New Dell Laptop - LINUX-EFI-INITRD-MEDIA-GUID

[dejv]

Hi,

I just got 2 new Dell 14 plus 2in 1 laptops and wish to image them with fog using the same procedure I do with all other Dell - non dell pcs and laptops

However when I select to deploy the image (from the laptop itself) or use quick registration I am getting the below error

EFI stub: Loaded initrd from LINUX_EFI_INITRD_MEDIA_GUID device path.

I tested fog maybe an issue occured when running OS updates however it is still working, issue is only at the moment on this laptop.

You’re running the latest stable version: 1.5.10 / Ubuntu 22.04.5 LTS

[Tom Elliott]

@dejv 1.5.10 is quite old, though is the master I suppose.

We have bene doing stable branch releases more autonomously with likely newer versions of the kernel.

With that said, however, this appears to be kernel related.

Of course first question just to ensure all is right:

UEFI Secure boot is temporarily disabled correct?

Please attempt to update your kernel to a newer version.

You can do this in the UI from FOG Configuration Page -> Kernel Updater

Find the latest version and try that, and work back if necessary for older versions. I suspect one of these will work better for your needs.

[pilipp_edv]

can confirm that up-to-date FOG works fine with this model.

[dejv]

I didn’t try updating the kernel (as when @Tom-Elliott replied I had already started the linux upgrade) however updating the linux to Ubuntu 24.04.3 LTS, and downloading and installing latest FOG built (as after the upgrade it wasn’t working anymore) fixed the issue.

Thanks @Tom-Elliott

This is the kernel version with the updated linux

Linux version 6.8.0-79-generic (buildd@lcy02-amd64-049) (x86_64-linux-gnu-gcc-13 (Ubuntu 13.3.0-6ubuntu2~24.04) 13.3.0, GNU ld (GNU Binutils for Ubuntu) 2.42) #79-Ubuntu SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Tue Aug 12 14:42:46 UTC 2025

[collegestjoseph]

Hi every one.

I’ve got the same problem with Dell Pro 16 PC16250.

The PXE boot stuck at : EFI Stub: Loaded initrd from Linux_EFI_InitRD_Media_Guid device path

I’ve allready had this message with other models : Dell Latitude 3550 et des Dell Optiplex 3080 SFF, but boot keep going and the deployment start.

And not with Dell Pro 16 PC16250

My server (debian 12.12) is up to date.
Fog is also up to date 1.5.10.1698
The kernel too : bzImage version : 6.12.35

I tried to change the DHCP (Debian too) file with snponly.efi : stuck too

I’ve tried older kernels : 6.1.89, 6.6.9, 6.6.49 : stuck too

In the BIOS, Secure boot and TPM are disabled

I’ve tried to add kernel arguments : acpi=off noapic nolapic pci=nomsi nomodeset intel_iommu=off iommu=off

But no success