Package: systemd-boot Severity: important Dear Maintainer,
* I [fresh-] installed the latest version of Proxmox VE (8.0), which is based on Debian 12. * First boot after installation resulted in the error "Error preparing initrd: Bad Buffer Size" at boot, preventing system from loading. * I expected the system to boot normally. I was asked by the bugzilla folks at Proxmox to report this problem to you, as it is an issue with the current systemd-boot package. (I have omitted reportbug system information, as the reporting system is *not* the system on which the issue occurs.) -- Original report to Proxmox bugzilla: https://bugzilla.proxmox.com/show_bug.cgi?id=4798 Environment: - Dell r620 (x2) - 2x Xeon E5-2620 (each) - 64GB RAM (each) - BIOS 2.9.0 (dated 2020-02) - UEFI boot - PERC h310 SAS controller (IT mode) - PVE installed on 2x Dell/Seagate 15k SAS drives in ZFS mirror - Install media 8.0-2 ISO The first boot after a new install results in an "Error preparing initrd: Bad Buffer Size" error on both mentioned hosts. Previously, PVE v7.4 installed, booted, and ran fine on this hardware - I'd begun migration to Proxmox (v7) for virtual hosting last week, but started over once v8 was released. This Proxmox forum thread mentions the error occurring for others: https://forum.proxmox.com/threads/error-preparing-initrd-bad-buffer-size.129427/ And this github issue thread identifies the cause as systemd, and reports a merged patch which corrects it: https://github.com/systemd/systemd/issues/25911 Is there any chance to include a more recent version of systemd (the "-boot" or "-boot-efi" packages, I assume) with the install media? Or a recommended way to load a newer package version during install, prior to first boot? A possible workaround is to install 7.4 then immediately upgrade to 8; I have not yet attempted this. More context: https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues/227431#issuecomment-1556474041 -- End original report Obviously, the report text is specific to Proxmox, but the issue lies with the current implemenation of systemd-boot. Please consider implementing the patch at https://github.com/systemd/systemd/commit/f70f992273a7add1ec98a894ffadb1f1e43c0c31 Thank you.
