[Casper] Imaging Issues with new Intel Mac Books

Fri Mar 14 06:18:52 PDT 2008

One more note on that, when I was building the images I noticed that it
helps to make sure that you do not have spaces in the name.   I know
this should be S.O.P.  But I slipped up once and it caused some strange
issues with netbooting the new machines as well.  I don't know if that
is the official response but thought I'd throw it out there.  

Our current set up here that is working with the new machines and 10.5.2

Intel Based Xserv running OS X Server version 10.5.2

Netboot image Built on newest macbooks we have running the x3100 chipset
and using the 10.5.2 install discs

Imaging we are laying down is 10.5.2

**** No spaces in the netboot name********

Side note we didn't have any luck booting the newest laptops with
firewire drives that were not 10.5.2 either, just to keep that in mind
if you still have those around that you are still using.

Dustin Dorey

Technology Support Cluster Specialist

ISD 196 Apple Valley, Rosemount, Eagan

14445 Diamond Path West

Rosemount, MN 55068

(952) 423-7971

dustin.dorey at district196.org

From: casper-bounces at list.jamfsoftware.com
[mailto:casper-bounces at list.jamfsoftware.com] On Behalf Of Weber, Jason
Sent: Friday, March 14, 2008 8:08 AM
To: Casper List
Subject: Re: [Casper] Imaging Issues with new Intel Mac Books

Ok, we figured it out..

Turns out to image the new MacBooks with 10.5.2 you need a 10.5.2
NetBoot image, the JAMF server on 10.5.2, and obviously pushing the
10.5.2 image to any new Macs.

Once we upgrade the server as well as the NetBoot image to 10.5.2 things
are now working. 

We originally started with the server at 10.5.1 as well as the NetBoot
image at 10.5.1

We first upgraded the server to 10.5.2 earlier this week, but were
unable to pull any images down to the new MacBooks until the Netboot
image was redone at 10.5.2

-- 
Jason Weber
Technology Support Cluster Specialist
Independent School District 196
(952)423-7974

On 3/10/08 11:24 AM, "Dagel, Rich" <Rich.Dagel at landor.com> wrote:

I had the same issue when I built my 10.5.2 image but was fine once I
had it log in as root.  When the mac boots into netboot, dose the share
that it uses show up normally or dose it have the No access minus sign
one it?

On 3/10/08 9:21 AM, "Weber, Jason" <Jason.Weber at district196.org> wrote:

When are netboot OS loads, it's set to automatically log in as ROOT.

So still nothing so far..  And after some more testing, I have
determined that after the imaging is complete there is actually no data
at all on the hard drive.

In the earlier post I had a RemoteClient install package that was
deployed after the image, that's where the "Library" folder originated
from. Since then I tried pushing just a base 10.5.2 image and after the
install there is nothing at all on the hard drive.

Not good since we just got a shipment of roughly 60 MacBooks in that
need to be imaged!

On 3/10/08 10:39 AM, "Dagel, Rich" <Rich.Dagel at landor.com> wrote:

There is a bug in the latest shipping version where u have to be logged
in as root for it to image correctly. 

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Sent: Mon Mar 10 07:58:02 2008
Subject: [Casper] Imaging Issues with new Intel Mac Books

Just wondering if anyone else out there has been having troubles with
imaging the new Intel Mac Books with Leopard 10.5.2 using Casper??

Computer Specs: Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4, with the X3100 graphics card
(Newest
Mac Book)

The issue we are having with this newest batch of notebooks, is that
when we
try to push Leopard to them via Casper the image fails.

After the imaging process appears to complete and then reboot, the
system
hangs.  Looking into it further, by booting via a firewire drive we
noticed
that the full system does not copy onto the computer. The only thing on
the
drive is the Library folder.

If we use a disk copy and image via firewire or just do a standard DVD
install, the OS works just fine. So it appears that its something during
the
Casper push.

We have used this configuration on other Intel Macs and it works as it
should. It's just this most recent batch that this has started.

We have tried building a new image (built on the new MacBooks), loading
that
into the JSS directory and using that. Exact same results..

I also checked for firmware updates on the machines. None were
available.

Has anyone else seen this??  Any ideas??

--
Jason Weber
Technology Support Cluster Specialist
Independent School District 196
(952)423-7974

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