Dell T320 Server and unable to boot through USB3.0 (incompatible bootable media error)

[herculepirate]

I have a DELL T320 and this is the first time I am trying out Unraid.

I have tried 2 USB 3.0 sticks. one is 32GB (USB3.2) and the other is a 16GB (USB3.0).

 

Both have failed to boot through the USB.

The BIOS is in UEFI mode. and error and it comes back as a not compatible bootable media.

 

I have tried a LINUX MINT bootable usb and it loads fine.

Please help

[ChatNoir]

If there is a EFI- directory on the flashdrive, remove the trailing - and try booting again.

[herculepirate]

That worked and was able to boot into the UNRAID menu. But I get a command line error that says

Loading /bzimage...ok Bad file number
Loading /bzroot...ok
Failed to allocate memory for kernel command line, bailing oout

 

 

Edited April 9, 2022 by herculepirate

[itimpi]

That can mean that the system is having problems reading one of the bz* type files on the flash drive.   Typically the fix is to download the .zip file for the release and then extract all the bz* type files overwriting the ones on the flash drive.

[herculepirate]

[herculepirate]

Thank you @itimpi

How do I get the image because right not I download the USB creator and let it do its magic on the USB.

Where can I find the image itself and how do I get the bz* files.

 

Do you think I should try the v6.10 with my primary server ?

[itimpi]

You can get the 'stable' releases from the Unraid download page.

 

For the latest 6.10.0-rc4 the link is https://unraid-dl.sfo2.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/next/unRAIDServer-6.10.0-rc4-x86_64.zip

[herculepirate]

@itimpi

Exactly same error again with the extraction of all the bz files

[itimpi]

18 minutes ago, herculepirate said:

@itimpi

Exactly same error again with the extraction of all the bz files

No idea then I am afraid  

[herculepirate]

When I ran a system check,

I came across this result.

Is it that the RAM is bad ? Cause there is no ECC setting in the BIOS

[herculepirate]

Does not seem to be the Server RAM cause I did change to a new RAM and it didnt work. Same error.

Any help ?

[Bubz]

Same problem, how did you solve it?

[JorgeB]

Try disabling UEFI and booting in legacy/CSM mode instead.