Issue Booting from Mounted ISO via Geekworm X680

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  Wouter van de Pol

  6/27/24, 3:14 AM

  I am experiencing difficulties booting from a mounted ISO using the Geekworm X680 IP KVM. Despite my efforts, the ISO is not recognized as a boot option in the BIOS on multiple PCs.

  Details of the issue:

  I have ensured that the ISO is correctly mounted via the KVM and is visible in the KVM interface. In the BIOS, I have enabled USB Mass Storage Driver Support and set Legacy USB Support to Auto. I have also experimented with both Enabled and Disabled settings for CSM Support and configured the Boot option filter to UEFI and Legacy.

  I adjusted the boot order to prioritize the mounted ISO, but it does not appear as an option. I have connected the KVM to various USB ports on different PCs and verified the ISO works on another machine, indicating it is not corrupt.

  Despite these steps, the BIOS does not recognize the mounted ISO. It appears there might be a compatibility issue between the PCs and the Geekworm X680 IP KVM, or a specific setting that I am missing.

  Could you please provide guidance on additional steps I can take to resolve this issue? I have attached screenshots of my BIOS settings for your reference.

  Some bios settings

  

  
  
  

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  Harry Huang Staff member

  6/28/24, 12:26 AM

  @Wouter van de Pol 

  Maybe can refer to: https://github.com/pikvm/pikvm/issues/705

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  Wouter van de Pol

  6/28/24, 5:13 AM

  @Harry Huang 

  Thank you for the suggestion. I am aware of the link and have attempted all the steps mentioned multiple times without success.

  Could this be a hardware compatibility issue between the PCs and the Geekworm X680 IP KVM, or might there be a specific setting that I am missing? Any further guidance would be greatly appreciated.

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• HH

  Harry Huang Staff member

  6/28/24, 6:45 PM

  @Wouter van de Pol 

  Can you tell me more details about the ISO file processing? For example, where do you put your ISO file?
  There is another idea: you can put the OS installation file directly on the X680's NVME SSD and then install it. This is supported. Or you can insert the USB disk with ISO into the X680

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  Wouter van de Pol

  7/1/24, 1:59 AM

  @Harry Huang 

  I have tried multiple methods to boot from a mounted ISO using the Geekworm X680 IP KVM, but none have been successful. Here are the steps I've taken:

  1. ISO Files on CM4: I placed the ISO files on the Compute Module 4 (CM4).
  2. USB Drive: I tested using a USB drive connected to the Geekworm X680.
  3. SSD Storage: I added an SSD as storage for the ISO files.

  Despite trying these methods, the BIOS on multiple PCs (three different ones) does not recognize the mounted ISO as a boot option. I have ensured that:

  • USB Mass Storage Driver Support is enabled in the BIOS.
  • Legacy USB Support is set to Auto.
  • CSM Support has been tested with both Enabled and Disabled settings.
  • The Boot option filter is configured to UEFI and Legacy.

  Additionally, I adjusted the boot order to prioritize the mounted ISO and connected the KVM to various USB ports. The ISO files are verified to be working as they boot on another machine.

  However, I have never been able to see the mounted ISO as a boot option in any of the BIOS configurations I’ve tried on three systems.

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• HH

  Harry Huang Staff member

  7/1/24, 4:15 PM

  @Wouter van de Pol 

  Thank you for your extensive and patient testing.

  USB Drive: I tested using a USB drive connected to the Geekworm X680.

  For this point, consider my thoughts:

  1. The USB HUB of X680 is equivalent to the USB HUB of the target computer you want to control.
  2. Please use a good USB flash drive to plug into X680, and then check whether the USB flash drive can be correctly identified on the target computer through the WEB UI.
  3. If it can be identified, it means that the USB flash drive works properly in X680, and then you can use a third-party tool to create a USB boot disk and copy the ISO to the specified directory. If the creation is successful, you can see the drive letter in the BIOS.
  4. For third-party tools for making USB boot disks, please refer to https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/10-tools-make-bootable-usb-iso-file/ or https://www.manageengine.com/products/os-deployer/help/boot-computers-using-iso.html, you can also google more third-party USB flash drive creation tools.
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