthdd()
{
hdparm -d1 /dev/hda1
}
Remove all partitions from HDD
###################################### REMove partitions
REMpart()
{
img pd4
img pd3
img pd2
img pd1
}
Remove only first partition from HDD
###################################### REMove C: partition
REMc()
{
img pd1
}
Make first partition active HDD
###################################### Activate partitions
actpart()
{
img pa1
}
Read the names from the general images
###################################### Get imagename from TABLE #I
restpart()
{
    grep "^\#I " $0|while read comment imagefile
    do zenimg
    done
}

Read the image names from Table #I

  • Do as long there is #I
  • Read the comment (Column 2) and place it in the variable image file
  • Execute the function zenimg
Restore the image
###################################### Restore images
zenimg()
{
    img rp $PROXYADDR //$PROXYADDR/$unc/$imagefile a1:p1
}
Driver menu
  1. Place the first part from the menu on the screen.
  2. Do as long there is #D.
  3. Read the comment and place Column 2 in variable menu item, 3 in variable number and 4 in variable image file.
  4. Place item number and menu item on the screen.
  5. Wait for input from user.
  6. Compare the input with menu item.
  7. Execute function zenimg.
  8. Test if the input is 0, then leave the menu else reboot workstation.
###################################### Driver menu 
drvmnu()
{
cls
echo "##########################"
echo "####### Driver menu ######"
echo "##########################"
echo ""
echo ""
                            ########### Definition menu
    grep "^\#D " $0|while read comment menuitem nummer naam
    do echo "   "[$nummer] $menuitem
    done
echo "   [0] Exit"
read drvimg
                            ########### ZMG item restore
    grep "^\#D " $0|while read comment menuitem nummer imagefile
    do if test $drvimg -eq $nummer
       then
          zenimg
       fi
    done
    if test $drvimg -ne 0
       then
           echo "reboot"
       else
           cls
           echo "Thanx"
       fi
}

Program

Clear the screen and show the menu.

cls
echo "###################################################"
echo "#######             Image menu              #######"
echo "###################################################"
echo ""
echo ""
echo "  [1] Restore Workstation"
echo "  [2] Restore Workstation with custom C: partition"
echo "  [3] Restore C: drive"
echo "  [4] Create image"
echo "  [0] Exit"
read image
case $image in

When the user chooses Option 1, the following will be executed:

  1. Go to 1st HDD.
  2. Remove all the partitions.
  3. Make a FAT32 partition from 10Gb.
  4. Make in the free space an NTFS partition.
  5. Restore the general images.
  6. Make the 1st partition active.
  7. Start the driver menu.
"1" )
###################################### 1st HDD active
acthdd
###################################### REMove partitions
REMpart
###################################### Make 1st partitions 10Gb FAT32
img pc1 fat32 10240
###################################### Make 2nd partition NTFS
img pc2 ntfs
###################################### Restore general images
restpart
###################################### Make 1st partition active
actpart
###################################### Restore driver image
drvmnu
;;

When the user chooses Option 2, the following will be executed:

  1. Ask the user the size of the 1st partition.
  2. Go to 1st HDD.
  3. Remove all the partitions.
  4. Make a FAT32 partition with the correct size.
  5. Make in the free space an NTFS partition.
  6. Restore the general images.
  7. Make the 1st partition active.
  8. Start the driver menu.
"2" )
cls
echo "Size C: partition (in Mb):"
read part
###################################### 1st HDD active
acthdd
###################################### REMove partitions
REMpart
###################################### Make 1st partitions 10Gb FAT32
img pc1 fat32 $part
###################################### Make 2nd partition NTFS
img pc2 ntfs
###################################### Restore general images
restpart
###################################### Make 1st partition active
actpart
###################################### Restore driver image
drvmnu
;;

When the user chooses Option 3, the following will be executed:

  1. Go to 1st HDD.
  2. Remove only the 1st partition.
  3. Make a FAT32 partition from 10Gb.
  4. Restore the general images.
  5. Make the 1st partition active.
  6. Start the driver menu.
"3" )
echo "Restore C:"
###################################### 1st HDD active
acthdd
###################################### REMove partitions
REMc
###################################### Make 1st partitions 10Gb FAT32
img pc1 fat32 10240
###################################### Restore general images
restpart
###################################### Make 1st partition active
actpart
###################################### Restore driver image
drvmnu
;;

When the user chooses Option 4, the following will be executed:

  1. Go to 1st HDD.
  2. Ask the user the name for the image file without .zmg.
  3. Make the image.
  4. Leave the menu.
"4" )
cls
echo "Give name of image without zmg"
read naam 
img mp $PROXYADDR //$PROXYADDR/$unc/$naam.zmg
;;

When the user chooses Option 4, the following will be executed:

