#3186 Issue open: error: ../../grub-core/loader/i386/efi/linux.c:158:can't allocate initrd

Labels: support / question, external tool, not ReaR / invalid, special hardware or VM

sathyane007 opened issue at 2024-03-27 15:08:

Hello ;
i have an issue when i try to use rear.iso file to recever linux REH8.7 on a dell idrac BMR.
On a topic , someone suggest to exclude from rear iso firmware in order to reduce intrd but i need also firmware updatation on image file .
is there any updation of this kind of issue please ?
Thanks for your help

pcahyna commented at 2024-03-27 15:18:

Hi, this was reported as #2681 . I know two solutions (besides reducing the size of the initrd):

sathyane007 commented at 2024-03-28 12:18:

Hi pcahyna , thanks for your reply
we are in version grub2-2.02-142.el8_7.1.x86_64
Unfortunatly , we can not downgrade to version 2.02-121.el8 . i ask to upgrade the firmware of dell hardware in case ..
but is there an other solution please to charge rear-iso file ?
in fact we are using rubrik backup as third party backup tools
thanks

pcahyna commented at 2024-03-28 12:25:

What Dell hardware is it, exactly?

sathyane007 commented at 2024-03-29 08:53:

Dell PowerEdge R750
Bios Version 1.9.2
Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller 9........................................................................... Version 6.10.30.00(Build 29)

sathyane007 commented at 2024-04-03 07:31:

Hello
i have tested on a cisco platform , and i have this version: grub2-efi-x64-2.02-150.el8.x86_64
And i had no problem with rear iso file to load it .

Someone has any idea why it is not working on Dell Platform , ?

pcahyna commented at 2024-04-05 10:35:

@sathyane007 this GRUB problem is apparently firmware (both manufacturer and version) dependent, that's why. Have you tried updating it?

[Export of Github issue for rear/rear.]