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Re: grub: "out of memory" -- time for systemd-boot?

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On Mon, 1/27/2025 12:34 AM, vallor wrote:
> So we have a new Linux workstations with this in it:
> 
> 04:00.0 Network controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8852CE PCIe 
> 802.11ax Wireless Network Controller (rev 01)
> 
> The wifi driver a) chugs, and b) throws LOTS of errors
> 
> _[/root]_(root@buzz)🔴_
> # uname -a
> Linux buzz 6.8.0-51-generic #52-Ubuntu SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Thu Dec  5 
> 13:09:44 UTC 2024 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
> _[/root]_(root@buzz)🔴_
> # cat /etc/os-release 
> NAME="Linux Mint"
> VERSION="22.1 (Xia)"
> ID=linuxmint
> ID_LIKE="ubuntu debian"
> PRETTY_NAME="Linux Mint 22.1"
> VERSION_ID="22.1"
> HOME_URL="https://www.linuxmint.com/"
> SUPPORT_URL="https://forums.linuxmint.com/"
> BUG_REPORT_URL="http://linuxmint-troubleshooting-guide.readthedocs.io/en/
> latest/"
> PRIVACY_POLICY_URL="https://www.linuxmint.com/"
> VERSION_CODENAME=xia
> UBUNTU_CODENAME=noble
> 
>  _ _ _ _ _ _ _
> 
> So , I built 6.13 on the box.  Even though I'm using the Ubuntu
> config for the kernel, the initrd is much larger:
> 
> _[/boot]_(root@buzz)🔴_
> # ll initrd.img-6.8.0-51-generic 
> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 179144039 Jan 22 11:40 initrd.img-6.8.0-51-generic
> _[/boot]_(root@buzz)🔴_
> # ll Hide/initrd.img-6.13.0 
> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 534642362 Jan 23 10:57 Hide/initrd.img-6.13.0
> 
> I think this is why I get "out of memory" when Grub tries to
> unpack the initrd.  However, googling around to figure out how
> to fix this gives multiple causes/fixes, and I haven't yet hit
> on the combination to boot the 6.13 kernel yet.
> 
> One fix is to stop faffing around with grub, and use systemd-boot.
> 
> Is anyone using systemd-boot with Linux Mint 22.1?
> 
> Other info:
> Gigabyte B760I AORUS PRO
> Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-14700F
> 32G of RAM (DDR5)
> 1T NVMe drive
> NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER (AD104-A) (12G)
> Linux Mint 22.1
> 
> Thanks,
> 

I think I'd get archive manager or whatever you use for
opening things like that, and see what is inside. See where
the bloat is coming from.

You might be able to get the driver and do something more direct with it.

https://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.php?t=155976

   "Found the GitHub repo for this driver and it compiled like a charm. WiFi is working now! Thanks!!!

    Repo: https://github.com/lwfinger/rtw89/tree/main

   "

There are instructions on the front page, and you may be
able to use DKMS. It's Ubuntu where you have to do it the hard way.

  Paul

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grub: "out of memory" -- time for systemd-boot? vallor <vallor@cultnix.org> - 2025-01-27 05:34 +0000
  Re: grub: "out of memory" -- time for systemd-boot? Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-01-27 02:30 -0500
  Re: grub: "out of memory" -- time for systemd-boot? David <David@example.net> - 2025-01-27 08:16 +0000

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