  1. Leave the menu.
"0" )
;;

esac
exit 0

Complete MENU.TXT

#!/bin/bash
#
#
# Author:
# 	Sibrand@Minnen.net, Henny@vanderBen.com , 2005
#
# Version:
#       1.0 07 july 2005
#
# Function:
#       Editable menu for PXE imaging without modifying Linux.2 
#       All the menu commands are in the standard kernel which
#       comes with ZENworks.
###########################################################################
###############################   Variables   #############################
###########################################################################
###################################### Path to images on Zen server
unc=/
###################################### TABLE: #D driver-name 
#
# Column 1: Table must begin with #D 
# Column 2: Type must be without spaces
# Column 3: Number is item number in menu
# Column 4: Complete name from zmg file in image directory
#
# Maximum 9 items
#
######################################  
<#D> <type1> <1> <driver1.zmg>
<#D> <type2> <2> <driver2.zmg>
<#D> <type3> <3> <driver3.zmg>
<#D> <type4> <4> <driver4.zmg>
<#D> <type5> <5> <driver5.zmg>
<#D> <type6> <6> <driver6.zmg>
<#D> <type7> <7> <driver7.zmg>
<#D> <type8> <8> <driver8.zmg>
<#D> <type9> <9> <driver9.zmg>
###################################### TABLE: #I image-name 
#
# Column 1: Table must begin with #I 
# Column 2: Complete name from zmg file in image directory
#
######################################  
#I xpsp2nl.zmg
#I sysprep.zmg
#I install.zmg
#I txtfiles.zmg
#I addinf.zmg
###########################################################################
###############################   Functions   #############################
###########################################################################
###################################### Clear screen
cls()
{
for i in 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
do
	echo ""
done
}
###################################### 1st HDD active
acthdd()
{
hdparm -d1 /dev/hda1
}
###################################### REMove partitions
REMpart()
{
img pd3
img pd2
img pd1
}
###################################### REMove C: partition
REMc()
{
img pd1
}
###################################### Activate partitions
actpart()
{
img pa1
}
###################################### Restore images
zenimg()
{
    img rp $PROXYADDR //$PROXYADDR/$unc/$imagefile a1:p1
}
###################################### Restore images from TABLE image name
restpart()
{
    grep "^\#I " $0|while read comment imagefile
    do zenimg
    done
}
###################################### Driver menu 
drvmnu()
{
cls
echo "##########################"
echo "####### Driver menu ######"
echo "##########################"
echo ""
echo ""
                            ########### Definition menu
    grep "^\#D " $0|while read comment menuitem nummer naam
    do echo "   "[$nummer] $menuitem
    done
echo "   [0] Exit"
read drvimg
                            ########### ZMG item restore
    grep "^\#D " $0|while read comment menuitem nummer imagefile
    do if test $drvimg -eq $nummer
       then
          zenimg
       fi
    done
    if test $drvimg -ne 0
       then
           echo "reboot"
       else
           cls
           echo "Thanx"
       fi
}
###########################################################################
############################### Begin program #############################
###########################################################################
###################################### Image menu
cls
echo "###################################################"
echo "#######             Image menu              #######"
echo "###################################################"
echo ""
echo ""
echo "  [1] Restore Workstation"
echo "  [2] Restore Workstation with custom C: partition"
echo "  [3] Restore C: drive"
echo "  [4] Create image"
echo "  [0] Exit"
read image
case $image in

"1" )
###################################### 1st HDD active
acthdd
###################################### REMove partitions
REMpart
###################################### Make 1st partitions 10Gb FAT32
img pc1 fat32 10240
###################################### Make 2nd partition NTFS
img pc2 ntfs
###################################### Restore general images
restpart
###################################### Make 1st partition active
actpart
###################################### Restore driver image
drvmnu
;;

"2" )
cls
echo "Size C: partition (in Mb):"
read part
###################################### 1st HDD active
acthdd
###################################### REMove partitions
REMpart
###################################### Make 1st partitions 10Gb FAT32
img pc1 fat32 $part
###################################### Make 2nd partition NTFS
img pc2 ntfs
###################################### Restore general images
restpart
###################################### Make 1st partition active
actpart
###################################### Restore driver image
drvmnu
;;

"3" )
echo "Restore C:"
###################################### 1st HDD active
acthdd
###################################### REMove partitions
REMc
###################################### Make 1st partitions 10Gb FAT32
img pc1 fat32 10240
###################################### Restore general images
restpart
###################################### Make 1st partition active
actpart
###################################### Restore driver image
drvmnu
;;

"4" )
cls
echo "Give name of image without zmg"
read naam 
img mp $PROXYADDR //$PROXYADDR/$unc/$naam.zmg
;;

"0" )
;;

esac
exit 0

Reader Comments

  • Decent, but techs/users would have to know the name of the image file(s). There could be times when multiple images may be needed.

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