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Re: Stuck on "iPXE initialising devices..."
Published: July 20, 2023 - 4:50 PM
by sfonteneau
Strange, so I can't test it here.
If it's urgent, you can use the USB drive method.
Note: once WinPE has started, you can remove the USB drive.
Re: Stuck on "iPXE initialising devices..."
Published: July 21, 2023 - 08:31
by Pchan
Hello,
I will test this method on Monday and give you feedback.
Thank you for your help.
Best regards,
Re: Stuck on "iPXE initialising devices..."
Published: July 21, 2023 - 09:57
by florentR2
Pchan wrote: ↑Jul 20, 2023 - 3:45 PM
When generating a new configuration, I didn't get an error message.
However, it still doesn't work.
I do get the following: NBP filename is ipxe_github.efi
NBP filename is 131680 Bytes
Downloading NBP file...
NBP file downloaded successfully
And we're still stuck on the iPXE initializing devices...
It still works with older machines.
Best regards,
We encountered the same type of problem with another deployment solution on the latest generation of HP computers.
The solution was to use snp.efi instead of ipxe.efi
Re: Stuck on "iPXE initialising devices..."
Published: July 21, 2023 - 12:50 PM
by dcardon
Hi Florent,
thanks for pointing that out. Indeed, UEFI BIOS now requires a network stack to be implemented, which is used by the snp.efi bootloader.
We'll add it to the WAPT installer and set it as the default for UEFI BIOS; it should be more reliable than ipxe.efi.
I'm marking this topic as resolved and closing it.
Regards,
Denis